Venue Impact Advisory

Principality Stadium (Cardiff)

Stadium / Arena · Wales

Sustainable Venue Score56/100
CertifiedHigh confidence✓ Verified from published report
Overall
77th of 200
Stadium / Arena
13th of 46
Wales
5th of 13

Principality Stadium (Cardiff) 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 & Carbon15 / 30
Waste & Circularity13 / 20
Supply Chain & Sourcing12 / 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: largest stadium solar-PV array in the UK (1.5 MWp on the retractable roof, ~1.24 GWh/yr, ~22% of electricity, -257 tCO2/yr); zero waste to landfill; rainwater harvesting; BS8901 legacy (first certified sustainable event stadium, 2011); WRU carbon-neutral-2050. Strong on-site generation; target date unambitious.

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

Primary source: principalitystadium.wales/information/sustainability

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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.