Venue Impact Advisory
National Galleries of Scotland
Museum / Attraction · Scotland
National Galleries of Scotland holds a Certified rating, scoring 60 out of 100 on the evidence found. On its own reporting, qualitative evidence only. 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: VERIFIED (Climate Change Reports + Environmental Sustainability Report 2022/23): 1,326 tCO2e in 2022/23; carbon footprint cut ~60% between 2008/09 and 2021/22; Environmental Response Plan with net-zero goal; ranked 2nd most sustainable cultural organisation globally (U. Lausanne study). Was flagged none/unclear - actually strong public reporting.
Based on published or independently verifiable evidence available at the time of assessment.
Primary source: nationalgalleries.org/about-us/sustainability
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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 If anything is inaccurate or out of date, send us verified evidence and we will review it.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.