Leeds United Football Club sustainability score: 30/100
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Leeds United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Leeds, England, competing in the English Premier League. Founded in 1919, the club operates a 37,890-capacity stadium (Elland Road) and separate training facility (Thorp Arch), generating operational and supply chain environmental impacts typical of large sports venues.
Founded 1919Head office GBStaff ~700Revenue ~£137MWebsite ↗
Leeds United has launched a sustainability programme with renewable electricity and waste measures, but lacks quantified emissions data, supply chain Scope 3 assessment, and science-aligned interim targets. Operations remain largely unreported despite mandatory SECR filing requirements.
Leeds United Football Club scores 30/100 (Significant gaps) 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 Leeds United Football Club joint 731st of 1,023 companies scored, and 12th of 22 in Professional Sports Clubs.
What is Leeds United Football Club doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Energy Source (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 2/10).
Where Leeds United Football Club 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, even from energy bills or mileage.
- Emissions from its own operationsPublish emissions figures for its own operations, even an estimate from energy bills.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations3/10No emissions figures for its own operations, not even an estimate from energy bills.
- Emissions from its supply chain2/10No assessment of where its supply-chain emissions come from.
- Whether its emissions are falling2/10No evidence its emissions are falling, not even from energy bills or mileage.
- How clean its energy is6/10Less than 90% of its energy shown to be renewable.
- 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 water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets3/10No specific targets with dates.
- How openly it reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.
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How is Leeds United Football Club's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleHas Leeds United Football Club's score changed?
Leeds United Football Club's score has been reviewed 2 times and currently stands where it started, at 30.
- 30 → 307 November 2026
Correction, 7 November 2026: removed an unsourced emissions figure. Score unchanged.
- Scored 3022 August 2026
Initial public score 30 (publish-draft)
What evidence is Leeds United Football Club'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 Leeds United Football Club itself; the rest come from independent sources.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“Overall, the Premier League clubs' combined operational emissions (60,170.68 tCO2e)”
“The average was 2,056 tCO2e”
“LEEDS UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB 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 the 2025/26 season”
“the average match in a men's domestic elite league led to about 1,700 tCO2e... About half of this was due to fan travel”
“intelligently controlled energy use, a systematic LED lighting upgrade... installation of a new Building Management System”
“The redevelopment will deliver a minimum 10% Biodiversity Net Gain, helping enhance the natural environment around Elland Road.”
“Adapting the business, with the aim of becoming net zero by 2040”
“The Bronze award was the order of the day for Carlisle United, Leeds United, Middlesbrough FC and Northampton Town”
“reporting is inconsistent, targets are sometimes vague, and strategies are more short-term than structural”
“InfluenceMap's analysis indicates that there is a major transparency gap between the climate lobbying taking place in the UK”
“Leeds United are pleased to announce its ongoing commitment to environmental sustainability, after successfully completing our recent EFL Green Club assessment.”
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How does Leeds United Football Club compare with other professional sports clubs companies?
Where Leeds United Football Club sits among professional sports clubs peers.
Among the 22 major professional sports clubs brands we've scored, Leeds United Football Club sits 12th of 22.
Who scores higher in Professional Sports Clubs?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Leeds United Football Club.
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