ISO 20400:2017 Preview

Sustainable procurement -- Guidance

ISO 20400:2017 provides guidance to organizations, independent of their activity or size, on integrating sustainability within procurement, as described in ISO 26000. It is intended for stakeholders involved in, or impacted by, procurement decisions and processes.

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Current status : Published

Publication date : 2017-04
Edition : 1

Number of pages : 52
Technical Committee
:
ISO/PC 277

Sustainable procurement
ICS :

13.020.20

Environmental economics. Sustainability

03.100.10

Purchasing. Procurement. Logistics

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