City St George's University London scores 52/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified September 2026.
That places City St George's University London joint 96th of 780 companies scored, and joint 27th of 66 in Higher Education / Universities.
City St George's has cut operational emissions 49% since 2005 and publishes statutory HESA data with ISO 14001 governance. Supply chain emissions remain mostly unquantified; Scope 3 work is nascent. Weak interim targets, no SBTi validation, and limited renewable additionality.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint — Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Targets & Commitments and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (4/10, 4/10).
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“Total scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions: 11,449.6 tCO2e (2023/24, UKPRN 10001478)”
“ISO 14001:2015 — Reissued: 5 March 2025 · Valid Until: 13 September 2027”
“We monitor and report on annual greenhouse gas emissions covering our scope 1 and 2 and some scope 3 categories”
“All of our electricity comes from renewable energy sources and since 2005/06 we have reduced our carbon emissions by 53 per cent”
“Biodiversity Statement · Sustainability Purchasing Policy · Sustainable Investment Statement”
“Managed waste streams on site include; general waste, dry mixed recycling (DMR), food waste, glass, bulky wastes, hazardous and Waste Electronical and Electric Equipment (WEEE)”
“Swapping jet-washing equipment to scouring pads made from recycled plastic placed on rotary cleaners has saved 80,000 litres of water”
“UK institutions produced just under 340,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from business travel in 2023-24, an increase of nearly a quarter on the previous year”
“City has committed to reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2040”
“140 HE providers submitted Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions data to HESA through the Estates management record for the year 2023/24”
“nearly £1m of research funding into renewables since 2001 with just £64k of total funding from fossil fuel companies”
“legacy City joined the project in order to improve its understanding and implementation of available methods for measuring and monitoring certain emissions, with a particular focus on 'Purchased Goods and Services'”
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Where City St George's University London sits among higher education / universities peers.
Among the 66 major higher education / universities brands we've scored, City St George's University London is tied =27th of 66, with 4 others.
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City St George's, University of London is a specialist health professions university with campuses in Islington and Tooting. It educates medical, dental, and allied health professionals. A smaller, urban institution without residential or high-consumption operations.
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