City St George's University London sustainability score: 52/100
Better than 56% of Higher Education / Universities
Leading practice starts at 60. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Limited independent evidence: only two independent sources cover this company. The score may change as more evidence appears.
City St George's, University of London is a specialist health professions university with campuses in Islington and Tooting. It educates medical, dental, and allied health professionals.
More about City St George's University London
A smaller, urban institution without residential or high-consumption operations.
Head office GBStaff 2,455 FTE (HESA EMR 2023/24)Revenue £302M (HESA EMR 2023/24)Website ↗
City St George's has cut operational emissions 49% since 2005 and publishes statutory HESA data with ISO 14001 governance. Supply chain emissions remain mostly unquantified; Scope 3 work is nascent. Weak interim targets, no SBTi validation, and limited renewable additionality.
City St George's University London scores 52/100 (Making progress) 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 September 2026.
That places City St George's University London joint 109th of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 26th of 67 in Higher Education / Universities.
What is City St George's University London doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (4/10, 4/10).
Where City St George's University London 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 chainMeasure most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions.
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
- Its climate targetsMake its targets science-based, or commit to the Science Based Targets initiative.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations7/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- Emissions from its supply chain4/10Most of its supply-chain (Scope 3) emissions aren't measured.
- Whether its emissions are falling7/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
- How clean its energy is5/10Less 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 waste5/10No measurable waste or recycling targets reported publicly.
- Its effect on water5/10No 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 reports6/10No mission-locked structure, such as B Corp certification.
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How is City St George's University London's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is City St George's University London's score based on?
12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
67% of them were published by City St George's University London itself; the rest come from independent sources.
“Total scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions: 11,449.6 tCO2e (2023/24, UKPRN 10001478)”
“ISO 14001:2015 — Reissued: 5 March 2025 · Valid Until: 13 September 2027”
“We monitor and report on annual greenhouse gas emissions covering our scope 1 and 2 and some scope 3 categories”
“All of our electricity comes from renewable energy sources and since 2005/06 we have reduced our carbon emissions by 53 per cent”
“Biodiversity Statement · Sustainability Purchasing Policy · Sustainable Investment Statement”
“Managed waste streams on site include; general waste, dry mixed recycling (DMR), food waste, glass, bulky wastes, hazardous and Waste Electronical and Electric Equipment (WEEE)”
“Swapping jet-washing equipment to scouring pads made from recycled plastic placed on rotary cleaners has saved 80,000 litres of water”
“UK institutions produced just under 340,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from business travel in 2023-24, an increase of nearly a quarter on the previous year”
“City has committed to reaching net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2040”
“140 HE providers submitted Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions data to HESA through the Estates management record for the year 2023/24”
“nearly £1m of research funding into renewables since 2001 with just £64k of total funding from fossil fuel companies”
“legacy City joined the project in order to improve its understanding and implementation of available methods for measuring and monitoring certain emissions, with a particular focus on 'Purchased Goods and Services'”
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How does City St George's University London compare with other higher education / universities companies?
Where City St George's University London sits among higher education / universities peers.
Among the 67 major higher education / universities brands we've scored, City St George's University London is tied =26th of 67, with 4 others.
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