Eurostar sustainability score: 41/100
Eurostar Group SA runs high-speed passenger trains between the UK, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. The group company was registered in Brussels in 2022; its roots go back to 1994, when the first Eurostar train left London Waterloo for Paris.
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Revenue exceeded €2bn in 2025, and its 2024 sustainability report counts 2,609 colleagues.
Founded 2022Head office Brussels, BelgiumStaff 2,609 (Sustainability Report 2024)Revenue In excess of €2bn total revenue (2025, Eurostar press release)Website ↗
Eurostar’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions rose from 63,134 to 67,668 tonnes between 2022 and 2023, and Scope 3 rose 29%, despite joining RE100. Only about 13% of its traction energy was renewable in 2023. Supply chain data relies on spend-based modelling with minimal supplier engagement. Water use is unmeasured. Validated SBTi targets exist but are not yet backed by delivery.
Eurostar scores 41/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Companies can never pay for anything about their own score. Last verified October 2026.
That places Eurostar joint 384th of 934 companies scored, and 2nd of 2 in Passenger Transport.
What is Eurostar doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Controversies & Red Flags (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (0/10, 1/10).
Where Eurostar lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling0/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature2/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water1/10No figures for its water use.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Eurostar's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Eurostar's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
30% of them were published by Eurostar itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Eurostar has published greenhouse-gas figures for one year only, 2023 (in its Sustainability Report 2024), so this score uses 2023. Revenue is from a Eurostar press release: Eurostar Group SA files holding-company accounts only and is exempt from preparing consolidated accounts.
“Scope 2 Market-based 61,451 65,458”
“Total (incl market-based): 128,200 tCO e”
“We try our best to select Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, Organic, B-Corp and Great Taste Award certified products.”
“We’re delighted to welcome Eurostar to RE100, the first rail firm to join.”
“In the UK, wind power has accounted for 40 per cent of Eurostar’s energy supply since 2023.”
“International rail operator Eurostar is aiming to use 100% renewable energy to power its trains by 2030”
“Eurostar commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 81.0% by 2035 from a 2024 base year.”
“Eurostar has committed to becoming net zero by 2050, with interim targets to reduce carbon emissions per passenger kilometre by 30% by 2030.”
“The report found that Eurostar was almost twice as expensive as other European operators on routes of comparable lengths.”
“Eurostar is almost two times more expensive for routes of comparable lengths than other European operators.”
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How does Eurostar compare with other passenger transport companies?
Eurostar sits at the bottom of the passenger transport pack.
Among the 2 major passenger transport brands we've scored, Eurostar sits 2nd of 2.
Who scores higher in Passenger Transport?
The one company in the sector scoring above Eurostar.
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