Venue Impact Advisory

National Museum Cardiff (Amgueddfa Cymru)

Museum / Attraction · Wales

Sustainable Venue Score55/100
CertifiedHigh confidence✓ Verified from published report
Overall
84th of 200
Museum / Attraction
26th of 54
Wales
6th of 13

National Museum Cardiff (Amgueddfa Cymru) holds a Certified rating, scoring 55 out of 100 on the evidence found. On its own reporting, on-site/qualitative renewable noted in evidence. 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 & Carbon16 / 30
Waste & Circularity12 / 20
Supply Chain & Sourcing11 / 20
Governance & Transparency13 / 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: climate & nature emergency declared 2019; decarbonisation strategy; £1m Low Carbon Heat Grant replacing gas/LPG/oil with air-source heat pumps across 8 buildings/4 sites; BS8555 SEREN Phase 3 (tracks energy/water/renewables/waste); Carbon Literacy silver. Real heat decarbonisation.

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

Primary source: museum.wales/sustainable-development

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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.