Scientists for Global Responsibility

What Scientists for Global Responsibility does

Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) is a UK-based nonprofit membership organization founded around 1996 and headquartered in Lancaster. It serves approximately 600 scientist and technologist members, alongside policymakers, educators, students, and members of the public, with a mission to promote responsible science and technology across issues including nuclear weapons, military carbon emissions, the carbon footprint of sport, corporate and military influence on science, and emerging-technology ethics.

SGR's core offerings are publications and educational resources rather than a technology product. The portfolio includes the peer-reviewed Responsible Science Journal, biannual SGR Newsletters, an ongoing series of research reports and policy briefings (e.g., 'Military climate strategies: are they just greenwash?', 'Dirty Tackle', 'Playing with the Planet'), and the Science4Society education programme. Outputs are produced by a small core team of part-time staff plus member contributors and distributed through the SGR website, email newsletters, presentations at conferences and universities, and social channels including Bluesky and LinkedIn.

SGR is funded through membership dues, donations, and publication sales, with no disclosed revenue figures. It is governed by its members and operates through a dense coalition of mission-aligned partners, including ICAN (whose 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaign drew on SGR research), the New Weather Institute, Cool Down, Article 36, CEOBS, and the Transnational Institute. The organization is privately held and is not a candidate for traditional PE/VC investment, functioning instead as an advocacy and research institution.

Name

Scientists for Global Responsibility

Legal name

Scientists for Global Responsibility

Website

https://sgr.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Scientists for Global Responsibility is a UK nonprofit membership organization of approximately 600 scientists and technologists that publishes peer-reviewed research and policy briefings on nuclear weapons, military carbon emissions, sport's carbon footprint, and corporate or military influence on science.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Science Policy Research and Advocacy

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation (BPADANAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Scientific & Laboratory Reference (Chemistry, Biology, Physics; Methods & Protocols) (EDAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Responsible science advocacy
• Military emissions research
• Nuclear disarmament analysis
• Science policy publications
• Science ethics research

Headquarters

HQ city

Lancaster

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: SGR operates as a membership organization with scientists and technologists as members, likely supported by membership fees.
2. Donations: Organization accepts donations from members and supporters.
3. Publication sales: SGR publishes reports, briefings, and the Responsible Science Journal. The website indicates reports can be ordered from the SGR office, suggesting revenue from publication sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Scientists for Global Responsibility is a UK-based membership organization that produces independent, peer-reviewed research, policy reports, briefings, a journal, and educational resources on responsible science and technology. Its work focuses on nuclear weapons threats and disarmament, military carbon emissions and climate change, corporate and military influence on science, and emerging technology ethics. It has approximately 600 scientist and technologist members and engages policymakers, educators, and the public.

Product overview

Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) is a membership organization that produces publications, research reports, and educational resources rather than a traditional product company. Its offerings include the Responsible Science Journal, SGR Newsletters, and dozens of research reports covering military climate strategies, nuclear weapons threats, carbon footprint of sport, and corporate/military influence on science and technology. SGR also maintains the Responsible Science Blog and a collection of presentations for educational purposes. The organization does not offer a technology product but rather serves as a research and advocacy organization providing publications and resources on responsible science and technology issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Responsible Science Journal: SGR's journal publishing articles on responsible science and technology issues
• Science4Society

Products and services

• Responsible Science Journal SGR's peer-reviewed journal covering issues of responsible science, technology, security, disarmament, and environmental sustainability, available to members, policymakers, educators, and the public.
• SGR Newsletters Regular newsletters published approximately twice yearly, featuring articles on SGR's work and related issues in responsible science and technology.
• Military Climate Strategies Report In-depth report examining carbon reduction plans for the militaries of 26 nations, mainly from Europe and North America, finding most military emissions are not covered by specific targets.
• Dirty Tackle Report Report on the growing carbon footprint of football, focusing on high-carbon sponsorship and air travel, co-published with the New Weather Institute.
• Playing with the Planet Report Analysis of the climate cost of UEFA's growth plan for European football, co-published with the New Weather Institute.
• FIFA Climate Blind Spot Report Report examining the men's FIFA World Cup in the context of a warming world and the climate impact of major football tournaments.
• Olympics Torched Report Report on the Winter Olympics as a platform for polluters and its impact on snow-dependent environments.
• Nuclear Weapons Research Publications Comprehensive collection of reports, articles, and presentations on nuclear weapons threats, including beginner's guides, UK nuclear weapons analysis, and nuclear winter research, contributing to ICAN's campaign which received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.
• Military Climate Research Publications Extensive collection examining military carbon emissions, military spending comparisons with climate action funding, and military greenwashing, including the 2025 technical report with CEOBS on how global military expenditure threatens SDG 13 on climate action.

