Venue Impact Advisory

V&A Dundee

Museum / Attraction · Scotland

Sustainable Venue Score59/100
CertifiedHigh confidence✓ Verified from published report
Overall
54th of 200
Museum / Attraction
16th of 54
Scotland
6th of 18

V&A Dundee holds a Certified rating, scoring 59 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 & Carbon17 / 30
Waste & Circularity13 / 20
Supply Chain & Sourcing12 / 20
Governance & Transparency14 / 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: BREEAM Excellent; renewable heat from 30 geothermal boreholes + roof air-source heat pumps (renewable heating & cooling), cutting electrical load ~two-thirds and ~43% less carbon than a comparable building; real-time energy display. Strong renewable-heat design; own-baseline absolute reduction not the metric (new build).

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

Primary source: vam.ac.uk/dundee/info/our-building

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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.