Brighton & Hove Albion FC sustainability score: 32/100
Better than 67% of Professional Sports Clubs
Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club is a professional football club based in Brighton, England, competing in the English Premier League. Founded in 1901, the club operates the 31,000-capacity Amex Stadium and training facilities in the South Downs.
More about Brighton & Hove Albion FC
The club generates revenue through ticket sales, broadcasting rights, hospitality, and merchandise.
Founded 1901Head office GBStaff ~900Revenue ~£204MWebsite ↗
Brighton & Hove Albion discloses Scope 1 and 2 emissions under SECR but has not published Scope 3 data, which dominates a football club's footprint. Renewable electricity and on-site solar are in place, but gas remains unabated and offset via an unverified project. No validated emissions trajectory or interim targets exist against its net-zero 2040 commitment.
Brighton & Hove Albion FC scores 32/100 (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 Brighton & Hove Albion FC joint 658th of 1,023 companies scored, and 8th of 22 in Professional Sports Clubs.
What is Brighton & Hove Albion FC doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 3/10).
Where Brighton & Hove Albion FC 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.
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow its emissions are falling.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
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 falling3/10No evidence its emissions are falling.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- Its effect on nature5/10Its 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 water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets4/10Its targets aren't science-based or committed to the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports5/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Brighton & Hove Albion FC's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Brighton & Hove Albion FC's score changed?
Brighton & Hove Albion FC's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 32.
- 32 → 327 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 3222 August 2026
Initial public score 32 (publish-draft)
What evidence is Brighton & Hove Albion FC's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
33% of them were published by Brighton & Hove Albion FC itself; the rest come from independent sources.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“Greenhouse gas emissions are reported in gross tonnes CO2e… guided by the GHG Protocol – Corporate Standard (revised edition)”
“The club report on scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions alongside our financial accounts”
“Some clubs have seen minimal changes in their emissions (Bournemouth -4%, Brighton -1%, Manchester City +5%)”
“Brighton's Amex Stadium is 100% powered by renewable energy across all associated club locations”
“Reduced our gas offsetting for the year to 899.1 tCO2e – a reduction from 1197 tCO2e last year”
“1,000 trees and bushes have been planted at the Training Ground… Installed bird nesting boxes on the American Express Stadium roof”
“They also implemented two award-winning Biodiversity Monitoring systems - a first in sport - to monitor pollination and bird activity”
“Brighton and Hove Albion have launched an exciting new collaboration with upcycling innovators FC88 to reuse material from misprinted jerseys”
“Brighton has introduced seven out of 11 possible sustainability measures, including renewable energy use, waste diversion, and water reuse initiatives”
“Premier League football club Brighton & Hove Albion has launched its new environmental sustainability strategy titled 'My Albion My Planet'”
“commits us to halving our greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieving net-zero by 2040”
“InfluenceMap maintains the world's leading database of corporate and industry association lobbying of climate policy”
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How does Brighton & Hove Albion FC compare with other professional sports clubs companies?
Where Brighton & Hove Albion FC sits among professional sports clubs peers.
Among the 22 major professional sports clubs brands we've scored, Brighton & Hove Albion FC sits 8th of 22.
Who scores higher in Professional Sports Clubs?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Brighton & Hove Albion FC.
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