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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance sustainability score: 41/100

41/100
Below expectations
61st of 67 in Higher Education / Universities

Better than 9% of Higher Education / Universities

Making progress starts at 46. The highest score on SINK is 71.

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About Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a specialist higher education institution, offering conservatoire-level training in music and dance. Located in Greenwich and Blackheath, London, it serves approximately 1,400 FTE students and staff with an annual income of £28.5M.

More about Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance

As a registered charity and small HE provider, its operational footprint is moderate but its sustainability governance and disclosure lag sector peers.

Head office GBStaff 270 FTE (HESA EMR 2023/24)Revenue £28.5M (HESA EMR 2023/24)Website ↗

Read Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance's own report ↗

Our verdict

Trinity Laban operates with documented operational emissions cuts but zero renewable energy procurement and no supply chain emissions data. Aspirations toward net zero lack specifics, targets, or timelines. The institution discloses via mandatory HESA returns but publishes no standalone sustainability reporting.

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance scores 41/100 (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 September 2026.

That places Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance joint 390th of 1,023 companies scored, and 61st of 67 in Higher Education / Universities.

The ten questions

What is Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance doing well, and where does it fall short?

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint: Operations (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Carbon Footprint: Supply Chain (1/10, 2/10).

What's missing

Where Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance 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

  • How clean its energy isMove to a renewable energy tariff or make a major efficiency investment.
  • Emissions from its supply chainAssess where its supply-chain emissions come from.
  • 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 falling6/10No consistent fall over several years across its operations and supply chain.
  • How clean its energy is1/10No renewable energy tariff or major efficiency investment shown.
  • Its effect on nature3/10No assessment of its effect on nature, and no basic environmental policy.
  • How it uses materials and handles waste3/10No active waste reduction, reuse or repair shown.
  • Its effect on water4/10No measured water footprint with reduction targets.
  • Its climate targets2/10No specific targets with dates.
  • How openly it reports4/10No dedicated sustainability role, board oversight or public report.

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The calculation

How is Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance's SINK score calculated?

Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
Higher Education / Universities sector ceiling.
45 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the ten questions, each scored 0 to 10.
39 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 45) + (0.7 × 39) = 40.8
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on total emissions. Bigger polluters lose more.
× 1
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
41 / 100
Where the evidence comes from

What evidence is Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance's score based on?

10 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.

40% of them were published by Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance itself; the rest come from independent sources.

[1]Public record
HESA Estates Management Record 2023/24 — Table 3

“Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence · Last updated: Jul-25 · Table 3 - Emissions and waste”

2024
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[2]Public record
HESA Estates Data and Analysis — Main Dashboard

“Total scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions 776.4 tCO₂e, 2023/24, UKPRN 10008017”

Ongoing
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[3]Public record
HESA News: 71% of UK HE Providers Reduced CO₂ Emissions 2023/24

“140 HE providers submitted Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions data to HESA through the Estates management record for the year 2023/24”

2025
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[4]Self-reported
Trinity Laban Sustainability & Environment Policy Page

“The group develops and implements our Sustainability Strategy and our emerging plan for Trinity Laban to transition to carbon net zero”

Ongoing
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[5]Self-reported
Hope 4 Justice EP — Climate Emergency Campaign Blog

“over 1,000 young people took part in Hope 4 Justice, an urgent call to action on the climate emergency”

2022
Q5Q10
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[6]Third-party verified
Science Based Targets Initiative Target Dashboard

“The SBTi's Target Dashboard lists companies and financial institutions that have set science-based targets”

Ongoing
Q8
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[7]Public record
UK Charity Commission Register — Trinity Laban (Charity #309998)

“Total income: £28,454,852 — financial year ending 31 July 2024”

Ongoing
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[8]Self-reported
Trinity Laban 2025–2029 Access and Participation Plan

“Trinity Laban is a small, specialist institution”

2024Archived copy from 2024-12-06: the original link no longer opens for us.
Q2
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[9]Self-reported
Trinity Laban Transport Policy 2020

“Provision of secure bicycle storage with easy, safe access from the entrance of each building”

2020
Q6
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[10]Public record
HESA Estates — Background Information and Methodology

“The HE Provider Data: Estates Management publication provides information on buildings and spaces, energy, emissions and waste, transport and environment”

Ongoing
Q7
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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance in context

How does Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance compare with other higher education / universities companies?

Where Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance sits among higher education / universities peers.

Among the 67 major higher education / universities brands we've scored, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance sits 61st of 67.

61/67
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music And Dance's rank
49
Industry average
20
Industry low
60
Industry high
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