Arsenal FC scores 56/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified August 2026.
That places Arsenal FC joint 28th of 634 companies scored, and joint 1st of 20 in Professional Sports Clubs.
Arsenal has built world-leading climate governance for a sports club—first to achieve SBTi validation globally—but operational emissions rose 40% year-on-year despite improved data capture. Scope 3 targets remain intensity-based rather than absolute. Third-party assurance of emissions data is absent, and nature-related disclosures lack TNFD alignment.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Energy Source and Controversies & Red Flags (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (3/10, 5/10).
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.
7 of 12 sources are third-party verified or public record.
“Scope 1: 2,317.33 tCO2e; Scope 2: 3,167.95 tCO2e — Table 10, FY24-25 emissions by scope”
“Octopus Energy and Arsenal FC teamed up back in 2016 when Arsenal became the first team in the Premier League to power its stadium with 100% renewable energy.”
“Transparency on Estimation: Arsenal discloses that approximately 65% of its total emissions are based on estimation”
“In 2024, Arsenal reported total carbon emissions of approximately 22,088,030 kg CO2e”
“We're planting over 50,000 trees like these in Kenya, to make up for some of the resources used”
“our forest now stands at – as of August 1, 2023 – 28,275 trees in total”
“Arsenal's training ground in London Colney features a water recycling system, which resulted in more than 4.5 million litres of water being recycled last year alone.”
“The machinery also cleans the waste water by using special microbes, preventing any chemicals reaching the main sewerage system.”
“We're proud to be the only football club to have a net-zero target approved by the Science Based Targets initiative”
“Arsenal has become the first football club in the world to have its long-term climate targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).”
“Arsenal Football Club has become the first and only club globally to have set a net zero target approved by the Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi)”
“Arsenal now recycles 80% of matchday waste generated at the Emirates Stadium, sending all the collected food waste to an anaerobic digestion plant”
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Arsenal FC shares top spot among professional sports clubs peers.
Among the 20 major professional sports clubs brands we've scored, Arsenal FC is tied =1st of 20, with 2 others.
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Arsenal Football Club, founded 1886, is a professional football club based in London, England, competing in the Premier League. The club operates Emirates Stadium and multiple training facilities. Arsenal generates revenue from matchday operations, broadcasting, sponsorship, and merchandise across a global fanbase exceeding 100 million supporters.
Sporting goods multinational with global supply chain emissions and renewable energy procurement.
View breakdown →Sports brand competitor; major supply chain carbon footprint and manufacturing facility energy intensity.
View breakdown →Large entertainment and events operator with facility emissions, waste, and stakeholder impact scale.
View breakdown →Direct partner on renewable electricity procurement and battery storage innovation at Emirates Stadium.
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