This course provides an overview of the issues involved in implementing a policy sustainable procurement and highlights how ISO 20400 supports this.
Many organisations 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 that provides guidelines for organisations wishing to implement sustainable procurement practices.
Sustainable procurement is the application of social and environmental responsibility to procurement policies, processes, and practices. ISO 20400 is the international standard that sets out best practices 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.
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I hope you will use this course to examine your organisation’s supply chain and to plan to improve its social, environmental, and ethical impacts.
Business author and consultant, specialising in performance measurement and improvement
I am a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the UK and work as an author of business courses and a process improvement consultant. I have over 30 years' experience and live near Stirling in Scotland, with my wife, daughter and Cocker Spaniel. I aim to make my courses accessible and understandable. My courses focus on business topics including KPIs, performance measurement, approaches to business improvement, Agile and Lean. I hope you enjoy my courses.
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