"I was quite inspired by Microsoft. Here we have a company that was launched in 1975 and they want to remove all their emissions historically. I think that is quite ambitious! So observing and learning from companies like Microsoft and looking closer at how they are doing it made me say “ok if they are doing it, we can do it as well.”

Chris Lykke Christiansen, Co-founder of NØIE

As the company evolved, its sustainability goals shifted to a holistic approach including its ultimate goal of reducing its carbon footprint. These goals are also reflected by the fact that NØIE has recently received the B Corporation certification. But it is a big challenge to reduce its carbon footprint since most of its emissions come from scope 3 which are a result of activities from assets not owned or controlled by the company, but that the organisation indirectly impacts in its value chain, so the company is working closely with its suppliers to ensure that they also initiate plans to reduce their emissions.

NØIE’s next step is then to remove its unavoidable and historical emissions, and that’s when Klimate stepped in to help.

At the beginning of our discussions, we shared with NØIE The Oxford Offsetting Principles and it was clear that both of our mindsets were very much aligned with the principles. The fact that we can offer our expertise and make bespoke portfolios is what led NØIE to assign Klimate as their partner in carbon removal. So we worked together to find the best solution that reflects their sustainability efforts as well as allocates more technological and permanent offsetting solutions.  Therefore we focused on using technologies that can remove the CO2 from the atmosphere and store it away for hundreds of years compared to natural methods that are less permanent.