Venue Impact Advisory

AO Arena (Manchester)

Stadium / Arena · North West

Sustainable Venue Score50/100
Listed*High confidence✓ Verified from published report
Overall
128th of 200
Stadium / Arena
23rd of 46
North West
13th of 16

AO Arena (Manchester) scores 50 out of 100, but has not yet cleared the Minimum Threshold in energy and governance, so it stays in the Listed tier. On its own reporting, net Zero Carbon Events Pledge 2050. It performs strongest on waste & circularity and has the most room to improve on certifications & recognition.

Score breakdown

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

Energy & Carbon11 / 30
Waste & Circularity13 / 20
Supply Chain & Sourcing11 / 20
Governance & Transparency12 / 20
Certifications & Recognition3 / 10
Minimum Threshold floor: Not met. A floor in Energy & Carbon and Governance & Transparency is required to reach Certified or Leader, regardless of the total. This is why a venue can score into a higher band yet remain Listed*.

Carbon data

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

Scope 1 & 2
no published tonnage (baseline in progress)
Self-reported
Trend: Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge 2050
Base year: n/aLatest: 2024Assurance (as reported): self-reported (ASM Global Acts)

What we found

Desk review: part of ASM Global Acts; AGF 'A Greener Arena' certification under way; ASM signed the Net Zero Carbon Events Pledge (2024) and is establishing venue-level baselines across 50+ venues (pilot). Framework in place, no figure yet.

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

Primary source: ao-arena.com (AGF certification)

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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.