Sustainability

At VD Leegte Metaal, we believe that sustainable business is not only a moral obligation, but also a strategic necessity. After all, we have a responsibility to our living environment and our business activities can have an impact on it. Beyond being aware, we are working daily to “green” that impact. By implementing sustainable processes, we reduce our ecological footprint and contribute to preserving a natural environment for future generations.
VD Leegte Metaal is closely involved in society and expresses this, among other things, in its environmental policy. To this end, the company has certified its environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001 and conducts an annual emissions inventory in accordance with ISO 14064-1. VD Leegte Metaal is also certified for the CO2 performance ladder at level 3.
See our page on the CO2 performance ladder website: Link

The CO2 Performance Ladder is an instrument to encourage companies, which participate in tenders, to act in a CO2-conscious manner in their own business operations and in the execution of projects. This involves in particular energy savings, the efficient use of materials and the use of renewable energy. The CO2 Performance Ladder was developed by ProRail and has been used since 2009. Initially this was for tenders in the rail sector. Soon other tenderers, also from other business sectors, recognized the possibilities of the ladder.
Beyond the CO2 Performance Ladder, we are increasingly dealing with MKI, the environmental cost indicator, in tenders. This is a single-score indicator expressed in euros; it combines all the relevant environmental effects of a product into a single score of environmental costs that demonstrates the environmental shadow price/shadow cost of the product or project.
We as VDL Groep are also required to conform to the CSRD guidelines. The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is a fairly new European directive that requires companies to issue a far-reaching sustainability report. This sets out how sustainable and socially responsible companies do business.
All in all, more and more laws and regulations for companies to think and act properly with respect to people and the environment. Something we at VD Leegte Metaal tackle with both hands!