Zen Educate sustainability score: 52/100
Zen Educate is a London-based company that places supply teachers and support staff in schools in the UK and the US through its online platform. Its turnover is mostly billing to schools, about four-fifths of which is passed on as educators' pay.
More about Zen Educate
Zen Educate Limited was incorporated in 2016. 6 million turnover in 2025.
Founded 2016Head office London, UKStaff ~867 incl. 478 teaching staff (2025 average)Revenue ~£105.6M turnover (2025)Website ↗
Zen Educate's UK footprint was 508 tCO2e in 2024, down from 760 t in 2022 mainly through changes in how it counts supply-chain emissions, while its own operations' emissions rose sixfold. Its accounts and its carbon plan disagree on its direct emissions, and its figures leave out educators' travel to schools. It aims to halve emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, with no SBTi target, and it publishes no water or waste data.
Zen Educate scores 52/100 (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 October 2026.
That places Zen Educate joint 108th of 900 companies scored, and joint 14th of 24 in Consulting / Professional Services.
What is Zen Educate doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint — Operations (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (3/10, 3/10).
Where Zen Educate 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 falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less 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 targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports6/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
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How is Zen Educate's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Zen Educate's score based on?
9 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
44% of them were published by Zen Educate itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Scope 1 emissions (69 tCO₂e) are higher than both the baseline (1.4 tCO₂e) and 2022 (6.4”
“Total gross emissions 39.79”
“ensuring that any products used or derived from wildlife, such as timber”
“We made a legal commitment in our founding documents to prioritise the communities, schools, and children we serve”
“and committed to reducing our carbon emissions to net zero.”
“79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff”
“The average incumbent industry take rate is between 35% and 38%”
“Schools using the platform have typically made savings of 20-30% on their supply cover costs”
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How does Zen Educate compare with other consulting / professional services companies?
Where Zen Educate sits among consulting / professional services peers.
Among the 24 major consulting / professional services brands we've scored, Zen Educate is tied =14th of 24, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Consulting / Professional Services?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Zen Educate.
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