Coventry City Football Club scores 23/100 (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 Coventry City Football Club joint 578th of 634 companies scored, and 18th of 20 in Professional Sports Clubs.
Coventry City operates without formal emissions data, renewable energy strategy, or climate targets. The club discloses sustainability initiatives operationally—reusable cups, sustainable packaging, kit supplier practices—but lacks governance structure, third-party verification, and measurable commitments. No controversies identified, but transparency and accountability are minimal.
This score is built from public data only. If your practice is stronger than your disclosure, submit evidence for review — or challenge any question, free.
Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (8/10, 4/10). Weakest on Targets & Commitments and Transparency & Accountability (1/10, 2/10).
17 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.
14 of 17 sources are third-party verified or public record.
“COVENTRY CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House”
“club's turnover increased by nearly £9m to just shy of £30m”
“Large unquoted companies are in scope if they meet at least two of the following criteria: annual turnover greater than £36 million”
“ZEROH2O dry-dye technology, a process that ensures zero water consumption, zero wastewater and a 50 per cent reduction in energy consumption”
“around 61% of a Premier League club's emissions are directly attributed to travel”
“sixth consecutive season in the Championship”
“18 out of the 20 top flight clubs reported their Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions”
“the potential installation of solar panels on its roof and accessible electric vehicle charging choices for visitors”
“new partnership with E.ON signals the next stage in a venue-wide sustainability action plan for Coventry Building Society Arena”
“as part of its carbon offsetting strategy it has planted 18,992 trees and removed 38,421 plastic bottles from the ocean”
“New packaging, food suppliers and recycling stations are being introduced at the venue”
“Notpla, winner of the 'Earth Shot Prize,' offers fully compostable seaweed-coated packaging”
“On estimate the venue uses more than 800,000 cups over the course of a year”
“The SBTi's Target Dashboard lists companies and financial institutions that have set science-based targets”
“The Official Website of Coventry City Football Club”
“LobbyMap's company and industry association profiles and metrics”
“Forest Green Rovers, regarded as 'the greenest football club in the world,' earned the top spot”
If you believe a source has been misread or a newer version exists, submit a challenge.
Where Coventry City Football Club sits among professional sports clubs peers.
Among the 20 major professional sports clubs brands we've scored, Coventry City Football Club sits 18th of 20.
Score history begins —.
As Coventry City Football Club's score updates, the trajectory will appear here.
We're backfilling historical scores for FTSE 100 and S&P 100 companies over the coming weeks.
This score is not currently being contested.
Every challenge is published. We'd rather be corrected than wrong — that's the whole point.
No challenges submitted yet. If you have evidence that contradicts this score, you can challenge any question above — cite a public source and we'll review it.
Coventry City Football Club is a professional football club competing in England's EFL Championship. Founded in 1883, the club is based in Coventry and operates from the Coventry Building Society Arena, which it does not own. With annual turnover under £30m and approximately 250 staff, it is a mid-sized sports organisation by UK standards.
Professional football club operating in same league with parallel disclosure and governance structures.
View breakdown →EFL Championship competitor; mid-size professional sports organisation with similar operational footprint.
View breakdown →English football club with comparable scale and stadium-dependent sustainability programme.
View breakdown →UK-based logistics operator; similar scale turnover, no formal emissions targets or transparency.
View breakdown →Email alerts when a rubric question is verified, a challenge is resolved, or the overall score changes.
One email, every Sunday. Score changes, new research, the stories behind the numbers. Free.
No spam. Unsubscribe in one click.
Readers and institutions support our work. Companies can pay to submit evidence we couldn't find. Neither type of payment changes a score.