Nottingham Trent University is a public higher education institution in the UK.
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NTU has governance structures and public reporting in place, but absolute emissions rose since its baseline, missing its own 2026 milestone. Renewable energy at 11% is far below sector need. Scope 3 quantification remains absent from public disclosure despite substantive supplier engagement work.
Nottingham Trent University scores 51/100 (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 Nottingham Trent University joint 126th of 847 companies scored, and joint 32nd of 67 in Higher Education / Universities.
Where Nottingham Trent University sits among higher education / universities peers.
Among the 67 major higher education / universities brands we've scored, Nottingham Trent University is tied =32nd of 67, with 6 others.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
No power purchase agreement or RE100 membership documented.
However, 2023/24 figure (11,398 tCO2e) exceeds 2018-19 baseline (10,574 tCO2e), missing own Milestone 1 target for 24% reduction by 2026.
No TNFD-aligned disclosure or verified biodiversity quantification.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint — Operations (8/10, 7/10). Weakest on Energy Source and Emissions Trajectory (3/10, 4/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Nottingham Trent University.
Edinburgh Napier has achieved substantial operational emissions reductions (49% absolute since 2018/19) and maintains transparent public reporting via HESA.
See the breakdown →UAL has verified operational emissions reductions (48% since 2005) but supply-chain emissions remain unquantified and rising.
See the breakdown →Warwick has met interim carbon targets through operational gas phase-out and renewable electricity, but Scope 3 emissions—three-quarters of its footprint—lack annual disclosure and reduction milestones.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale14 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 11,398.4 tCO2e (HESA Table-3, UKPRN 10004797, 2023/24)”
“NTU has a strategic KPI to achieve Net Zero Carbon (NZC) by 2040”
“NTU is proud to be one of the first universities to obtain ISO 14001 certification in 2012”
“Supply chain emissions are the largest single source of emissions within our own footprint — five times greater than our emissions from energy use”
“55% of our baseline carbon emissions derive from our supply chains”
“Nottingham Trent University started to explore how it could reduce its carbon emissions from the goods and services it purchases”
“scope 1+2 carbon emissions accounted for only 13% (10,574 tonnes) of our total carbon emissions (80,866 tonnes)”
“committed to energy management measures which aim to minimise energy wastage and optimise the use of low carbon and renewable energy sources”
“We generate our own energy on-site, including solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of Chaucer building”
“NTU has become a founding signatory of the Nature Positive Universities Alliance, which was launched at COP15 in Montreal”
“In 2024, we achieved Platinum Award for our Brackenhurst, Clifton, and City campuses”
“Nottingham Trent University [listed as stakeholder in Nottinghamshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy]”
“Sustainable Food and Beverage Policy 2024 … commitment to sustainable procurement … Fairtrade Foundation”
“Enva is the waste management partner for the East Midlands Universities Waste Consortium (EMUWC), which is comprised of … Nottingham Trent University”
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Nottingham Trent University is a public higher education institution in the UK. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes across arts, sciences, engineering, and business disciplines. NTU ranks in the top 50 universities globally by UI GreenMetric and participates in sector-wide sustainability initiatives.
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