Crown Estate | Sustainability Performance
Manages extensive landholdings, commercial spaces, and long-term development areas under a structured governance arrangement. Responsibilities include strategic planning, lease management, environmental stewardship, and oversight of diverse assets intended to balance economic performance with long-term sustainability considerations.
1760
United Kingdom
501 - 1,000 employees
Real Estate
$1B - 10B in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#1718
Overall#222
in United Kingdom#68
in Real EstateSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementSocial
Diversity and Inclusion
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Aligned
Renewable energy
Aligned
Waste generated
Aligned
Female employees
Aligned
Carbon emissions
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 46 out of 590
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 46 out of 590
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
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Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
72%2025
Industry rank: 10 out of 590
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: 10 out of 590
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Renewable electricity
Reveal data for 1 credit
97%2025
Industry rank: 15 out of 590
Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: 15 out of 590
Total electricity
Share of renewable electricity
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark
9.0
B/M 22.9
42.9
B/M 17.7
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Female employees
Reveal data for 1 credit
Share of female employees (%)
Share of female board members
25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
Waste
Reveal data for 1 credit
6.8K2025
Total waste generated (tonnes)
Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark
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Controversy level
- The Crown Estate faced a Greenpeace UK pre-action legal warning issued October 13, 2025 accusing it of "monopoly profiteering" from its uncapped competitive seabed-leasing auctions, Greenpeace argues the Round 4 shift (concluded January 2023) to price-uncapped option fees generated over GBP 1 billion in 2024/25 while inflating offshore-wind project costs and consumer energy bills, and is demanding an independent review and reinvestment of excess profits into marine recovery, with the Crown Estate's managers responding that their legal duty is to maximize profit rather than deliver government climate targets.
Carbon emissions breakdown
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Water management
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