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14 August 2023

CO₂ Performance Ladder to be implemented in Europe

Accelerating CO2 reduction through sustainable procurement The project ‘Accelerating decarbonisation through the power of procurement by disseminating the CO2 Performance Ladder: implementation and expansion’ aims to accelerate CO2 reduction in Europe by promoting sustainable procurement through the CO2 Performance Ladder. Research by think tank IISD shows that compared to other…

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14 August 2023

1500th CO₂ Performance Ladder certificate awarded to Fastned

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…

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16 May 2023

Vacancy: Communication Manager CO₂ Performance Ladder Europe

The Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement & Business (SKAO) is looking for a Communication Manager Europe. The CO2 Performance Ladder is always evolving and SKAO is the heart of a large network of organizations that are actively and ambitiously working on CO2 reduction. As Communication Manager for the CO2 Performance Ladder…

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25 April 2023

NEW HARMONISATION DECISION ON EMISSION FACTOR FOR ELECTRICITY FROM BIOMASS

When preparing the CO₂ footprint, you must choose an emission factor for each emission source. So too for green electricity from biomass.  In order to use a lower emission factor than that of grey power, Handbook 3.1 requires buyers of this form of green power to show what their supplier’s…

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12 April 2023

CE Delft research: the CO₂ Performance Ladder a proven tool for CO₂ reduction

CO2 emissions in the organisation and  in the value chain Organisations that are certified on the CO2 Performance Ladder take more CO2 reduction measures than non-certified organisations. Using the CO2 Performance Ladder leads to extra CO2 reduction annually for Scope 1 (CO2 emissions caused by their own organisations) and Scope…

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30 March 2023

IISD: CO₂ Performance Ladder feasable for use in Europe

The feasibility study provides insights about the procurement context in 10 European countries: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. For each of the countries, the study provides information about: Sustainable Public Procurement: What are key priorities and activities in the country? Which…

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01 March 2023

Revised harmonisation decision on renewable fuels in aviation

The two main changes from the previous harmonisation decision (from 2021) are as follows: It is no longer allowed to reduce the enhanced greenhouse effects of high-altitude emissions with renewable fuels. Indeed, for these effects, it does not matter whether these emissions are caused by fossil or renewable fuels. The…

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16 August 2022

The start of the CO₂ Performance Ladder: ‘We had the wind at our backs’.

It is 2007. Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth is still fresh in everyone’s mind. And climate change is a hot topic, even in the business world. Not surprising therefore that the subject comes up during a dinner of managers and directors from the railway industry. Ger was also at…

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03 August 2022

CO₂ Performance Ladder highlighted in World Economic Forum report

The report, from Mission Possible Partnership by the World Economic Forum and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is based on interviews with construction and procurement experts from the public and private sectors in France, Germany, Sweden, the…

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