Shaftesbury Capital sustainability score: 56/100
Better than 95% of Construction / Real Estate
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Shaftesbury Capital is a real estate investment trust that owns shops, restaurants, leisure venues, offices and homes in London's West End, including Covent Garden and Carnaby. It reported £238.9 million of revenue for 2025, with 101 employees.
Founded 2010Head office London, United KingdomStaff ~101 (2025)Revenue £238.9M revenue (FY ended 31 Dec 2025)Website ↗
Shaftesbury Capital publishes independently verified emissions data and 2030 targets it reports as SBTi-validated, and its total emissions are 54.0% below its 2019 baseline, helped in part by property sales. Its renewable electricity share fell from 98.7% to 90.6% in 2025, its supplier requirements only ask suppliers to consider science-based targets, and it has no quantified nature or water targets.
Shaftesbury Capital scores 56/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Scores are free. Nobody can pay to change a score, speed it up or hide it. Last verified November 2026.
That places Shaftesbury Capital joint 41st of 1,043 companies scored, and joint 2nd of 45 in Construction / Real Estate.
What is Shaftesbury Capital doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Carbon Footprint: Operations and Targets & Commitments (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Resource Use & Waste (4/10, 5/10).
Where Shaftesbury Capital lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
What would raise this score
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- How it uses materials and handles wasteReport measurable waste or recycling targets publicly.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations8/10No verified figures published with their method and a falling trend.
- Emissions from its supply chain7/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature4/10Its 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 water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets8/10No validated long-term net zero target.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Shaftesbury Capital's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Shaftesbury Capital's score based on?
10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
40% of them were published by Shaftesbury Capital itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Total Scope 1 & 2 1,168 1,667 -29.9% 2,535 -53.9%”
“and accordingly increase of biodiversity is not considered material.”
“Consider committing to science-based targets for carbon”
“Our Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions statements cover the reporting period 1 January”
“removing all gas connections to achieve a fully electrified building”
“Shaftesbury Capital has sold a quarter of Covent Garden to Norwegian oil fund Norges”
“it will pay £570 million ($739 million) for a 25% stake in British property developer Shaftesbury Capital's London property portfolio”
“Landlord Shaftesbury Capital has agreed to sell a 25 percent non-controlling interest in London shopping estate Covent Garden”
“Shaftesbury Capital, the JSE and London-listed REIT grew earnings, dividends, and valuation in the six months to June 30”
“The main improvements that developers Shaftesbury Capital want to make to the area include new signage, upgrading the lighting and introducing more planting.”
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How does Shaftesbury Capital compare with other construction / real estate companies?
Where Shaftesbury Capital sits among construction / real estate peers.
Among the 45 major construction / real estate brands we've scored, Shaftesbury Capital is tied =2nd of 45, with 1 other.
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