Venue Impact Advisory

NEC Birmingham

Conference / Events · West Midlands

Sustainable Venue Score60/100
CertifiedHigh confidence✓ Verified from published report
Overall
43rd of 200
Conference / Events
10th of 28
West Midlands
2nd of 16

NEC Birmingham holds a Certified rating, scoring 60 out of 100 on the evidence found. On its own reporting, net zero 2040 (group). 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 & Carbon15 / 30
Waste & Circularity15 / 20
Supply Chain & Sourcing12 / 20
Governance & Transparency14 / 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 venue-level tonnage published
Self-reported
Trend: net zero 2040 (group)
Base year: n/aLatest: 2024Assurance (as reported): self-reported (group)

What we found

Desk review: no clean venue-level Scope 1&2 tonnage published; group reports a net-zero-2040 target, zero waste to landfill since 2012 (~82% recycling), a waste-management partnership cutting ~222 t/yr, The Climate Pledge and a carbon-labelling trial. Group programme strong; venue-level absolute figure not disclosed.

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

Primary source: necgroup.co.uk/sustainability/environment

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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.