CO2-Permance Ladder
To help meet its ambitions in the area of corporate social responsibility, Witteveen+Bos Raadgevende Ingenieurs B.V. mapped out the CO2 emissions from its activities in the Netherlands for the first time in 2008. This produced a CO2 footprint for the years 2007 and 2004. The CSR team is responsible for the energy policy and its implementation. Progress with this policy is recorded in the annual environmental report. Since 2016, the annual environmental reports have included the emissions inventory (CO2 footprint), the objectives and the progress on these objectives.
Annual environmental report
The energy policy and its implementation is in the hands of the CSR team. Its progress is recorded in the environmental annual report. Since 2016, the emissions inventory (CO2 footprint), targets, measures and progress on the targets have been part of the environmental annual report:
- 2023 annual environmental report (only available in Dutch)
- 2022 annual environmental report (only available in Dutch)
- 2021 annual environmental report (summary)
Origin
ProRail created the CO2 performance ladder in 2009. This gives bidders a notional discount on a tender if they demonstrably take measures to reduce CO2 emissions and take initiatives to achieve further reductions within the sector. Management of the CO2 Performance Ladder is in the hands of the Foundation for Climate Friendly Procurement and Business (SKAO). Now other clients can also use the performance ladder in tenders. More information about the CO2 Performance Ladder can be found at www.skao.nl.
Carbon footprint reports
The following carbon footprint reports are also available:
- CO2-footprint 1 juli 2022 - 30 juni 2023 (only available in Dutch)
- CO2-footprint 1 juli 2021 - 30 juni 2022 (only available in Dutch)
- CO2-footprint 1 juli 2020 - 30 juni 2021 (only available in Dutch)
The CO2 footprint of Witteveen+Bos’s activities in the Netherlands was also calculated for the years from 2008 to 2017 (see the Dutch page). Witteveen+Bos holds a CO2 Awareness Certificate at Level 5 of the CO2 Performance Ladder. The annual report states our CO2 reduction targets.
The communication plan (Dutch) for energy consumption and CO2 reduction in business operations and products/services describes how Witteveen+Bos communicates about these topics internally and externally. The memorandum on reduction targets per scope states the separate objectives for scope 1 and scope 2 of requirement 3B1 of the CO2 Performance Ladder.
