ISO 20400: ''Sustainable procurement -- Guidance'' "provides guidance to organizations, independent of their activity or size, on integrating
sustainability within
procurement
Procurement is the method of discovering and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, services, or other works from an external source, often with the use of a tendering or competitive bidding process. When a government agency buys goods or serv ...
". It is intended for stakeholders involved in, or impacted by, procurement decisions and processes, complementing
ISO 26000
ISO 26000:2010 ''Guidance on social responsibility'' is an international standard providing guidelines for social responsibility (SR, often CSR - ''corporate social responsibility''). An organization's relationship with the society and the enviro ...
, ''Guidance on social responsibility'', by "focusing specifically on the purchasing function".
History
The standard was developed by ISO project committee ISO/PC 277 under the leadership of Jacques Schramm, a French management consultant. Work started in 2013 and the first edition of ISO 20400 was published on 21 April 2017.
Main features of the standard
The ISO 20400:2017 standard is structured as follows:
#Scope
#Normative references
#Terms and definitions
#Understanding the fundamentals
#Integrating sustainability into the organization's procurement policy and strategy
#Organizing the procurement function toward sustainability
#Integrating sustainability into the procurement process
Researcher Anne Staal notes that within
supply chain management, the guidance "necessitates a change in ... buyer-seller relationships", reinforcing the finding of Rentizelas ''et al''. that coercive pressure can “quickly force an industrial sector” to attain a level of sustainable procurement ... but it is not sufficient to develop sustainable practices in suppliers if these organisations themselves do not show initiative".
Adoption
Construction company
Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty plc () is an international infrastructure group based in the United Kingdom with capabilities in construction services, support services and infrastructure investments. A constituent of the FTSE 250 Index, Balfour Beatty works acr ...
has been identified as the first organisation to undertake a full evaluation using the standard.
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ISO 20400 - So what's it all about?
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References
External links
ISO 20400— Sustainable procurement — Guidance
— Sustainable procurement
iso20400.org- not for profit self-assessment website
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