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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…
With the re-asphalting of a ring road in Ireland, a CO2 Performance Ladder project outside the Netherlands and Belgium was completed for the first time. And with success: the project delivered nothing less than 21 per cent CO2 reduction. The Irish pilot was set up by the Irish Green…
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…
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…
In 2024, sustainability can no longer be ignored as a strategic must for businesses. But where some measures were innovative at first, now they are mainstream. Both the market and legislators are trying to respond to this with new ideas and concepts. The same applies for the European Union (EU)…
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