CO2 performance ladder
Ballast Nedam is certified on Level 5 (the highest rung) of the CO2 performance ladder. This is the latest version (2.0) of the performance ladder. This affirms Ballast Nedam’s capability not only of reducing its own CO2 emission, but also of performing its projects with less CO2 emission.
January 2011 marked Ballast Nedam’s first attainment of the highest rung on Prorail’s original CO2 performance ladder. The performance ladder has since been transferred to the independent organization Stichting Klimaatvriendelijk Aanbesteden en Ondernemen (SKAO), which has released version 2.0. The new version is fully compatible with the ‘economically most favourable bid’ criteria.
The CO2 performance ladder is gaining in importance, not only for Ballast Nedam, but for the entire industry. It gives the building chain a clear and comprehensible tool to demonstrate to customers the collective CO2 performance on project level. This is a socially relevant development, especially for companies that wish to add value through chain cooperation.
Ballast Nedam is constantly acquiring the knowledge needed for a life-cycle approach to projects. Our attention is not restricted to our own project-related emissions, but extends to the entire chain (including the consumption of suppliers and customers). In 2011 Ballast Nedam performed the second life-cycle analysis for the asphalt and wide-panel concrete flooring products. Relative to the reference year 2009, we achieved a 2 per cent CO2 reduction for the two products in 2010 (per unit product).
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