City St George's, University of London is a specialist health professions university with campuses in Islington and Tooting.
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Limited evidence. Published with 2 independent parties, below our full-confidence threshold of 3. Every source cited on this page passed the same quality checks as any other score: all live, none from data aggregators. There is simply less of it.
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. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified September 2026.
That places City St George's University London joint 105th of 847 companies scored, and joint 27th of 67 in Higher Education / Universities.
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 =27th of 67, with 4 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
Partial tracking of business travel, commuting, waste, water via HESA EMR.
No TNFD disclosure, no quantified biodiversity footprint, no habitat restoration evidence.
No SBTi submission or validation; no interim milestones, carbon budget, or aviation strategy documented.
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Get in touch →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).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above City St George's University London.
Imperial has cut Scope 1+2 emissions 49% from 2005 baseline and reports via statutory HESA data, but relies on unverified Scope 3 estimates and unbundled renewable certificates.
See the breakdown →Cardiff Met has reduced Scope 1+2 emissions 60% since 2005 and holds ISO 14001 certification, but supply chain mapping remains incomplete and recycling lags sector targets at 49%.
See the breakdown →Anglia Ruskin has achieved measurable carbon reductions (40% absolute Scope 1+2 vs 2005) and secured zero-carbon electricity via power purchase agreement.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale12 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
“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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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. A smaller, urban institution without residential or high-consumption operations.
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