PGL Beyond sustainability score: 49/100
PGL Beyond runs residential outdoor-education and adventure centres for school groups in the UK and France, and educational tours through three tour brands; the centres bring in about 54% of revenue. Its group accounts are filed by Aldgate Education Midco 2 Limited, incorporated in 2018 and controlled by Ares Management; its roots go back to 1974 (PGL Travel Limited, 01191534).
More about PGL Beyond
It had 2,438 employees, about half of them seasonal, and £183.9 million revenue in its year to August 2025.
Founded 2018Head office Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, UKStaff ~2,438 incl. seasonal (FY to Aug 2025 average)Revenue ~£183.9M revenue (FY to Aug 2025)Website ↗
PGL Beyond's footprint was 76,932 tCO2e in 2024, 93% of it from its supply chain, and about two-thirds of its UK centres' energy is gas and other fossil heating fuels. Its UK electricity is renewable and it targets 100% renewable electricity by 2027, but its supply-chain target is per night stay and its targets are not SBTi-validated. It reports about 50 hectares of rewilding and 81% of waste diverted from landfill, but no water or waste volumes.
PGL Beyond 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 PGL Beyond joint 180th of 934 companies scored, and joint 4th of 16 in Hospitality / Hotels.
What is PGL Beyond doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 4/10).
Where PGL Beyond 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 chain5/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its effect on nature isn't measured or independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles waste4/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water3/10No monitoring of water use, or no measures to reduce it.
- Its climate targets5/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is PGL Beyond's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is PGL Beyond's score based on?
15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
53% of them were published by PGL Beyond itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“All carbon calculations and data collection processes follow the internationally recognised GHG Reporting Protocol - Corporate Standard.”
“Total 2024 scope 1-3 footprint: 76,932 tCO2e on a market basis”
“we contacted the top 90% of our supply chain in terms of spend”
“we have dedicated a total area of 503,648 sqm to rewilding”
“81% of its waste diverted from landfill, more than 465,000 square metres of land dedicated to rewilding initiatives”
“Look after and enhance biodiversity across our sites and ensure all”
“across our overall waste between 2023 and 2024”
“Secondary treated sewage effluent”
“PGL Beyond earned an overall score of 84.1”
“Over the past three years, PGL Beyond has introduced improved frameworks and accountability to measure impact”
“enabling the organisation to monitor and manage energy, water, and waste across its complex and diverse site estate of over 1,100 acres”
“Dearne Valley has a massive solar panel array and its own water treatment plant.”
“Power optimisation and EV charging supporting cleaner energy consumption”
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How does PGL Beyond compare with other hospitality / hotels companies?
Where PGL Beyond sits among hospitality / hotels peers.
Among the 16 major hospitality / hotels brands we've scored, PGL Beyond is tied =4th of 16, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Hospitality / Hotels?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above PGL Beyond.
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