ISO 20400

ISO 20400: Sustainable procurement -- Guidance [1] provides guidance to organizations, independent of their activity or size, on integrating sustainability within procurement. It is intended for stakeholders involved in, or impacted by, procurement decisions and processes, complementing ISO 26000, Guidance on social responsibility.

History

The standard was developed by ISO project committee ISO/PC 277 under the leadership of Jacques Schramm. Work started in 2013 and the first edition of ISO 20400 was published on 21 April 2017.[2]

Main requirements of the standard

The ISO 20400:2017 adopts the structure in the following breakdown:

  1. Scope
  2. Normative references
  3. Terms and definitions
  4. Understanding the fundamentals
  5. Integrating sustainability into the organization's procurement policy and strategy
  6. Organizing the procurement function toward sustainability
  7. Integrating sustainability into the procurement process
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See also

References
  1. "ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable procurement -- Guidance". www.iso.org. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. ISO, You are what you buy – the first International Standard for sustainable procurement just published, 21 April 2017
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