Goodwood Estate has published its 2025 Sustainability Report, sharing the next chapter in its long-standing commitment to caring for the land, supporting its community and shaping a more sustainable future across the estate’s diverse businesses and experiences.
Extending across 11,000 acres and home to more than 25 businesses, Goodwood’s approach to sustainability is rooted in long-term care, balancing heritage with innovation, while continuing to invest in the landscape, biodiversity and communities that make the estate unique.
This year’s report reflects meaningful progress across climate action, environmental restoration and social impact, alongside a growing ability to measure and understand the estate’s long-term goal of becoming net zero. Goodwood continued to measure the estate’s annual carbon footprint, which showed a small reduction in emissions from 7,530 tCO2e in 2024 to 7,422 tCO2e in 2025. However, for the first time we were able to calculate the carbon locked up in our trees and woodlands, with the estate sequestering 4,034tCO2e in 2024. Sustainability is embedded across the estate, from renewable energy and sustainable event operation advancements to habitat creation, regenerative land management, and education.
Over the past year, Goodwood has expanded biodiversity initiatives through planting 18,705 trees, laying 2,025 metres of hedgerows and creating 45 habitat boxes, while continuing to enhance the resilience of its natural ecosystems including the River Lavant restoration project. Across the estate, efforts to improve resource efficiency and reduce waste have also continued to evolve as this year, 24% of total waste generated was recycled and the remaining 76% was diverted from landfill.
Alongside its environmental ambitions, Goodwood remains committed to creating positive social impact through education, accessibility and charitable partnerships. In 2025, the estate raised £1,931,202 for charities, hosted 84 work placements, engaged 1,116 school children through STEM seminars at the Festival of Speed presented by Mastercard and welcomed 3,021 children to woodland education and Open Farm Sunday activities. Other initiatives such as the estate’s permissive paths and trundle pathway protection improve accessibility and encourage wider community engagement, while the robotic dairy supports higher animal welfare standards by enabling a more flexible, lower-stress environment for cows.
The report also highlights Goodwood’s continued progress towards its long-term carbon neutrality ambitions, supported by ongoing investment in renewable energy, sustainable fuels used at headline events, including Members’ Meeting and Goodwood Revival, and enhanced carbon measurement capabilities across the estate’s operations and land.
Looking ahead, Goodwood will continue to focus on reducing emissions, increasing biodiversity and strengthening its understanding of natural carbon sequestration, while investing in projects that support a more self-sustaining estate for future generations.
This year will also mark an important milestone, as the Goodwood Education Trust celebrates its 50th anniversary, recognising five decades of inspiring environmental education and connection with the countryside.
Stephanie Keay, Head of Sustainability at Goodwood Estate, said:
“This year's report not only demonstrates our continued progress and commitment to sustainable practices across the estate, but also the evolution of our strategy – focussing on outcomes and striving to tangibly and accurately measure the impact we are having onto the surrounding environment, both positively and negatively. Goodwood Estate is diverse, and the report offers a great insight into the breadth of our sustainable initiatives as well as the unique challenges we face”.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond and Gordon added: “This year’s edition of the Goodwood Sustainability Report provides a rare moment to acknowledge the difficulties and celebrate the successes in striving to become as sustainable as we possibly can. By pursuing bold ambitions around sustainability and eco-friendly processes, the estate will continue to meet the challenges of climate change and the biodiversity crisis with creativity and innovation, ensuring that future generations can cherish Goodwood as we all do today”.
The full Sustainability Report 2025 is available at: Sustainability Report 2025 | Goodwood Estate
