AFC Bournemouth sustainability score: 31/100
Better than 52% of Professional Sports Clubs
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
AFC Bournemouth Football Club is a professional football club competing in the English Premier League, based in Bournemouth, England. Founded in 1899, the club operates Vitality Stadium and a training facility at Canford.
More about AFC Bournemouth
As a mid-sized Premier League club, it generates moderate operational emissions from energy, transport, and stadium operations.
Founded 1899Head office GBStaff ~642Revenue ~£200MWebsite ↗
AFC Bournemouth has published statutory carbon emissions data showing a 21% year-on-year reduction, backed by renewable energy certification and on-site solar. Critical gaps: no Scope 3 supply chain data, no net-zero target, no biodiversity assessment, and unverified waste metrics. Transparency exists but lacks depth.
AFC Bournemouth scores 31/100 (Below expectations) 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 August 2026.
That places AFC Bournemouth joint 698th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 9th of 22 in Professional Sports Clubs.
What is AFC Bournemouth doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Emissions Trajectory (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (2/10, 3/10).
Where AFC Bournemouth 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
- Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Its effect on natureAssess its effect on nature and publish a basic environmental policy.
- Its effect on waterMonitor its water use and take measures to reduce it.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations5/10No full Scope 1 and 2 figures worked out to the GHG Protocol.
- Emissions from its supply chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling6/10No 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 nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
- 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 reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is AFC Bournemouth's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is AFC Bournemouth's score based on?
11 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
18% of them were published by AFC Bournemouth itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“net greenhouse gas emissions to be 720,000 tonnes (2023: 911,000 tonnes)”
“AFC BOURNEMOUTH LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House including filing history, accounts”
“Develop a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions dataset (scope 1, 2 and 3) by the end of Season 2025/26”
“Some clubs have seen minimal changes in their emissions (Bournemouth -4%”
“642 solar panels installed across the main roof and pitch maintenance building of the training ground”
“Lead by example in the football industry on climate and ecological responsibility”
“AFC Bournemouth has been tackling plastic waste since the 2018-19 season by introducing reusable cups”
“The area between the Site and the River Stour to the east is a Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace”
“The SBTi's Target Dashboard lists companies and financial institutions that have set science-based targets”
“The Asterisk was unable to confirm whether AFC Bournemouth... have a designated employee in place that handles environmental matters”
“InfluenceMap identified leading companies from its universe of 500+ companies (and 250+ industry associations)”
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How does AFC Bournemouth compare with other professional sports clubs companies?
Where AFC Bournemouth sits among professional sports clubs peers.
Among the 22 major professional sports clubs brands we've scored, AFC Bournemouth is tied =9th of 22, with 2 others.
Who scores higher in Professional Sports Clubs?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above AFC Bournemouth.
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