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Manchester City Football Club Limited

Explore carbon emissions data for Manchester City Football Club Limited. Mycelium helps you review reported emissions, disclosure status, Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 data, climate targets and sustainability information in one company profile.

This profile brings together available carbon emissions data for Manchester City Football Club Limited, including reported figures, modelled estimates, disclosure documents and sustainability indicators, so you can review its emissions and compare its performance against similar companies. It is one entry in the Mycelium emissions database. Read how we source and check this data.

Emissions

Carbon emissions

Total yearly emissions across all scopes

47,666tCO2e(Location Based)(Mycelium adjusted)

Reported by Manchester City Football Club Limited
28,693 tCO₂e
Estimated by Mycelium
18,972 tCO₂e

Manchester City Football Club Limited reported 60% of the adjusted total. Mycelium estimated the remaining 40% for the categories it did not disclose. Manchester City Football Club Limited reported 2,497 tCO₂e of Scope 3 emissions beyond its breakdown into categories. The model of the categories it did not report comes to more than that, so the adjusted total counts the model, with the reported figure inside it.

Scope 1

tCO2e

1,411

Scope 2 (Location Based)

tCO2e

1,695

Scope 3 total

tCO2e

44,560

Figures from page 15 of the source report

Scope 3 reported

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Provenance

Review the sources and documents behind Manchester City Football Club Limited's emissions data. Provenance matters because it shows where the information comes from, how recent it is and how complete the disclosure appears to be.

Documents

Emissions
Factors

Modelled emission factorScope 1, 2 and upstream Scope 3 (categories 1–8)
0.031kgCO2e / $

Sustainability
Snapshot

Based on reported data, retrieved with AI

  • Manchester City Football Club Limited reported 28,693 tCO₂e in 2025.
  • Scope 3 accounted for 89% of reported emissions.
  • Reported across 7 of 15 GHG Protocol Scope 3 categories.
  • Scope 2 reported under the location based methodology.

According to available emissions disclosures, Manchester City Football Club Limited reported total yearly emissions of 28,693 tCO₂e in 2025. Scope 3 emissions accounted for 89% of the reported footprint, indicating supply chain activity, purchased goods and services, business travel, and wider operational dependencies were the most significant contributors to the company's carbon footprint.

The company achieved a Mycelium Score of 4.3, placing it mid-pack within its sector for sustainability performance, and received a transparency score of 73.9, meaning they share a fair amount, though with some gaps along the way.

Scope
breakdown

Scope 1 emissions

Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls, such as fuel use, facilities and vehicles.

REPORTED

Direct emissions

1,411

tCO2e

Scope 2 emissions

Indirect emissions from purchased energy, including electricity, heating and cooling.

REPORTED

Location based

1,695

tCO2e

Market based

–

tCO2e

Scope 3 emissions

Wider value chain emissions across the 15 GHG Protocol categories, from purchased goods and business travel to investments, where reported.

Manchester City Football Club Limited reported 2,497 tCO₂e of Scope 3 emissions beyond its breakdown into categories. Mycelium's model of the categories it did not report comes to more than that, so the estimates below replace it in the adjusted total, with the reported figure counted inside them. The reported figure is not discarded, and you can see it in the downloads below.

REPORTED

Cat 1

Purchased goods & services

13,624

tCO2e
REPORTED

Cat 2

Capital goods

238

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 3

Fuel & energy related activities

4,915

tCO2e
REPORTED

Cat 4

Upstream transportation & distribution

280

tCO2e
REPORTED

Cat 5

Waste generated in operations

29

tCO2e
REPORTED

Cat 6

Business travel

4,778

tCO2e
REPORTED

Cat 7

Employee commuting

1,068

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 8

Upstream leased assets

745

tCO2e
REPORTED

Cat 9

Downstream transportation & distribution

3,073

tCO2e

Cat 10

Processing of sold products

–

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 11

Use of sold products

13,724

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 12

End-of-life treatment of sold products

439

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 13

Downstream leased assets

753

tCO2e

Cat 14

Franchises

–

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 15

Investments

895

tCO2e

6 values were derived via Mycelium's normalisation process rather than reported by the company. Part of the company's own Scope 3 was filed without a category, so it has no cell of its own. A cell marked “ESTIMATED” is a figure the company did not disclose, modelled by Mycelium. Cells marked “–” were not disclosed and could not be modelled.

