Venue Impact Advisory

Forest Green Rovers

Stadium / Arena · South West

Sustainable Venue Score67/100
CertifiedHigh confidence Verified from published report
Overall
17th of 200
Stadium / Arena
6th of 46
South West
2nd of 15

Forest Green Rovers holds a Certified rating, scoring 67 out of 100 on the evidence found. On its own reporting, ~200 tCO2e unavoidable, offset. It performs strongest on waste & circularity and has the most room to improve on energy & carbon.

Score breakdown

The five weighted categories that make up the Sustainable Venue Score.

Energy & Carbon16 / 30
Waste & Circularity15 / 20
Supply Chain & Sourcing15 / 20
Governance & Transparency15 / 20
Certifications & Recognition6 / 10
Minimum Threshold floor: Met. Energy & Carbon and Governance & Transparency both clear the required minimum, so the venue is eligible for Certified or Leader.

Carbon data

What the venue reports on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and how trustworthy the figure is.

Scope 1 & 2
~200 tCO2e unavoidable, offset
Self-reported
Trend: absolute -3% since 2017 (per-spectator -42%)
Base year: 2017Latest: 2024Assurance (as reported): UN-certified OFFSETS; weak absolute

What we found

Desk review: the famous 'world's greenest club' (first UN-certified carbon-neutral club) achieves neutrality mainly through UN-certified offsets for ~200 t unavoidable emissions; absolute footprint down only ~3% since 2017 (per-spectator -42% is intensity, not absolute). Under VII's offset-excluding, absolute-reduction rules it correctly sits Certified, not Leader - evidence the index isn't swayed by reputation.

Based on published or independently verifiable evidence available at the time of assessment.

Primary source: fgr.co.uk/another-way

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This assessment reflects publicly available information at the time of review and is open to correction. If anything is inaccurate or out of date, send us verified evidence and we will review it.

Provisional v1.4 desk assessment as of June 2026. Not a financial, safety or legal rating, and not a definitive statement about the venue's practices.