The Gym Group plc sustainability score: 56/100
The Gym Group operates a chain of budget fitness facilities across the UK, founded in 1976 and headquartered in London. It combines low-cost gym memberships with sustainability-focused operations, including 100% renewable electricity procurement since 2019 and waste diversion targets.
More about The Gym Group plc
The company has ~200 sites and is expanding.
Founded 1976Head office London, GBStaff ~750Revenue ~£226MWebsite ↗
The Gym Group has secured SBTi-validated net-zero targets and strong renewable energy coverage, making it the first fitness chain to achieve this milestone. Its weaknesses are material: water impact remains unquantified, nature/biodiversity assessment is absent, and estate growth risks offsetting operational intensity gains despite absolute Scope 1&2 reduction commitments.
The Gym Group plc scores 56/100 (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 May 2026.
That places The Gym Group plc joint 39th of 934 companies scored, and 1st of 16 in Hospitality / Hotels.
What is The Gym Group plc doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Energy Source (9/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Water Impact (3/10, 3/10).
Where The Gym Group plc lost points
For each question that lost points, the evidence our public rubric looks for that we didn't find.
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its 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 falling5/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is8/10Its own operations aren't shown to run on 100% renewable energy.
- Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- 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 targets9/10No 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 The Gym Group plc's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is The Gym Group plc's score based on?
8 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
50% of them were published by The Gym Group plc itself; the rest come from independent sources.
Scored on 4 April 2026 under an earlier version of our method. We're re-checking it under the current method.
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How does The Gym Group plc compare with other hospitality / hotels companies?
The Gym Group plc is the highest-scoring hospitality / hotels company we've rated.
Among the 16 major hospitality / hotels brands we've scored, The Gym Group plc sits 1st of 16.
Who comes next in Hospitality / Hotels?
The Gym Group plc leads its sector. These are the next 3 down.
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