ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement

Many organizations are looking to reduce their climate, social and environmental impacts and are focusing on making their operations more sustainable, ethical and environmentally responsible. A sustainable approach to procurement is one aspect of that journey and this course covers the issues in sustainable procurement along with an overview of ISO 20400 the international standard which provides guidelines for organization’s wishing to implement sustainable procurement practices.
– Sustainable procurement is the application of social and environmental responsibility to procurement policies,
processes, and practices, and ISO 20400 is the international standard which sets out best practice for sustainable
procurement.
– This course provides an overview of the issues involved in implementing a sustainable procurement policy and highlights how ISO 20400 supports this. The topics covered include
– What sustainable procurement is, and its benefits.
– The drivers for changing to a sustainable approach to procurement
– How ISO 20400 fits into the framework of international standards aimed at supporting businesses moving to ethical and environmentally responsible practices.
– Learn how to interpret the ISO 20400 guidelines in the specific context of an organization
– The seven core subject areas in ISO 20400 Acknowledge the correlation between ISO 20400 and other
sustainability related standards, such as ISO 26000 and ISO 14001