Interest in sustainable procurement and certification with the Ladder On the first day of the international conference, the plenary session was opened by Dr. Bertrand Piccard, initiator of the Solar Impulse Foundation. In 2016 Piccard flew 40.000 kilometers around the world in an airplane on solar batteries. “This is all…
Based on expectations of the IPCC, a global temperature rise of 1,5 °C will occur in 2040. In order to prevent this, the global emission of greenhouse gases must be cut down by half between now and 2030. In 2050 the emissions must be zero to prevent global warming to…
Sustainable policy for mobility “We have the ambition to become completely carbon neutral and circular in 2035”, says Zantinge. “When we say carbon neutral, it does not mean compensating our emissions, but actually reducing our energy use among other things to cut down our emissions. Moreover, we have the ambition…
During the EcoProcura 2018 that takes place from Wednesday the 3rd of October until Friday the 5th of October, SKAO will be presenting the following sessions: – The Green Deal Sustainable civil engineering: a key driver for transition on Wednesday the 3rd of October from 16:00 till 17:20 – Market Lounge 2: The…
Pioneer of sustainability As Global Sustainable Solutions Leader at Arcadis, Van Geenhuizen is mostly responsible for that which requires improvement in practice, namely the implementation of sustainability. “I find that sustainability is too much centered around persons”, says Van Geenhuizen. “When the frontrunner or pioneer of sustainability is no longer…
According to Frederik Oudman, consultant Environmental Quality at Royal HaskoningDHV, it is inevitable for the transition towards electrification to expand to other business sectors. The infrastructure and construction sector offers many opportunities for the use of electrically powered machinery during the construction process. Electric tools are cost effective, more efficient…
Rabobank and EIB expand support for environment-conscious entrepreneurs – EUR 250m for front-running SMEs with one of the selected quality marks for environmental performance. – The facility follows three earlier “impact loans”, for a total of EUR 350m, that have supported nearly 300 Dutch SMEs. – Selected SMEs will enjoy…
Frontrunner in the fight against climate change By adopting the motion, the highest administrative body of the province of Gelderland has decided to structurally reduce its CO₂ emissions with the help of the CO₂ Performance Ladder. In this motion the provincial states requests the operating body of Gelderland to initiate…
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