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The Government of Ireland’s annual public sector purchasing accounts for 10% to 12% of the country’s GDP – and thus has the potential to stimulate the provision of more resource-efficient, less polluting goods, services and works within the marketplace. The CO2 Performance Ladder is a practical instrument that can be…
When was it decided that there should be a new handbook? Tijmen kicks off: ‘At the end of 2021, we decided to work concretely towards Handbook 4.0. And even before that, during the development of Handbook 3.1, there were topics we knew we wanted to incorporate into handbook 4.0, such…
Accelerating CO2 reduction through sustainable procurement The project ‘Accelerating decarbonisation through the power of procurement by disseminating the CO2 Performance Ladder: implementation and expansion’ aims to accelerate CO2 reduction in Europe by promoting sustainable procurement through the CO2 Performance Ladder. Research by think tank IISD shows that compared to other…
The Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement & Business (SKAO) is looking for a Communication Manager Europe. The CO2 Performance Ladder is always evolving and SKAO is the heart of a large network of organizations that are actively and ambitiously working on CO2 reduction. As Communication Manager for the CO2 Performance Ladder…
When preparing the CO₂ footprint, you must choose an emission factor for each emission source. So too for green electricity from biomass. In order to use a lower emission factor than that of grey power, Handbook 3.1 requires buyers of this form of green power to show what their supplier’s…
CO2 emissions in the organisation and in the value chain Organisations that are certified on the CO2 Performance Ladder take more CO2 reduction measures than non-certified organisations. Using the CO2 Performance Ladder leads to extra CO2 reduction annually for Scope 1 (CO2 emissions caused by their own organisations) and Scope…
The feasibility study provides insights about the procurement context in 10 European countries: Austria, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. For each of the countries, the study provides information about: Sustainable Public Procurement: What are key priorities and activities in the country? Which…
The two main changes from the previous harmonisation decision (from 2021) are as follows: It is no longer allowed to reduce the enhanced greenhouse effects of high-altitude emissions with renewable fuels. Indeed, for these effects, it does not matter whether these emissions are caused by fossil or renewable fuels. The…
It is 2007. Al Gore’s film An Inconvenient Truth is still fresh in everyone’s mind. And climate change is a hot topic, even in the business world. Not surprising therefore that the subject comes up during a dinner of managers and directors from the railway industry. Ger was also at…
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