CO2 performance ladder

As a sustainable organization, HHNK works with the_{CO2 performance ladder} of the Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement & Business (SKAO). On the one hand, this means that we reward companies that take the reduction of_CO2 seriously in a tender with a fictitious discount on the tender price. On the other hand, HHNK also applies the_{CO2 performance ladder} to its own organization, by taking measures to reduce the emissions we cause ourselves.

Purchasing and the_{CO2 performance ladder}

The_{CO2 performance ladder} is an instrument that helps companies reduce_CO2. HHNK has been applying this tool for several years in tenders in the GWW sector, where we award contracts based on the best price-quality ratio.

HHNK rewards the ambition level of tenderers in a tendering procedure with a tender advantage: a notional discount on the tender price. A tenderer expresses his level of ambition in a step on the_{CO2 performance ladder}. The higher the step (there are a maximum of 5 steps), the higher the tender advantage. HHNK determines in the tender documents how much fictitious advantage can be earned per step.

In market segments where the_{CO2 performance ladder}is still unknown, we do not immediately set the bar at the highest step (step 5), but start with step 3, which is seen as the entry level. However, we will gradually raise the ambition level to the highest step.

Sustainable water board

In the Climate and Energy Program, HHNK expressed the ambition to be energy neutral and emission neutral by 2025. The_{CO2 performance ladder} helps us work towards these goals in a structured way and has four perspectives:

• Provide insight into_{CO2 emissions}, by properly monitoring energy consumption. Based on energy consumption, HHNK produces a_{CO2 footprint} every six months.
• Identifying measures to reduce_{CO2 emissions}. These are assessed for effectiveness every six months.
• Make known through communication internally and externally what HHNK's_{CO2 emissions} are and what measures are being taken to reduce them.
• Participate through participation in initiatives around_CO2 reduction in the industry or beyond.

Learn more

HHNK was the first water board in the Netherlands to be certified for the_{CO2 performance ladder}(step 3). View the documents below about our goals and_{CO2 reduction policy}.