Quantifiable outcome

• SGR's nuclear weapons research contributed to ICAN receiving the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• New Weather InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGR collaborates with the New Weather Institute on the carbon footprint of sport project, including joint publications such as 'Dirty Tackle: The growing carbon footprint of football' and 'Playing with the Planet: The climate cost of UEFA's growth plan'. Andrew Simms from New Weather Institute co-authors SGR publications.
• Cool Down: Sport for Climate Action NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGR partners with Cool Down network on sports and climate issues. Freddie Daley from Cool Down co-authored SGR publications including 'Offsets get the red card'.
• Environmental Defense FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with SGR on carbon footprint of sport research, particularly on high-carbon sponsorship issues.
• Champions for EarthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGR collaborates with Champions for Earth on sports and climate advocacy.
• ICAN (International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGR's decades of research on nuclear weapons contributed to the ICAN campaign, which successfully advocated for the UN Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) and received the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.
• Article 36minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGR collaborated with Article 36 to publish 'Humanitarian impacts of a single nuclear weapon detonation on Manchester, UK' in February 2013.
• Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGR researchers (Ellie Kinney, Stuart Parkinson, Lennard de Klerk) co-authored a technical report with CEOBS on 'How increasing global military expenditure threatens SDG 13 on climate action' in May 2025.
• Transnational InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSGR collaborated with TNI to publish 'What does the global arms race mean for climate action?' briefing in April 2025.
• Martin Ryle TrustminorOthersSGR is connected to the Martin Ryle Trust, which appears to be a funding mechanism for the organization. Martin Ryle was a Nobel laureate in physics.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Chatham House: UK-based international affairs think tank covering security, climate, and governance — broader but overlapping with SGR's policy-research scope and UK policy-maker audience.

Emerging players

• Friends of the Earth: UK environmental advocacy NGO addressing climate, sustainability, and corporate accountability — overlapping environmental advocacy audience with SGR's climate work.
• E3G: UK-based climate think tank producing rapid policy analysis for European and international climate action — comparable climate-policy adjacency to SGR's military emissions research.

Direct peers

• BASIC (British American Security Information Council): UK-based think tank producing analysis on nuclear weapons, arms control, and security policy — closely comparable to SGR's disarmament and military-influence work.
• Council for a Livable World: US-based nonprofit advocating for nuclear disarmament and arms control — closely comparable advocacy focus to SGR's nuclear-weapons programme.
• Article 36: UK-based nonprofit working on weapons policy and humanitarian harm reduction, including nuclear weapons — directly comparable niche and an existing SGR partner.
• Union of Concerned Scientists: US-based nonprofit membership organization of scientists advocating for science-based policy on climate, security, and emerging technologies — directly comparable model, scope, and audience to SGR.
• British Pugwash: UK branch of the international Pugwash movement of scientists addressing security, disarmament, and ethical uses of science — analogous mission and constituency to SGR.
• Campaign Against Arms Trade: UK-based NGO campaigning against the arms trade and scrutinising military-linked industries — overlaps with SGR's military influence and emissions work.
• International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War: Global federation of physician organizations campaigning on nuclear weapons and their humanitarian consequences — closely comparable to SGR's nuclear-weapons advocacy and Nobel-adjacent credibility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=GENQc8em2lE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scientists-for-global-responsibility-sgr-
• Facebookfacebook.com/responsiblesci

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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