Aston Villa Football Club scores 29/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified August 2026.
That places Aston Villa Football Club joint 588th of 781 companies scored, and joint 12th of 21 in Professional Sports Clubs.
Aston Villa has disclosed mandatory Scope 1+2 emissions but withholds Scope 3 data entirely. No science-based targets, no decarbonisation roadmap, and offset-reliant claims obscure inaction. The club operates an urban facility with modest direct environmental exposure but has failed to meet Premier League requirements for full GHG quantification by deadline.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint — Operations (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Targets & Commitments and Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 2/10).
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“Total gross Scope 1+2 emissions 3,227 tCO2e, FY2024/25, Directors' Report, Companies House filing”
“Total gross emissions rose slightly to 3,227 tCO2e”
“Develop a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dataset (scope 1, 2 and 3) by the end of Season 2025/26”
“Five clubs including Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. and Aston Villa F.C. also have food emissions labelling on concourses”
“The SBTi Target Dashboard lists companies and financial institutions that have set science-based targets or committed to developing targets”
“Aston Villa offset the carbon emissions of their stadium for 2023, boasting the only carbon neutral stadium in the Premier League”
“Renewable energy applies to Villa Park and 7 additional sites, which covers all AVFC offices, training ground, shop and other facilities”
“sustainable technologies will be deployed in the new North Stand and Villa Live, including solar panels, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), rainwater harvesting and green roofs”
“Local sourcing of food supplies at the stadium's restaurants, which purchase up to 85% of their produce from local farms and purveyors”
“Brentford & Aston Villa fall into the lowest sustainability tier... frameworks are largely policy-light or PR-driven, lacking clear targets or measurable outcomes”
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Where Aston Villa Football Club sits among professional sports clubs peers.
Among the 21 major professional sports clubs brands we've scored, Aston Villa Football Club is tied =12th of 21, with 1 other.
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Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England, competing in the Premier League. Founded in 1874, the club operates Villa Park stadium and training facilities. As a Premier League institution, it falls under mandatory environmental sustainability reporting requirements but remains a small-scale operator relative to manufacturing or retail sectors.
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