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Cotswold District Council

cotswold.gov.uk 0.7
Mycelium Score 0.7 / 10 Significant room to improve F Transparency Very Low Minimal disclosure across key areas

Explore carbon emissions data for Cotswold District Council. Mycelium helps you review reported emissions, disclosure status, Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 data, climate targets and sustainability information in one company profile.

This profile brings together available carbon emissions data for Cotswold District Council, including reported figures, modelled estimates, disclosure documents and sustainability indicators, so you can review its emissions and compare its performance against similar companies. It is one entry in the Mycelium emissions database. Read how we source and check this data.

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Emissions

Carbon emissions

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Open Corporate Carbon Footprint Data Model (OpenCCF) Schema and docs on GitHub By the Carbon Accounting Alliance with Murmurate Digital, Mycelium and Roundarc.

Total yearly emissions across all scopes

19,948 tCO2e (Location Based) (Mycelium adjusted)

Reported by Cotswold District Council
2,764 tCO₂e
Estimated by Mycelium
17,184 tCO₂e

Cotswold District Council reported 14% of the adjusted total. Mycelium estimated the remaining 86% for the categories it did not disclose.

Scope 1

tCO2e

1,397

Scope 2 (Location Based)

tCO2e

115

Scope 3 total

tCO2e

18,436

Checked against pages 6, 7 and 8 of the source report on 3 Oct 2026

Scope 3 reported

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Provenance

Review the sources and documents behind Cotswold District Council's emissions data. Provenance matters because it shows where the information comes from, how recent it is and how complete the disclosure appears to be.

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Emissions
Factors

Modelled emission factor Total, all scopes including all Scope 3
0.311 kgCO2e / £

Supplier specific emission factors (kgCO2e / £)

Modelled
Reported
Scope 1 + 2 Direct + purchased energy
0.024
0.024
Upstream + upstream Scope 3
0.106
0.033
Total + all Scope 3
0.311
0.043

Scope 2 in these factors uses the company's location based figure.

Which figure should I use?

Comparing companies? Use Total Modelled. It is the most complete like-for-like view: any categories the company has not disclosed are filled with industry-typical estimates, so a transparent company is not unfairly penalised against one that simply has not reported.

Estimating your own supply-chain emissions from spend with this company? Use Upstream Modelled. The GHG Protocol defines purchased-goods emissions as cradle-to-gate, which means this company's own operations plus its upstream supply chain. The Total figure also includes downstream emissions, such as the lifetime use of the products this company sells, which the GHG Protocol attributes to the users of those products rather than to customers buying goods and services.

Reported counts only emissions the company has filed itself. A blank or low Reported cell does not mean those emissions do not exist, just that the company has not disclosed them. When Reported sits close to Modelled, that is a positive signal: the company has disclosed most of its salient emissions.

Sustainability
Snapshot

Based on reported data, retrieved with AI

  • Cotswold District Council reported 2,764 tCO₂e in 2023.
  • Scope 3 accounted for 92% of emissions.
  • Reported across 4 of 15 GHG Protocol Scope 3 categories.
  • Scope 2 reported under the location based methodology.

According to available emissions disclosures, Cotswold District Council reported total yearly emissions of 2,764 tCO₂e in 2023. Scope 3 emissions accounted for 92% of the footprint, indicating supply chain activity, purchased goods and services, business travel, and wider operational dependencies were the most significant contributors to the company's carbon footprint.

The company achieved a Mycelium Score of 0.7, placing it well below average for its sector for sustainability performance, and received a transparency score of 13.9, pointing to very little public detail on their key emissions.

Scope
breakdown

Scope 1 emissions

Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls, such as fuel use, facilities and vehicles.

REPORTED

Direct emissions

1,397

tCO2e

Scope 2 emissions

Indirect emissions from purchased energy, including electricity, heating and cooling.

REPORTED

Location based

115

tCO2e

Market based

–

tCO2e

Scope 3 emissions

Wider value chain emissions across the 15 GHG Protocol categories, from purchased goods and business travel to investments, where reported.

