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sbti and the co2 performance ladder
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06 May 2025

SBTi and the CO₂ Performance Ladder: Complementary Tools for a Low-Carbon Future

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…

About step 1 version 4.0
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10 April 2025

All about Step 1 of CO₂ Performance Ladder 4.0: reducing CO₂ within your organisation

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…

how to write co2
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01 April 2025

Is it the CO2, C02, CO² or the CO₂ Performance Ladder?

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…

aanbesteden-in-lijn-eu-wetgeving
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11 March 2025

Tendering with the CO₂ Performance Ladder: in line with EU procurement law

When issuing a public tender in the EU, you must comply with the requirements of European procurement law. Using the CO2 Performance Ladder as an award criterion to determine the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) on the basis of the best price-quality is in line with this legislation, provided you…

CO2 Performance Ladder SMEs
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04 March 2025

5 questions about the CO₂ Performance Ladder for SMEs

More than two-thirds of all Ladder certified organisations are Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), ranging from companies in the civil engineering and transport sector to consultancy firms. In this article, we lay out the interesting benefits the CO₂ Performance Ladder can have for SMEs and how you can make smart…

organisational boundaries
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25 February 2025

This is how you determine your organisational boundaries

To get certified on the CO2 Performance Ladder, the first step is defining which entities are included in your certification. This process, known as setting organisational boundaries, is essential for determining your carbon footprint and setting reduction targets. There are several methods to define these boundaries, each tailored to different…

3 steps CO2 Performance Ladder 4.0
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18 February 2025

These are the three steps of the CO₂ Performance Ladder version 4.0

In the CO2 Performance Ladder version 4.0, the five levels of certification from version 3.1 are replaced by three steps. In this blog, we explain what the three steps mean and to what extent they differ from or correspond to the levels of the previous version of the Ladder. Version…

Partnering for green procurement
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17 February 2025

Partnering for Green Procurement: How IISD supports the CO₂ Performance Ladder

Expanding the CO2 Performance Ladder to countries both within and beyond Europe requires extensive preliminary research. For example: What is a country’s current policy on sustainable procurement? What are its ambitions,  and who are the key stakeholders? The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) helps SKAO with studies to gain…

scope 3 emissions
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13 February 2025

Addressing your scope 3 emissions in three steps

As an organisation, you not only have to deal with CO2 that you emit yourself, but also with emissions that occur elsewhere in your supply chain. These indirect emissions are also known as scope 3 emissions. Scope 3 emissions play an important role in different levels and steps of the…

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