Tottenham Hotspur Football Club sustainability score: 53/100
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Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is a professional football club based in London, England, competing in the Premier League. Founded in 1882, the club operates a 62,850-capacity stadium and training centre.
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As a major sports organisation, its sustainability footprint spans operational emissions, fan travel, supply chain impacts, and facility management across stadiums, offices, and training grounds.
Founded 1882Head office GBStaff ~700Revenue ~£528M (FY2024)Website ↗
Tottenham publishes a full Scope 3 inventory and 100% renewable electricity, but absolute emissions are rising 10.5% year-on-year driven by fan travel accounting for 47.5% of footprint. Water and waste lack quantified baselines. A High Court quashed planning permission for the women's academy on Whitewebbs Park over concealed biodiversity concerns, exposing tension between stated nature commitments and development practice.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club scores 53/100 (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 August 2026.
That places Tottenham Hotspur Football Club joint 86th of 1,023 companies scored, and 5th of 22 in Professional Sports Clubs.
What is Tottenham Hotspur Football Club doing well, and where does it fall short?
Strongest on Energy Source and Transparency & Accountability (7/10, 7/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Water Impact (4/10, 4/10).
Where Tottenham Hotspur 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
- Whether its emissions are fallingShow a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- Its effect on waterMeasure its water footprint and set reduction targets.
- Its effect on natureMeasure its effect on nature and have it independently verified.
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 chain6/10No full value-chain map or supplier engagement programme.
- Whether its emissions are falling4/10No evidence of a year-on-year fall in its total emissions.
- How clean its energy is7/10Less 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 targets6/10Its targets aren't validated by the Science Based Targets initiative.
- How openly it reports7/10No annual impact report, or no pay linked to climate targets.
- Its record on controversies7/10Points deducted for controversies or its business model. The finding is under question 10.
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How is Tottenham Hotspur Football Club's SINK score calculated?
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleWhat evidence is Tottenham Hotspur 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 Tottenham Hotspur Football Club itself; the rest come from independent sources.
8 of 12 sources are independent of the company.
“Scope 1 and 2 emissions decreased by 5% whereas Scope 3 emission increased by 13%”
“100% certified renewable energy and zero scope 2 emissions at its stadium, with REGO-backed electricity and carbon neutral gas (Sport Positive verified)”
“Scope 3 emissions were the largest component, totalling approximately 91.9 million kg CO2e”
“Both clubs have experienced an overall increase of roughly 6% across all scopes”
“The Club uses 100% renewable electricity, across all sites, backed by REGO certificates”
“A comprehensive drainage and extraction system is in place through the installation of an attenuation pond and two onsite bore holes that extract water with licences”
“Tottenham Hotspur has committed to protecting nature and minimising damage to natural habitats and species”
“High Court has quashed planning permission granted to THFC for a training academy at Whitewebbs Park”
“Tottenham's commitment to biodiversity is part of a broader push to understand and mitigate its environmental impact”
“Grundon scores recycling contract at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, marking a significant investment towards designing waste out of operations”
“a 'zero to landfill' waste management programme, with clear recycling instructions for fans on its bins, as well as a reusable beer cup scheme”
“Ironically, the club ranked second in the Premier League Sustainability Report in 2021”
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How does Tottenham Hotspur Football Club compare with other professional sports clubs companies?
Where Tottenham Hotspur Football Club sits among professional sports clubs peers.
Among the 22 major professional sports clubs brands we've scored, Tottenham Hotspur Football Club sits 5th of 22.
Who scores higher in Professional Sports Clubs?
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
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