REPORTED

Cat 1

Purchased goods & services

217

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 2

Capital goods

1,813

tCO2e
REPORTED

Cat 3

Fuel & energy related activities

361

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 4

Upstream transportation & distribution

1,434

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 5

Waste generated in operations

202

tCO2e
REPORTED

Cat 6

Business travel

29

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 7

Employee commuting

1,056

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 8

Upstream leased assets

168

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 9

Downstream transportation & distribution

553

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 10

Processing of sold products

412

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 11

Use of sold products

6,993

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 12

End-of-life treatment of sold products

429

tCO2e
REPORTED

Cat 13

Downstream leased assets

646

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 14

Franchises

75

tCO2e
ESTIMATED

Cat 15

Investments

4,048

tCO2e

11 values were derived via Mycelium's normalisation process rather than reported by the company. A cell marked “ESTIMATED” is a figure the company did not disclose, modelled by Mycelium. Cells marked “–” were not disclosed and could not be modelled.

Structured data JSON-LD, OpenCCF Spreadsheet CSV
Open Corporate Carbon Footprint Data Model (OpenCCF) Schema and docs on GitHub By the Carbon Accounting Alliance with Murmurate Digital, Mycelium and Roundarc.

Verification

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Independent assurance

Independently assured by Aether for 2023

Contact Info

Address

–

Country

GBR

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How scoring works

How the Mycelium Score is calculated

The Mycelium Score is out of 10. Up to 6.5 points reflect carbon intensity vs sector peers (emissions normalised against revenue), scaled by how transparent the reporting is. The band above 6.5 is earned through verified data quality on a claimed profile: declaring every reporting category yourself (up to 2.0), preparation by a carbon accountant (2.0) and independently audited figures (2.0), capped at 10.

A higher score means lower carbon intensity than sector peers, backed by data that's third-party verified, claimed by the company, and fully disclosed. Cotswold District Council's score sits at the top of this page and in the score panel.

How the Transparency Score is calculated

The Transparency Score is the share of a company's estimated footprint that it reported itself, graded from A (very high) down to F (very low). Where a category is missing, Mycelium models what it would hold for a company of that size and industry and counts it as undisclosed, so an unreported category where the bulk of emissions sit hurts far more than a minor one. A Scope 3 total filed without a category breakdown earns very little credit for the part left unattributed, because it does not show which categories are inside it: a company can count business travel, leave purchased goods out entirely, and the total looks the same. Companies with nothing to model are graded on how much of their industry's typical footprint the reported categories cover.

For Cotswold District Council, the single biggest gap is Use of sold products (Scope 3 Category 11). Mycelium estimates it accounts for around 35% of the company's total footprint, typically the largest source of emissions for a International Bodies company, yet it hasn't been disclosed. Leaving a bucket this large unreported is what's holding the transparency score down.

Other material categories Cotswold District Council hasn't disclosed:

  • Investments (Scope 3 Category 15), around 20% of the estimated footprint
  • Capital goods (Scope 3 Category 2), around 9% of the estimated footprint
  • Upstream transportation & distribution (Scope 3 Category 4), around 7% of the estimated footprint

In total, roughly 79% of Cotswold District Council's estimated emissions sit in categories it hasn't reported. Disclosing these would be the fastest way to raise the transparency score.

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Cotswold District Council carbon emissions FAQs

What are Cotswold District Council's carbon emissions?

In its 2023 reporting year, Cotswold District Council disclosed total emissions of 2,764 tCO2e across all scopes. Including Mycelium estimates for undisclosed categories, the adjusted total is 19,948 tCO2e. Scope 3 accounted for the largest share, around 92% of the total.

Does Cotswold District Council report Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions?

For 2023, Cotswold District Council's available disclosure covers Scope 1 (1,397 tCO2e), Scope 2 (115 tCO2e), Scope 3 across 4 of the 15 GHG Protocol categories. Figures not reported by the company are shown as modelled estimates and labelled as such.

How transparent is Cotswold District Council's emissions reporting?

Cotswold District Council has a Mycelium transparency score of 13.9 out of 100. The score is the share of the company's estimated footprint that it reported itself, so an undisclosed category where most of its emissions sit weighs far more than a minor one.

Is Cotswold District Council sustainable?

Mycelium measures sustainability through carbon emissions data rather than giving a yes or no verdict. Cotswold District Council has a Mycelium Score of 0.7 out of 10, which reflects its emissions intensity against sector peers together with how transparent and well-verified its reporting is. The emissions figures, disclosure documents and climate targets on this page give the fuller picture.

Is Cotswold District Council environmentally friendly?

Carbon emissions are one measurable part of environmental impact, and the part Mycelium tracks. Cotswold District Council disclosed 2,764 tCO2e for 2023, and its Mycelium Score of 0.7 out of 10 shows how that performance compares with similar companies in its sector.

Learn more about our methodology and where this data comes from.