The CO₂ Performance Ladder is one of seven global case studies selected to showcase how carbon labelling and carbon reduction can transform supply chain management.
Public procurement accounts for an estimated 15% of global emissions. That gives contracting authorities significant power to steer markets towards low-carbon products and services, provided they have the right tools to do so.
The CO₂ Performance Ladder has now been featured as a proven example of this in a new international publication. The Practices Collection: Innovative Application on Carbon Label and Carbon Reduction Integrated Supply Chain Management was published by the International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN) in collaboration with the UN One Planet Network Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) Programme. It brings together seven case studies from around the world, including practices from Midea Group, Geely’s Farizon commercial vehicles, Thai Wacoal, the Thai Pollution Control Department (with GIZ), and the US National Retail Federation, alongside the CO₂ Performance Ladder.
The Practices Collection highlights the Ladder as “a proven and effective GPP best practice”, pointing to its track record: over 15 years of use in the Netherlands, now applied by more than 300 public procuring authorities across over 3,000 projects, and active across Belgium, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Portugal.
The publication also cites independent research by CE Delft, IISD and Utrecht University, which found that certified organisations decarbonise twice as fast as those without a certificate. A recent example from Ireland saw a 21% carbon reduction achieved with the Ladder in the country’s first tender to use it.
As noted in the report, the Ladder has a special status as one of the few instruments specifically developed for low-carbon procurement.
The Practices Collection adds to existing recognition of the Ladder by organisations including the OECD, the World Economic Forum and the IPCC.
The full Practices Collection is available to download here.
Read te article on the website of One Planet Network.
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