Newcastle United FC sustainability score: 29/100
Better than 38% of Professional Sports Clubs
Below expectations starts at 31. The highest score on SINK is 71.
Newcastle United FC is a professional football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, competing in the Premier League. Founded in 1892, the club operates St James' Park stadium, a training ground, and an academy.
More about Newcastle United FC
It is owned 85% by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and generates approximately £320 million in annual revenue.
Founded 1892Head office GBStaff ~800Revenue ~£320MWebsite ↗
Newcastle United discloses mandatory Scope 1 and 2 emissions but has published zero Scope 3 data despite a complex supply chain. No credible net-zero roadmap exists. Ownership by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund—whose chairman simultaneously leads Saudi Aramco—creates structural reputational exposure to fossil fuel capital.
Newcastle United FC scores 29/100 (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 Newcastle United FC joint 753rd of 1,023 companies scored, and joint 13th of 22 in Professional Sports Clubs.
What is Newcastle United FC doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (7/10, 6/10). Weakest on Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain and Emissions Trajectory (2/10, 2/10).
Where Newcastle United 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 climate targetsSet specific targets with dates.
Every question that lost points
- Emissions from its own operations6/10Its own emissions aren't independently verified or tracked over several years.
- 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.
- How clean its energy is4/10Less than half its energy shown to be renewable, or no transition plan.
- 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 water5/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
- Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
- 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 Newcastle United FC's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Newcastle United FC's score based on?
15 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
40% of them were published by Newcastle United FC itself; the rest come from independent sources.
9 of 15 sources are independent of the company.
“External consultants used collected data from supplier invoices, fuel usage and mileage records, in line with the methodology set out in the GHG Protocol – Corporate Standard”
“SECR is the UK's mandatory carbon and energy disclosure framework, requiring companies to report energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and an intensity metric”
“clubs must also develop a greenhouse gas emissions dataset, including scope 1, 2 and 3, by the end of the 2025/26 season”
“Newcastle United increased its latest reported revenue to £320.3million (from £250.3million in 2022/23)”
“Not many Premier League grounds can match St James' Park for energy efficiency — thanks to a smart CHP solution”
“upgrading of Newcastle United Football Club's home ground with high-efficiency Tamlite LED lighting products has yielded a remarkable two-thirds reduction in energy consumption”
“Energy management plans are in place at all three sites, featuring LED lighting plus remote sensor lights in toilets, kitchens, executive boxes and car parks”
“Through using recycled materials from matchdays at St. James' Park, the team created bird boxes and bug hotels to improve biodiversity”
“Newcastle United Football Club has become one of the first clubs in the Premier League to eliminate the use of single-use plastic water bottles”
“A collaboration with Northumbria University enabled Newcastle United to find a creative solution for kit they could no longer sell”
“More than 70% of food suppliers are local and they include Warren Butterworth – Meat Newcastle, the beef is sourced from farms within 100 miles of the stadium”
“Seven clubs have net-zero targets, including Arsenal, Newcastle and Southampton”
“Aramco's chairman, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, is also chairman of the English football club Newcastle United”
“Saudi Arabia has been criticised for its human rights violations, women's rights abuses, environmental record and the war in Yemen”
“Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) bought UK football club Newcastle United in 2021”
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How does Newcastle United FC compare with other professional sports clubs companies?
Where Newcastle United FC sits among professional sports clubs peers.
Among the 22 major professional sports clubs brands we've scored, Newcastle United FC is tied =13th of 22, with 1 other.
Who scores higher in Professional Sports Clubs?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Newcastle United FC.
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