Easing of CO2 kilometre registration

Since 1 July 2024 employers with 100 or more employees have been required to submit the total kilometres travelled by employees for business and commuting in a "CO2 registration" file to the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). Employers are expected to keep a record of how their employees travelled for their work and include this in a detailed report which includes, among other things, the type of vehicle used for the trip and the type of fuel. This reporting requirement is part of a measure included in the Climate Agreement. The aim is to reveal the CO2 emissions arising from work-related personnel mobility and encourage employers to voluntarily reduce them.

The easing of the rule had already been announced by the Minister of Economic Affairs, Vincent Karremans. He said at the time that 500 rules for businesses would be scrapped, giving the kilometre registration as an example. This was announced as definite by State Secretary Thierry Aartsen on Budget Day, who wants to make the reporting mandatory only for businesses with a workforce of more than 250 people. At the same time he will ask the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) and the environmental services to end the enforcement of the kilometre registration for organisations with up to 250 employees.