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…
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,…
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…
The Government of Ireland’s annual public sector purchasing accounts for 10% to 12% of the country’s GDP – and thus has the potential to stimulate the provision of more resource-efficient, less polluting goods, services and works within the marketplace. The CO2 Performance Ladder is a practical instrument that can be…
Our partner, the International Institute for Sustainable Development, has released a new insightful report: ‘Monitoring Progress in Green Public Procurement’. The report is developed as part of SKAO’s ongoing collaboration with IISD in the project ‘Accelerating decarbonisation through the power of procurement by disseminating the CO₂ Performance Ladder: implementation…
When was it decided that there should be a new handbook? Tijmen kicks off: ‘At the end of 2021, we decided to work concretely towards Handbook 4.0. And even before that, during the development of Handbook 3.1, there were topics we knew we wanted to incorporate into handbook 4.0, such…
Today, the 1500th certificate for the CO2 Performance Ladder was awarded to European fast-charging company Fastned. With the CO2 Performance Ladder, organisations reduce their CO2 emissions throughout their operations, projects and in their supply chain. The award of the 1500th certificate underlines the growing number of organisations committed to CO₂ reduction…
1. What makes you a special certificate holder? ‘You wouldn’t say so when you see me,’ says Mark cheerfully, ‘but the company has an average age of 32 and diversity is important to us. Our ‘purpose’ is: ‘to make an impact that matters’. I have the impression that our clients…
In the pursuit of sustainable and environmentally responsible practices, the DeCarb-Pro project emerges as a vital initiative aimed at significantly reducing CO2 emissions resulting from public procurement activities carried out by local authorities (LAs) in North West Europe (NWE). The impact of public procurement on CO2 emissions is striking, with 15% or…
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