Venue Impact Advisory

Edinburgh Castle (Historic Environment Scotland)

Museum / Attraction · Scotland

Sustainable Venue Score53/100
CertifiedHigh confidence✓ Verified from published report
Overall
106th of 200
Museum / Attraction
36th of 54
Scotland
10th of 18

Edinburgh Castle (Historic Environment Scotland) holds a Certified rating, scoring 53 out of 100 on the evidence found. On its own reporting, qualitative evidence only. It performs strongest on governance & transparency and has the most room to improve on certifications & recognition.

Score breakdown

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

Energy & Carbon15 / 30
Waste & Circularity11 / 20
Supply Chain & Sourcing10 / 20
Governance & Transparency13 / 20
Certifications & Recognition4 / 10
Minimum Threshold floor: Met. Energy & Carbon and Governance & Transparency both clear the required minimum, so the venue is eligible for Certified or Leader.

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
Self-reported
Trend: qualitative evidence only
Base year: n/aLatest: recentAssurance (as reported): self-reported / limited

What we found

Desk review: VERIFIED (Historic Environment Scotland, public body bound to Scotland net zero 2045): Green Recovery strategy; national retrofit centre for traditional buildings; EV investment; heritage-building energy-efficiency research. Heritage heat hard to decarbonise; clears the floor.

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

Primary source: historicenvironment.scot/.../climate-change

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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.