Greencoat UK Wind sustainability score: 49/100
Greencoat UK Wind is a UK-listed investment trust established in 2012, holding a portfolio of operating wind farms across Scotland and England. It is externally managed by Schroders Greencoat LLP and classified as an Article 9 fund under EU SFDR.
More about Greencoat UK Wind
The company has no employees; it finances and owns renewable generation assets.
Founded 2012Head office United KingdomStaff No employeesRevenue £394.8M investment income (FY2025)Website ↗
Greencoat UK Wind owns and finances UK wind farms but is externally managed with zero employees. Emissions rose 31% year-on-year despite renewable generation; it has no standalone reduction targets, no SBTi commitment, and no verified emissions data.
Greencoat UK Wind scores 49/100 (Making progress) 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 November 2026.
That places Greencoat UK Wind joint 186th of 986 companies scored, and joint 8th of 62 in Financial Services / Banking.
What is Greencoat UK Wind doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Targets & Commitments (2/10, 2/10).
Where Greencoat UK Wind 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 falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Greencoat UK Wind's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Greencoat UK Wind's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Greencoat UK Wind itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Greencoat UK Wind is an investment company whose income is investment income, so under our majority-revenue rule it is classed as Financial Services / Banking. Greencoat UK Wind's 26,176 tonnes, its equity share of its wind farms' emissions, count as its financed figure (owner ruling 2026-11-06). Whether funds like this should be looked through to the generation they own is queued for our next method update, to be decided for all funds.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“Scope 1 Fugitive and process gases 149 262 214 44%”
“Scope 1 emissions include Stationary Combustion and Fugitive and Process Emissions.”
“Portfolio generation in the year was 5,403GWh, 8.5 per cent below budget owing to low wind.”
“Invests mainly in assets that focus on sustainability for people or the planet.”
“faced some shareholder dissent as 11.3% of votes were cast in favour”
“Electricity generation was 8.5% below budget as the UK recorded its fifth successive year of below average wind speeds”
“Dunmaglass Wind Farm, a joint venture”
“Artificial intelligence for wind farm biodiversity”
“Greencoat UK Wind has entered into an agreement to purchase a 42 MW wind project in South Lanarkshire, Scotland from BayWa.”
“Greencoat UK Wind has pushed ahead with an ambitious share buyback programme”
“Greencoat UK Wind will acquire a net 38% stake in the wind farm for £500m”
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How does Greencoat UK Wind compare with other financial services / banking companies?
Where Greencoat UK Wind sits among financial services / banking peers.
Among the 62 major financial services / banking brands we've scored, Greencoat UK Wind is tied =8th of 62, with 3 others.
Who scores higher in Financial Services / Banking?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Greencoat UK Wind.
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