Case study
Swapfiets
The Challenge
Swapfiets is built on circular principles and is committed to significantly reducing its environmental footprint. As expectations for low-carbon, circular mobility solutions rise across customers, partners, and investors, Swapfiets needed a clear, science-based path to emission reduction. To achieve this, the team asked us to support with our expertise in science-based target setting and circularity to strengthen their circular business model.
Project Objectives
01
Build an SBT-aligned emissions baseline and reduction pathways for Swapfiets through modelling and scenario analysis.
02
Integrate circularity into the decarbonisation roadmap so emissions reductions also improve product longevity, reuse, and resource efficiency.
03
Prioritise the most impactful decarbonisation levers into a clear, actionable plan aligned with SBT requirements.
Company facts
Swapfiets
Swapfiets is a pioneering subscription-based mobility company with more than 1000 employees, having circular principles in its core.
Industry
Micro-mobility
FTEs
1300
Nexio Projects’ Solution
01
SBT-aligned decarbonisation modelling
Modelled emissions across scopes and evaluated potential reduction pathways consistent with Science Based Targets. This included scenario analysis to identify feasible and ambitious pathways aligned with Swapfiets' operational reality. Provided strategic guidance to embed circularity considerations within the decarbonisation plan, ensuring reduction measures reinforced product longevity, reuse cycles, resource efficiency, and end-of-life recovery.
02
Circularity-based decabonisation plan
Identified and prioritised actionable, high-impact decarbonisation levers, such as material optimisation, enhanced repair and refurbishment processes, supplier engagement, and operational efficiency improvements, ensuring each measure supported progress towards SBT-aligned reductions.
Key Outcomes
Nexio Projects delivered a robust, SBT-aligned decarbonisation strategy. With this roadmap, Swapfiets is positioned to confidently advance its science-based climate ambitions while deepening the circularity embedded in its business model.
A clear understanding
of their emissions baseline and reduction potential.
A prioritised list of reduction measures
aligned with SBT requirements.
A strategic plan
that integrates circularity into climate action, reinforcing Swapfiets’ leadership in sustainable mobility.
Testimonials
Swapfiets
“We’ve spent the past few years at Swapfiets working to reduce our emissions, although we lacked a clear framework and defined decarbonisation pathways. Partnering with Nexio Projects has allowed us to step back, better understand our impact, and develop a tailored, SBTi-aligned approach that gives us confidence in reaching our goals.”
Freya Wood
Sustainability Manager at Swapfiets
