Every year, Amsterdam uses the CO2 Performance Ladder as an award criterion in hundreds of tenders. In this way, the Ladder contributes to achieving the municipality’s climate ambitions. Ladder-certified organisations not only actively work on CO2 reduction, but, thanks to the award advantage, also have a better chance of being…
Green power is electricity that comes from a renewable source, such as sun, wind or biomass. By using green power, you can reduce your company’s CO₂ emissions. The CO₂ Performance Ladder has strict requirements for what you can count as green electricity in your emissions accounting. In this article, we…
Transitional arrangements give organisations two years to progress to Handbook 4.0 The transition from Handbook 3.1 to 4.0 is the largest revision of the CO2 Performance Ladder to date. Certificate holders, contracting authorities and certification bodies (CBs) will therefore have plenty of time to prepare for the new handbook. SKAO…
Since earlier this year, Mosadex has been certified at level 3 on the CO₂ Performance Ladder. The total supplier in pharmaceutical care hopes that working with the Ladder will also inspire and motivate employees and value chain partners to actively pursue CO₂ reduction. ‘If you really want to…
Of all greenhouse gases, CO2 has by far the largest share in man-made global warming. But other greenhouse gases, such as methane and nitrous oxide, have a much greater impact on the greenhouse effect per kilogram of emissions. The new version of the CO2 Performance Ladder requires companies to also…
The CO2 Performance Ladder is now launching a pilot in Portugal. Aliados Consulting is the national coordinator to lead this pilot, aimed at accelerating decarbonization and promoting sustainable public procurement in the country. Following successful implementations in the Netherlands and Belgium, and pilot projects in countries such as Ireland, France,…
Germany is the latest country to adopt the CO2 Performance Ladder, a key tool for sustainable procurement and carbon emission reduction. This innovative tool, already a success in the Netherlands, Belgium, and beyond, is now being rolled out in Germany with the national coordination led by the Center for…
By far the majority of Scheldebouw’s CO₂ emissions occur during the production of the materials they buy to make their facades. Therefore, the facade builder started working on sustainability with value chain partners using the CO₂ Performance Ladder -with success. The first major project with sustainably produced aluminium resulted in…
Updated 20 May 2025 Sustainability management has become an integral part of business operations in 2025. Where some measures were once innovative, they are now considered mainstream. Both the market and legislation are responding to this shift with new ideas and concepts. In 2024, for example, the European Commission introduced…
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