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From pilot project to full certification In 2024 the first Irish pilot project with the CO₂ Performance Ladder was completed: Jons Civil Engineering successfully delivered a motorway resurfacing project with an impressive 21% CO₂ reduction. That milestone demonstrated that the Ladder, widely used in the Netherlands and Belgium, also…
Public sector organisations demonstrably procure more sustainably when their tenders are visible. This is the conclusion of a large-scale study by Utrecht University, which analysed over 1,300 Dutch tenders using the Sustainable Procurement Self-Assessment Tool (MVI-ZET). Transparency acts as a driver for applying sustainability criteria such as the CO₂ Performance Ladder.
What can cities and regions learn from each other when it comes to using the CO2 Performance Ladder in tenders? That was the central question at the CityMatch on the CO2 Performance Ladder from 25 to 27 June, an event organised by the ICLEI Procura+ European sustainable procurement network…
In 2024, the first tenders using the CO2 Performance Ladder in France were launched. And not by any old procuring parties. Participants include the national postal company La Poste, grid operator RTE and RESAH, the central purchasing body for the healthcare sector. Together, the tenders cover an amount of several…
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…
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…
The Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement & Business (SKAO) introduces version 4.0 of the CO₂ Performance Ladder, the leading sustainability tool for companies and governments actively working on CO₂ reduction. On 14 January 2025, the new version of the Ladder was published in Dutch, and as from today it is…
The Netherlands’ largest municipality and capital city, Amsterdam, has been certified at level 3 of the CO2 Performance Ladder since 2024. Although the municipality has been actively working on CO2 reduction for several years, including by making their premises and vehicle fleet more sustainable, the Ladder gives the municipality an…
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