New contracts signed thanks to CO2 Performance Ladder The CO2 Performance Ladder is a measuring instrument and certification schedule, to stimulate CO2 reduction. Therefore, the government incorporates the instrument into its tenders by granting the certified companies an award advantage. Companies scoring well on the Ladder, show indeed that they are…
How did the RES in Zeeland come about and what was your role in it? Evert: “The Regional Energy Strategy (RES) was created from the global and national Climate Agreement. Of this is also a Zeeland (province in Holland) version: Paris in Zeeland. In our energy strategy, we indicate how…
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began, we saw an urgent need to deliver essential services to citizens across the globe. Because of this, greater attention was paid to public procurement processes and policies, largely to ensure they remained flexible and adaptive in a time of crisis. Now, public procurement…
One thousand tons of CO₂ can be compared to the emissions of 7,000 people flying to Paris or the burning of 338,000 liters of diesel. In Amsterdam, Van Gelder is fully committed to working without emissions. This resulted in a CO₂ saving of almost 70% compared to traditional activities. With…
Why did you start with the CO₂ Performance Ladder? Helsen: “We ask about the level at which our contractors are certified on the CO₂ Performance Ladder. Then it is strange if we do not get certified as a client. We have been working for years on reducing our energy use…
Sustainable Delfland The CO₂ Performance Ladder helps organizations to map out and reduce their CO₂ emissions. Delfland has set itself the goal of being energy neutral by 2025 and climate neutral by 2050. Director Pieter Janssen of Delfland: “In our policy for sustainable purchasing, we already grant award advantages to…
In 2019, the cabinet presented the Climate Agreement. This is an agreement between organizations and companies in the Netherlands to combat greenhouse gas emissions. The goal is that by 2030 we will emit almost half as much CO₂ as compared to 1990. By 2050 that should be almost one hundred…
The VNG program mainly revolves around CO₂ reduction in ground, road and hydraulic engineering (GWW). There is a lot to be gained here, according to Marloes Borsboom-Turabaz, project leader of the VNG program for CO₂ reduction by municipalities. “It is a somewhat underexposed task from the Climate Agreement. The energy…
CO2 Performance Ladder makes emissions transparent The sustainability report is about the operational management of the ministries, including all services and agencies such as the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) and the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA). In addition, a link is made with important policy themes of…
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