Berkeley sustainability score: 55/100
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Berkeley builds homes and mixed-use developments in London and the South East, selling private and affordable homes and some commercial space, and runs a Build to Rent platform. Residential sales brought in £2,265.2 million of its £2,383.3 million revenue in the year to 30 April 2026, from 4,076 new homes.
More about Berkeley
The Berkeley Group Holdings plc, the group's holding company, was incorporated in 2004. It had an average of 2,487 employees in the year.
Founded 2004Head office Cobham, United KingdomStaff ~2,487 average monthly (year to 30 April 2026)Revenue ~£2.38B revenue (£2,383.3M, year to 30 April 2026)Website ↗
Berkeley's footprint was 499,880 tCO2e in its year to April 2026, almost all from the materials it buys and the energy used in the homes it sells. Scope 3 fell from 545,756 t the year before, and Scope 1 and 2 fell 14%. It says 87% of its energy is renewable, but most of that rests on REGO certificates. SBTi has validated absolute cuts of 86% in Scope 1 and 2 and 63% in Scope 3 by 2034 from 2018/19, and net zero by 2045. In October 2025 the Environment Agency accepted an enforcement undertaking from Berkeley Homes (Eastern Counties) Limited over silt discharges from a Kent site, and £125,000 went to Kent Wildlife Trust.
Berkeley scores 55/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified November 2026.
That places Berkeley joint 58th of 1,043 companies scored, and 4th of 45 in Construction / Real Estate.
What is Berkeley doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (9/10, 9/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Water Impact (3/10, 5/10).
Where Berkeley lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
- Its effect on natureVerify restoration beyond its own footprint and map its supply chain for nature risk.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations9/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain8/10Its Scope 3 emissions aren't fully verified or falling year on year.
- Whether its emissions are falling8/10Not shown to be on a 1.5°C path across all its emissions.
- How clean its energy is3/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
- Its effect on nature6/10No verified restoration beyond its own footprint, or supply chain not mapped for nature risk.
- How it uses materials and handles waste6/10No verified figures for reuse and recycling across the business.
- Its effect on water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets9/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports7/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
- Its record on controversies6/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Berkeley's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Berkeley's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
44% of them were published by Berkeley itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Scopes 1 and 2 (market-based) emissions tCO2e 773 896 917 963 2,211”
“revenue 2,383.3 2,486.5 -103.2 -4.2%”
“This year we engaged with over 20 of our key suppliers to better”
“awarded a place on CDP's prestigious 'A List' for both Climate Change and Water Security”
“Berkeley Homes made an Enforcement Undertaking with the Environment Agency to contribute £125,000 for breaches of an environmental permit”
“Scientists are to investigate the possible health impact of a luxury redevelopment project in Southall”
“Residents have complained of ill health, bad smells and other issues that they say impacts their lives on a daily basis.”
“Residents are calling on the council to instigate independent monitoring of the air quality nearby.”
“It hopes to instruct specialist environmental lawyers to pursue a public nuisance claim against Berkeley Group over the Southall Gasworks site”
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How does Berkeley compare with other construction / real estate companies?
Where Berkeley sits among construction / real estate peers.
Among the 45 major construction / real estate brands we've scored, Berkeley sits 4th of 45.
Who scores higher in Construction / Real Estate?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Berkeley.
Interface is a rare manufacturing peer with genuine 28-year carbon reduction track record: 96% absolute GHG cuts since 1996, 4% further reduction in 2024, and SBTi-validated 2030 targets already half-met.
See the breakdown →Kier has cut operational emissions 81% since FY19 through HVO switching and electrification pledges, and holds SBTi-validated net-zero targets.
See the breakdown →Shaftesbury Capital publishes independently verified emissions data and 2030 targets it reports as SBTi-validated, and its total emissions are 54.0% below its 2019 baseline, helped in part by property sales.
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