Venue Impact Advisory
Chester Zoo
Museum / Attraction · North West
Chester Zoo holds a Certified rating, scoring 63 out of 100 on the evidence found. On its own reporting, on-site/qualitative renewable noted in evidence. 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.
Carbon data
What the venue reports on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and how trustworthy the figure is.
What we found
Desk review: net zero Scope 1&2 by 2030, Scope 3 by 2050 (2019 baseline); air-source heat-pump decarbonisation across enclosures (Mitsubishi partnership) + solar PV; plant-based menu options; waste segregation; conservation mission. Real heat decarbonisation; absolute-reduction figure not yet public; no ISO cert.
Based on published or independently verifiable evidence available at the time of assessment.
Primary source: chesterzoo.org/.../sustainability-at-chester-zoo
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This assessment reflects publicly available information at the time of review and is open to correction. If anything is inaccurate or out of date, send us verified evidence and we will review it.
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.