Coventry City Football Club is a professional football club competing in England's EFL Championship.
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Coventry City operates without formal emissions data, renewable energy strategy, or climate targets. The club discloses sustainability initiatives operationally—reusable cups, sustainable packaging, kit supplier practices—but lacks governance structure, third-party verification, and measurable commitments. No controversies identified, but transparency and accountability are minimal.
Coventry City Football Club scores 23/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified August 2026.
That places Coventry City Football Club joint 767th of 847 companies scored, and 20th of 22 in Professional Sports Clubs.
Where Coventry City Football Club sits among professional sports clubs peers.
Among the 22 major professional sports clubs brands we've scored, Coventry City Football Club sits 20th of 22.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No formal climate targets, net-zero commitment, SBTi registration, or science-aligned pathway.
No Scope 1 or 2 emissions data published.
No Scope 3 emissions quantified.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Resource Use & Waste (8/10, 4/10). Weakest on Targets & Commitments and Carbon Footprint — Operations (1/10, 2/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Coventry City Football Club.
Fulham FC has renewable energy in place and zero waste to landfill, but lacks public emissions data despite legal SECR obligations.
See the breakdown →Sunderland AFC has launched a credible renewable energy transition programme with named targets (net zero 2040, energy self-sufficiency 2028) but publishes no emissions data, waste figures, or water consumption.
See the breakdown →Manchester United operates with mandatory SECR reporting but no standalone sustainability disclosure.
See the breakdown →The formula and all 17 sources.
Same ten questions for every company. No private weighting.
SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale17 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
14 of 17 sources are independent of the company.
“COVENTRY CITY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House”
“club's turnover increased by nearly £9m to just shy of £30m”
“Large unquoted companies are in scope if they meet at least two of the following criteria: annual turnover greater than £36 million”
“ZEROH2O dry-dye technology, a process that ensures zero water consumption, zero wastewater and a 50 per cent reduction in energy consumption”
“around 61% of a Premier League club's emissions are directly attributed to travel”
“sixth consecutive season in the Championship”
“18 out of the 20 top flight clubs reported their Scope 1 & Scope 2 emissions”
“the potential installation of solar panels on its roof and accessible electric vehicle charging choices for visitors”
“new partnership with E.ON signals the next stage in a venue-wide sustainability action plan for Coventry Building Society Arena”
“as part of its carbon offsetting strategy it has planted 18,992 trees and removed 38,421 plastic bottles from the ocean”
“New packaging, food suppliers and recycling stations are being introduced at the venue”
“Notpla, winner of the 'Earth Shot Prize,' offers fully compostable seaweed-coated packaging”
“On estimate the venue uses more than 800,000 cups over the course of a year”
“The SBTi's Target Dashboard lists companies and financial institutions that have set science-based targets”
“The Official Website of Coventry City Football Club”
“LobbyMap's company and industry association profiles and metrics”
“Forest Green Rovers, regarded as 'the greenest football club in the world,' earned the top spot”
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Coventry City Football Club is a professional football club competing in England's EFL Championship. Founded in 1883, the club is based in Coventry and operates from the Coventry Building Society Arena, which it does not own. With annual turnover under £30m and approximately 250 staff, it is a mid-sized sports organisation by UK standards.
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