As of November 2021, 92 countries, which collectively account for about 85% of global greenhouse gas emissions, have pledged to meet net-zero emissions targets. The new analysis indicates that greener public procurement practices can significantly reduce CO2 emissions across government supply chains and operations. Most of the emissions associated with…
Breaking up the foundation and sub-foundation, milling asphalt layers, removing tons of rubble and replacing it with new material… Thisis just a small selection of what had to be done during the maintenance work on the Scheldelaan in the port of Antwerp. A big task, complete with a tight deadline.
Power of procurement Governments can significantly influence the emissions of companies and heavy industries by making carbon reduction an important criterion when purchasing goods and services. The CO₂ Performance Ladder, developed and managed by the Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement and Business (SKAO), harnesses the power of procurement…
Making all those machines and vehicles more sustainable is an important part of the company’s ambition to be completely CO2 neutral by 2050. Substantial investments are therefore being made in emission-free equipment used both in the Netherlands and internationally. Van Oord has purchased three trailing suction hopper dredgers that run…
From compulsory targets to voluntary national contributions One of the most complicated questions in the global climate negotiations is what constitutes a fair contribution by the various countries. For many decades, the United States, on one side, and India, on the other, have managed to politicise concrete negotiations on targets…
In 1934 Rients Smeding went door-to-door with a horse and carriage to sell fruit and vegetables in Wommels, a small village in Friesland. Today Smeding & Zoon has grown into one of the largest fruit and vegetable wholesalers in the Netherlands, complete with two large distribution centers and a range…
All ministries will implement the CO₂ Performance Ladder. The (chief) directors of operations of all ministries recently decided this. The government wants to use this to reduce its CO₂ emissions as much as possible and thus realize more sustainable business operations. The CO₂ Performance Ladder is…
18% of national emissions by government procurement A report by the RIVM this summer revealed that the Dutch government is responsible for 18% of national emissions through procurement. In concrete terms, this concerns 22 megatonnes of CO₂ equivalents. The national…
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