Environmental management standards and carbon-focussed certification schemes are often mentioned in the same breath, and understandably so: ISO 14001 and the CO₂ Performance Ladder both push organisations toward lower environmental impacts. In practice, though, they do differ on some points, from what they measure to how progress…
ProRail, the Dutch rail infrastructure manager, has used the CO₂ Performance Ladder as an award criterion in its tenders for years to drive sustainability performance across the supply chain. With the arrival of Version 4.0, ProRail is now announcing its next move. From 1 January 2027, ProRail will…
1.3°C of warming. 425 ppm CO₂ in the atmosphere. The global carbon budget is shrinking fast, and could run out within the foreseeable future. Climate change is one of the greatest societal challenges of our time. The Earth’s average temperature is rising, with consequences that are becoming ever…
To work effectively with the CO₂ Performance Ladder, it’s important that your organisation has support for sustainability efforts. Sustainability policies and measures can have a direct effect on employees. At the same time, employees play a key role in implementing sustainability measures. In this blog, we share tips on…
The CO₂ Performance Ladder is one of seven global case studies selected to showcase how carbon labelling and carbon reduction can transform supply chain management. Public procurement accounts for an estimated 15% of global emissions. That gives contracting authorities significant power to steer markets towards low-carbon products and…
Arcadis Netherlands is the first engineering and consultancy firm to be certified at Step 3 of CO₂ Performance Ladder 4.0. Below, Sophie Hanekamp and Benjamin van Olffen explain how, at Arcadis, they drew up a Climate Transition Plan (CTP) in eight steps and share some useful tips along…
By getting to grips with other influenceable emissions (OIE), you can impact emission reduction beyond your organisation and even your value chain as well. In this blog we explain why OIE are part of the new version of the CO₂ Performance Ladder, the categories of OIE, when you must…
The CO₂ Performance Ladder gives insight into your organisation’s emissions and offers tools for structural improvement. By working to certify your government organisation on the Ladder, you also set a good example to residents and businesses when it comes to emissions reduction. In this blog we explain which benefits the CO₂ Performance Ladder offers for governments organisations…
By using the CO₂ Performance Ladder as a Best Price-Quality Ratio (BPQR) award criterion in a tender, you encourage CO₂ reduction during the delivery of the project. From January 2027 it will be mandatory to use version 4.0 of the CO₂ Performance Ladder in procurement. In this blog you can read how…
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