Ireland’s construction sector is showing tangible progress in reducing emissions through the CO₂ Performance Ladder, with three companies now certified under the scheme and more companies following!

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has won three awards with Carbon Reduction on the M7 Kildare Bypass Pavement Rehabilitation project and with the country’s first CO₂ Performance Ladder tender. These achievements underline the growing role of the CO₂ Performance Ladder as GPP tool!

How the “CO₂ Performance Ladder START - Sustainable Public Procurement” programme is helping public buyers in Portugal, equipping multidisciplinary teams from several Portuguese public entities to embed clear, measurable environmental criteria in procurement procedures!.

Our parter, the International Institute for Sustainable Development just published a new policy brief ‘Six robust tools that make Green Public Procurement work in practice’ that focuses on the revision of the EU public procurement directives currently ongoing, be inspired!

From pilot success to national milestone: Colas Ireland leads the way with the first company-wide Level 3 certification on the CO₂ Performance Ladder.

Seven countries are now using the CO₂ Performance Ladder to cut emissions and make green public procurement the norm. The community met in London to share lessons, celebrate progress, and shape the next steps.

What does GPP and sustainable procurement look like in practice? 🌍
This was the focus of the recent Procura+ City Match in Utrecht where public buyers from the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, England, Portugal and Spain came together to learn about the CO2 Performance ladder in practice! 

Exciting news for public procurement authorities across Europe! The European Commission and SKAO have launched the CO₂ Performance Ladder Europe Community of Practice, a new community to help drive sustainable procurement and reduce CO₂ emissions.