Ipswich Town Football Club sustainability score: 22/100

·Professional Sports Clubs·Founded 1878·Last verified 22 August 2026
22
out of 100
Significant gapsPending ReviewStrong evidence· 15 src

Ipswich Town Football Club scores 22/100 (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 Ipswich Town Football Club joint 590th of 634 companies scored, and joint 19th of 20 in Professional Sports Clubs.

Ipswich Town FC has published no emissions data, renewable energy plan, or science-aligned climate targets. The club operates a 30,000-seat stadium and training facilities with an estimated 2,000–6,000 tCO₂e operational footprint but discloses nothing. Waste recycling exists via contractor; all other environmental metrics are unreported.

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The calculation

How is Ipswich Town Football Club's SINK score calculated?

Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Professional Sports Clubs sector ceiling.
45 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
25 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 45) + (0.7 × 25) = 31.0
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 0.7
Final score
Rounded. Significant gaps.
22 / 100
The ten questions

What is Ipswich Town Football Club doing well, and where does it fall short?

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (8/10, 4/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (1/10, 1/10).

Where the evidence comes from

What evidence is Ipswich Town Football Club's score based on?

15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

12 of 15 sources are third-party verified or public record.

[1]Third-party verified
Global Sustainable Sport — GSS Network Datahub: Premier League Emissions Review 2024/25

top-flight newcomer Ipswich Town has no publicly available figures for any scope emissions

2024
Q1Q2
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[2]Third-party verified
Certified Carbon Registry — Premier League Football Clubs Carbon Footprints

18 out of the 20 top flight clubs reported their Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions

2024
Q1Q3
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[3]Public record
Companies House — Ipswich Town Football Club Filing History (Company No. 00315421)

IPSWICH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB COMPANY LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House

Ongoing
Q1
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[4]Third-party verified
Greenly — What's the Carbon Footprint of Premier League Clubs

around 61% of a Premier League club's emissions are directly attributed to travel

Unknown
Q2
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[5]Self-reported
Premier League — About Sustainability

Develop a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dataset (scope 1, 2 and 3) by the end of Season 2025/26

Ongoing
Q2Q8Q9
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[6]Public record
Warren Menezes Substack — Exclusive: Premier League's Big Six

Although Ipswich met the financial and employee criteria in 2024, it fell short the previous year when it featured in League One

Unknown
Q3
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[7]Public record
Suffolk News — Town Accounts Show £39.3M Loss and Turnover Increase by 71%

Fixed asset expenditure was £5.8 million, reflecting the initial costs of upgrading Portman Road for the Premier League

2024
Q3
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[8]Public record
EADT — Ipswich Town Eco Match's Food Waste Set to Create Green Gas

installing a building management system which only provides power to rooms when they are in use, fitting low energy light bulbs

Unknown
Q4
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[9]Public record
Wikipedia — Portman Road

Renovated: 2024

Ongoing
Q4Q7
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[10]Self-reported
ITFC Foundation — Environmental Sustainability Policy

committed to upholding the highest possible standard of Environmental sustainability in our activities and processes

Ongoing
Q5Q7
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[11]Self-reported
Ipswich Town FC — Think Smart, Think Blue, Recycle Campaign

Town link up with Council to tackle pollution and promote sustainability

2022
Q5
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[12]Public record
Suffolk Business — Ipswich Town, Vertas, Sackers Waste Partnership

We have a recycling target of over 90% of all wastes we manage through our waste facility

Unknown
Q6Q10
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[13]Public record
Ipswich Council — Waste Team Scores Outstanding Service Award, Keep Britain Tidy 2025

The Council installed 21 vibrantly wrapped, football and recycling themed bins in readiness for Ipswich Town's return to the Premier League

2025
Q6
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[14]Third-party verified
Science Based Targets initiative — Target Dashboard

The SBTi's Target Dashboard lists companies and financial institutions that have set science-based targets, or have committed to developing targets

Ongoing
Q8
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[15]Public record
UNFCCC — Creating the Greenest Football Club in the World: Forest Green Rovers

In 2010, the team began its journey to becoming the world's first carbon neutral football club

Unknown
Q10
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Ipswich Town Football Club in context

How does Ipswich Town Football Club compare with other professional sports clubs companies?

Ipswich Town Football Club is tied at the bottom of the professional sports clubs pack.

Among the 20 major professional sports clubs brands we've scored, Ipswich Town Football Club is tied =19th of 20, with 1 other.

=19/20
Ipswich Town Football Club's rank
34
Industry average
22
Industry low
56
Industry high
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What's being contested

Has Ipswich Town Football Club's score been challenged?

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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.

About Ipswich Town Football Club

Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Suffolk, England, competing in the English Football League Championship. Founded in 1878, the club operates Portman Road stadium with approximately 30,000 capacity and runs year-round training facilities. The club returned to the Premier League in 2024 after a 22-year absence but was relegated after one season.

Founded
1878
Headquarters
GB
Employees
~500
Annual revenue
~£141M (2024/25 est.)
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