Belgium was the first country after the Netherlands to use the CO₂ Performance Ladder. Between 2019 and 2023, 24 pilot projects in three regions were launched implementing the Ladder. The results of the pilot are positive among both participating companies and contracting authorities, and can be read in the…
The CO2 Performance Ladder is expanding to France, marking the next step in its dissemination across Europe. This expansion follows successful implementation in the Netherlands, Belgium and Ireland. The Ladder’s launch in France was heralded on 27 March in Paris at the residence of the Dutch ambassador, in the presence…
On March 13th and 14th, the 11th edition of the Procura+ Conference, where sustainable, circular and innovation procurement policy meets practice, will take place in Lisbon. The conference is organised by ICLEI Europe and CO2 Performance Ladder takes the center stage in the two-day programme as one of the key…
The CO2 Performance Ladder was in the spotlight in Ireland recently as part of an event held at the Dutch Embassy in Dublin focusing on Circular and Sustainable Construction in a Dutch-Irish context. Throughout the afternoon, participants…
Failing to decarbonize procurement could jeopardize the NWE-wide LAs’ ability to meet the EU’s ambitious reduction goals for 2030 and align with the objectives outlined in the EU Green Deal. Green Public Procurement The DeCarb-Pro project is a collaborative effort involving 12 project partners from five NWE countries. The primary…
‘We have had solar panels on our roof for almost 25 years and do a lot in the field of sustainability,’ says Van der Boon. The family business has existed for almost 95 years and today is a renowned systems integrator in electrical engineering, climate installations and ICT. ‘Yet our sustainability…
Why does Handbook 4.0 take a different approach? Gijs: “The current Ladder always asks organisations to at least focus on their own operations (scope 1 and 2), while that is not always where the most CO2 can be reduced. Yet the organisation has to make separate targets for scope 1,…
Hidde Middelweerd Family business Jos Scholman from Nieuwegein has now been active in the infrastructure and green sector for almost 50 years, employing 300 people and with an annual turnover of 40 to 50 million euros. When the contracting company decided several years ago to start working on sustainability, work equipment was logically high on…
Under Handbook 4.0, organisations will work on a ‘climate transition plan’ – a path to zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. They will set feasible interim goals and make an action plan that shows how the goals will be achieved. Handbook 4.0 uses the climate transition plan to focus on CO2 reduction in the short and long term…
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