Sustainability
'Doing the right thing' is one of Pret's core values, so it's no surprise that we take sustainability very seriously, from our recipes and packaging, to our shops and supply chain. We've come a long way and still have further to go, but rising to the challenge is the right thing to do. We'll continue to share our sustainability journey and, as always, would love to hear your thoughts on how we can do more.
Doing the right thing
Welcome to our 2025 Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) report. At Pret, we pride ourselves on never standing still, and are even prouder to share our journey on becoming more sustainable with you, every year. We’re committed to publishing our annual reports to help celebrate the big and small moves in this ambition, help track our progress, and hold ourselves accountable for lightening the footsteps we tread on the planet every day.
Our Better Chicken Commitment
Animal welfare matters deeply to Pret and plays an important part in how we source our ingredients. We have our own Five Principles of Animal Welfare that set ambitious standards and drive accountability across our supply chain. But we also work with industry initiatives to help raise standards more widely, including the Better Chicken Commitment. In the UK, all broiler chicken sourced for Pret already meets five of the six Better Chicken Commitment criteria, making us the leading foodservice restaurant for chicken welfare in Compassion in World Farming’s (CIWF) ChickenTrack. Compliance on breeds is the final step remaining and, working in partnership with CIWF, we have set out a clear roadmap to reach 100% slower-growing breeds by 2032.
Learn more about our progress and path forward here.
“This roadmap is a clear signal of Pret’s ongoing commitment to higher-welfare chicken production. While significant work still lies ahead, it sets out clear ambitions to full compliance by 2032, including transitioning to slower-growing breeds. It gives suppliers, partners, consumers, and other stakeholders a solid understanding of what Pret intends to achieve.” Compassion in World Farming
Reusable cup discount
You can recycle any paper coffee cup in all of our UK shops, but to help reduce single-use packaging we give customers a 50p discount if they have a reusable cup. We also sell our very own reusable (again and again and again) cup to last you years and years.
Community support
Outside of Pret shops, in 2019 we financially supported and participated in community action programmes, like Leeds by Example, the Glasgow Cup Movement, Edinburgh’s In the Loop, Refill and the Cup Recycling Scheme.
Pret's Plastic Pledge
We have made a global commitment to make the following three changes to our plastic packaging use by 2028:
1. Make it 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable
Our long-term ambition is to move to an easily recyclable, plastic-free sandwich pack, made entirely from paper and cardboard. Some plastics, like films, are trickier to recycle but we are working to find innovative solutions.
2. Eliminate all unnecessary single-use plastic
We have started removing unnecessary single-use plastic globally. Plastic knives, forks, teaspoons, and straws are no longer welcome in Pret shops and we’re constantly seeking out new solutions for other pesky plastics, like our coffee cup lids.
3. Help customers to recycle effectively in our shops
We’re also working with waste management companies, industry partners and government organisations to support improvements to waste collection and recycling. New recycling bins and signage are being trialled in our shops to make recycling easy peasy for our busy customers.
Reducing food waste
We donate all of our unsold food to charities at the end of the day through The Pret Foundation. Find out more about The Pret Foundation’s brilliant work and the charities they support.
Pret x Too Good To Go
We've partnered with Too Good To Go, a leading surplus food app to further reduce our food waste. Unsold hot food items cannot be redistributed via The Pret Foundation so instead customers can rescue surprise 'Magic Bags' of unsold hot food from our shops. 50% of the proceeds will go directly to The Pret Foundation, continuing Pret's mission to tackle poverty, hunger and homelessness.
Organic coffee
All our coffee is organic (as is our tea, milk and milk alternatives). Our delicious espresso blend is all thanks to the wonderful coffee farmers we work with. Between 2014-2024, we set up The Pret Coffee Fund which assured practical support for the next generation of farmers.