Leeds Arts University scores 46/100 (Making progress) on SINK's independent climate assessment — scored from public data only, no company payment can change a number. Last verified September 2026.
That places Leeds Arts University joint 225th of 809 companies scored, and joint 56th of 67 in Higher Education / Universities.
Leeds Arts University operates a genuinely small carbon footprint (579 tCO₂e) with verified seven-year reductions of 35%. Supply chain emissions are unmeasured and scope 3 absent. Energy is 49% renewable via green tariff. The institution has set a 2035 net-zero target but lacks third-party validation or scope 3 commitment.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × ScaleStrongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Carbon Footprint — Operations (8/10, 6/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain (3/10, 3/10).
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“Total scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions 578.9 tCO₂e, UKPRN 10003854, 2023/24”
“Leeds Arts University continues upward trajectory in sustainability performance”
“Reporting to the Higher Education Statistics Agency Estates Management Record (HESA EMR) which accounts for c. 45% of the available score.”
“Leeds Arts University wishes to Contract for the provision of LED Lighting to the University Building”
“Delivering on this will require dedicated internal resource, significant long-term planning and collaboration with our partners and suppliers.”
“Quality criterion - Name: Sustainability / Weighting: 10”
“Board Minutes — Leeds Arts University legal and governance”
“The SDG Accord is a global collective of over 700 universities, colleges and education networks committed to advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals.”
“Recycling Redundant Cameras and Equipment”
“Leeds Arts University is a specialist arts university... established 1846, university status 2017”
“Court for Intergenerational Climate Crimes: the British East India Company on Trial is at Blenheim Walk Gallery, Leeds Arts University”
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Among the 67 major higher education / universities brands we've scored, Leeds Arts University is tied =56th of 67, with 1 other.
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Leeds Arts University is a specialist arts institution, based in Leeds, England. It educates approximately 2,400 students and staff across a single compact urban campus focused on fine art, design, performance, and creative disciplines. As a small teaching-focused university with no research laboratories or extractive operations, it operates with inherently lower environmental intensity than research-intensive peers.
Peer specialist arts institution; UK-based; comparable student population and teaching focus.
View breakdown →Peer specialist arts university; similar size and sector; multi-campus versus single-campus model.
View breakdown →Peer creative/arts-focused higher education institution; UK-based with comparable scope.
View breakdown →UK research university; larger scale and multi-discipline model for emission trajectory comparison.
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