Venue Impact Advisory

Harewood House (Leeds)

Museum / Attraction · Yorkshire & Humber

Sustainable Venue Score56/100
CertifiedHigh confidence✓ Verified from published report
Overall
74th of 200
Museum / Attraction
22nd of 54
Yorkshire & Humber
2nd of 14

Harewood House (Leeds) holds a Certified rating, scoring 56 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.

Energy & Carbon17 / 30
Waste & Circularity12 / 20
Supply Chain & Sourcing12 / 20
Governance & Transparency12 / 20
Certifications & Recognition3 / 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 separate tonnage published
Self-reported
Trend: on-site/qualitative renewable noted in evidence
Base year: n/aLatest: recentAssurance (as reported): self-reported

What we found

Desk review: 500kW estate biomass boiler (one of Yorkshire's largest) heating the House and Courtyard, -500t CO2/yr, fuelled by 850 acres of self-sustaining estate forestry; renewable-charged equipment; petrol kit being phased out; net-zero ambition. Strong on-site renewable heat.

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

Primary source: harewood.org/about/future

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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.