Contact Info

Country

United Kingdom

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How scoring works

How the Mycelium Score is calculated

The Mycelium Score is out of 10. Up to 6.5 points reflect carbon intensity vs peers in the same NACE section (emissions normalised against revenue, log-scaled between the 5th and 95th percentile of each company's latest reporting year in that section; a section needs at least 5 companies to be benchmarked). The band above 6.5 is earned through verified data quality on a claimed profile: declaring every reporting category yourself (up to 2.0), preparation by a carbon accountant (2.0) and independently audited figures (2.0). The total is multiplied by the transparency score and capped at 10. A disclosure with an implausibly large figure (Scope 1 or 2 over 300 million tonnes, a Scope 3 figure over 2 billion tonnes or a total over 2.5 billion tonnes) is not scored until it has been checked.

A higher score means lower carbon intensity than sector peers, backed by data that's third-party verified, claimed by the company, and fully disclosed. Manchester City Football Club Limited's score sits at the top of this page and in the score panel. Without a revenue figure to measure carbon intensity, or an industry classification to compare it within, a company has no score.

How the Transparency Score is calculated

The Transparency Score is the share of a company's estimated footprint that it reported itself, graded from A (very high) down to F (very low). Where a category is missing, Mycelium models what it would hold for a company of that size and industry and counts it as undisclosed, so an unreported category where the bulk of emissions sit hurts far more than a minor one. Unreported downstream categories (9 to 15) count at a quarter of their modelled size in this share; the carbon intensity behind the score still counts them in full. A Scope 3 total filed without a category breakdown earns very little credit for the part left unattributed, because it does not show which categories are inside it: a company can count business travel, leave purchased goods out entirely, and the total looks the same. Without a revenue figure the footprint cannot be modelled, so the company has no Transparency Score.

For Manchester City Football Club Limited, the single biggest gap is Use of sold products (Scope 3 Category 11). Mycelium estimates it accounts for around 29% of the company's estimated footprint, yet it hasn't been disclosed. Leaving a bucket this large unreported is what's holding the transparency score down.

Other material categories Manchester City Football Club Limited hasn't disclosed:

  • Fuel & energy related activities (Scope 3 Category 3), around 10% of the estimated footprint

In total, roughly 45% of Manchester City Football Club Limited's estimated emissions sit in categories it hasn't reported. Disclosing these would be the fastest way to raise the transparency score.

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Manchester City Football Club Limited carbon emissions FAQs

What are Manchester City Football Club Limited's carbon emissions?

In its 2025 reporting year, Manchester City Football Club Limited disclosed total emissions of 28,693 tCO2e across all scopes. Including Mycelium estimates for undisclosed categories, the adjusted total is 47,666 tCO2e. Scope 3 accounted for the largest share of the reported total, around 89%.

Does Manchester City Football Club Limited report Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions?

For 2025, Manchester City Football Club Limited's available disclosure covers Scope 1 (1,411 tCO2e), Scope 2 (1,695 tCO2e) and Scope 3 across 7 of the 15 GHG Protocol categories. Figures not reported by the company are shown as modelled estimates and labelled as such.

How transparent is Manchester City Football Club Limited's emissions reporting?

Manchester City Football Club Limited has a Mycelium transparency score of 73.9 out of 100. The score is the share of the company's estimated footprint that it reported itself, so an undisclosed category where most of its emissions sit weighs far more than a minor one.

Is Manchester City Football Club Limited sustainable?

Mycelium measures sustainability through carbon emissions data rather than giving a yes or no verdict. Manchester City Football Club Limited has a Mycelium Score of 4.3 out of 10, which reflects its emissions intensity against sector peers together with how transparent and well-verified its reporting is. The emissions figures and disclosure documents on this page give the fuller picture.

Is Manchester City Football Club Limited environmentally friendly?

Carbon emissions are one measurable part of environmental impact, and the part Mycelium tracks. Manchester City Football Club Limited disclosed 28,693 tCO2e for 2025, and its Mycelium Score of 4.3 out of 10 shows how that performance compares with similar companies in its sector.

Learn more about our methodology and where this data comes from.