With growing sustainability targets and stricter regulations from the European Union, more and more companies are claiming to be working towards Net Zero emissions. In other words: the amount of greenhouse gases they emit is equal to the amount removed from the atmosphere, resulting in net zero emissions. But how…
Whereas a few years ago the CO2 Performance Ladder was only used in tenders in the Netherlands and Belgium, dozens of tenders are now running with the Ladder in various European countries. The international roll-out can therefore safely be called a great success. The movement thus set in motion will…
The Sustainable Development Goals aim to combat poverty, climate change and inequality worldwide, among other things. Reducing CO2 emissions plays an important role in this. By working with the CO2 Performance Ladder, your organisation can contribute to achieving various SDGs. In this blog, we explain what the SDGs are and…
Transport for London (TfL), the integrated transport authority responsible for the operation and improvement of London’s transport network, is currently testing the use of the CO2 Performance Ladder in the UK. In a podcast hosted by UK partner Action Sustainability, Anna Fish and Henry Yeomans of TfL talk…
As the urgency to address climate change grows, organisations face a growing number of tools designed to help them reduce their carbon footprint. Two such tools, the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and the CO2 Performance Ladder, are well-regarded for their ability to guide organisations toward meaningful emissions reductions. While these…
Step 2 and 3 are the highest steps of the CO2 Performance Ladder version 4.0. Both focus on CO2 reduction with the supply chain and even beyond. Step 3 requires the most ambitious targets and plans. In this blog, we explain which requirements apply to Step 2 and 3 and…
The five levels of the CO2 Performance Ladder are giving way to three steps in version 4.0. The first step – Step 1 – focuses on CO2 reduction within your own organisation. In this blog, we explain what Step 1 means, how the requirements of version 4.0 have changed compared…
The CO₂ Performance Ladder helps organisations map their CO2 emissions and then reduce C02 emissions. Or wait, was it CO2 after all? ‘Surely they should just know that over there at SKAO!’ we hear you think! ‘Or can’t they see the wood for the CO(222?) absorbing trees?’ April fools! Of…
Today (25 March 2025), SKAO and the European Commission launched the CO₂ Performance Ladder Europe Community of Practice (CoP) on the EC’s Public Buyers Platform. This CoP will help public buyers integrate the CO₂ Performance Ladder into their procurement strategies, setting clear targets and embedding structural CO₂‑reduction measures. The CoP…
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