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After successful pilot in Belgium: CO2 Performance Ladder now also launched in France
CO2 Performance ladder
Having been successfully launched as a pilot project in Belgium several years ago, the CO2 Performance ladder has recently attracted interest from France as well. A positive development in the decarbonisation of both the industry and major players such as BESIX.
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NLS PhotographyMeasure and reduce carbon footprint
BESIX Group aims to reduce its environmental footprint through the Sustainability Forward programme. As a first step, the CO2 Performance Ladder is an important element in this policy. It is a certification system from the Netherlands that encourages companies and governments to actively reduce their carbon footprint. The certification is part of BESIX Group's objective to become carbon neutral by 2050 at the latest, both for its own direct and indirect emissions.
After BESIX Nederland, BESIX Europe and the certified Belgian subsidiaries of BESIX Group have also demonstrated their concrete commitment to reducing their CO2 emissions and combating climate change. For several years, they have been certified at level 5 of the CO2 Performance Ladder.
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Successful pilot phase in Belgium
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France on board
For the pilot in France
Bart De Bruyckere, BESIX QHSE Manager, (right) represented BESIX at the CO2 Performance Ladder launch event in France.
For the pilot in France, SKAO is working with its French partner ASEA, which is coordinating the project and has formed a consortium with three leading French contracting authorities: La Poste (the national postal service provider), RTE (the network operator) and UGAP (National Public Procurement Agency). So after Belgium, France is now choosing to work with French organisations and companies for a green future.
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How does the CO2 Performance Ladder work?
The CO2 Performance Ladder consists of five levels. The first three levels include organisations that are working on emissions from their own organisations and projects. From levels 4 and 5 onward, work on carbon emissions in the chain and sector is added on top of that. Thus, if a company meets the requirements of Level 5, the highest level, it has excellent carbon awareness and is actively pursuing strategies to reduce carbon emissions from both itself and its supply chain.