Venue Impact Advisory
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Museum / Attraction · London
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is one of the Index's leaders, scoring 69 out of 100 against documented evidence. On its own reporting, published estate footprint. 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.
Carbon data
What the venue reports on its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and how trustworthy the figure is.
What we found
Desk review: 1.5C-aligned science-based core-emissions target -46.2% by 2030 vs 2019/20; first net-zero-ready heat pump; most single-use plastic eliminated; Race to Zero; nature-based offsets for residual only. Achieved-reduction figure not yet public; target 1.5C-aligned but not formally SBTi-validated; no ISO/B Corp cert (certs trimmed).
Based on published or independently verifiable evidence available at the time of assessment.
Primary source: kew.org/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.