University of Warwick scores 52/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified September 2026.
That places University of Warwick joint 96th of 780 companies scored, and joint 27th of 66 in Higher Education / Universities.
Warwick has met interim carbon targets through operational gas phase-out and renewable electricity, but Scope 3 emissions—three-quarters of its footprint—lack annual disclosure and reduction milestones. Heat decarbonisation remains incomplete; banking relationships contradict stated fossil fuel divestment. Governance and reporting are solid; execution across supply chain is opaque.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Transparency & Accountability (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Water Impact and Resource Use & Waste (5/10, 5/10).
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“Total scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions: 34,196.6 tCO2e (HESA Table-3, UKPRN 10007163, 2023/24)”
“In 23/24 our Scope 1 emissions were 24,273 tCO2e, an 18.9% reduction compared to the previous year”
“A pie chart showing the distribution of CO2 emissions totalling 198,925 tCO2e”
“scope 3 impacts make up three-quarters of the university's overall carbon impact, when scopes 1 and 2 are taken into account”
“We have reduced our Scope 1 carbon emissions by 21.7%, successfully achieving our interim target of a 20% reduction by 2025”
“We have over 5,500 solar panels on rooftops around campus that, at peak output, can generate around 1MW of electricity”
“The current installation is expected to generate 511.32MWh per year and save 99.62 tonnes of carbon”
“In 2025, we signed the Nature Positive Universities Pledge further strengthening our commitment to reversing nature loss”
“allocate a large proportion of our land holding (over 120 acres) on the main campus to re-wilding and parkland”
“The University is committed to achieving a 10% Biodiversity Net Gain for all future projects on campus”
“In 2023/24, the project diverted 8.1 tonnes from general waste and avoided approximately 15,000 kgCO2e”
“In 2022/23 16,956m3 of water was saved due to leaks being stopped more quickly as a result of improved monitoring”
“Our 2023–2024 SDG Report showcases how Warwick is delivering impact locally, nationally, and globally”
“4 Carbon Emissions 24 [section in the 2024/25 Annual Review and Financial Statements]”
“The university does not, technically, invest in the fossil fuel sector... Indirect fossil fuel finance is not the only way in which the University of Warwick misuses its resources”
“The University will never knowingly invest in companies involved in fossil fuel extraction and production”
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Among the 66 major higher education / universities brands we've scored, University of Warwick is tied =27th of 66, with 4 others.
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The University of Warwick is a research-intensive institution in the UK's Russell Group, near Coventry. It conducts teaching and research across sciences, engineering, social sciences, and the arts. As a higher education provider, it faces environmental impacts from buildings, procurement, student and staff travel, and capital projects.
Peer UK research institution; comparable scale, similar decarbonisation phase.
View breakdown →Peer UK research university; engineering-heavy with carbon and energy focus.
View breakdown →Counterparty: University banking relationship; fossil fuel finance conflict.
View breakdown →Peer UK higher education; comparable sector sustainability maturity.
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