The CO₂ Performance Ladder is being expanded across Europe to promote sustainable procurement and accelerate CO₂ reduction. This initiative highlights green public procurement as a powerful tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fostering sustainable business practices.
The CO2 Performance Ladder is being introduced in France, Germany, Ireland, Portugal and the UK, alongside its established presence in the Netherlands and Belgium. Find out more about the implementation in your country.
Together with our partners we support European countries in implementing the CO2 Performance Ladder in Europe. Our project partners share insights, organise meetings, and evaluate the Ladder’s impact. This roll-out is supported by the IKEA Foundation.
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Find out how international contracting authorities and companies work with the CO2 Performance Ladder and what is needed to successfully implement it.
When issuing a public tender in the EU, you must comply with the requirements of European procurement law. Using the CO2 Performance Ladder as an award criterion to determine the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) on the basis of the best price-quality is in line with this legislation, provided you…
More than two-thirds of all Ladder certified organisations are Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), ranging from companies in the civil engineering and transport sector to consultancy firms. In this article, we lay out the interesting benefits the CO₂ Performance Ladder can have for SMEs and how you can make smart…
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Micheál O’Connor, Senior Procurement Executive at Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) talks about his experience implementing the Ladder into their procurement process.
