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Open letter from the ISO 20400 Community of Practice

As the ISO 20400 standard approaches its fifth anniversary in April 2022, the National Standards Bodies that make up the ISO confederation will have an opportunity to vote to Withdraw, Revise/amend or Confirm the ISO 20400 standard. This letter sets out the case to Confirm.

UNEP Factsheets on Sustainable Public Procurement in National Governments

We are pleased to share with you the Factsheets on Sustainable Public Procurement in National Governments, which is a supplement to the 2022 Sustainable Public Procurement Global Review. It features 45 country factsheets that illustrate the current state of sustainable public procurement (SPP) among national governments around the world. These factsheets provide detailed information about the SPP-related policies, laws, activities, and monitoring systems in place in each country. They also highlight best practices and provide important links to government procurement and SPP-related web portals, as well as SPP contacts within government.

Many thanks to the 45 national governments that participated in this effort which would not have been conclusive without the generous support of the Korea Environmental, Industry and Technology Institute (KEITI) and the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and the Environment.

ISO 20400 Essential E-Learning by Shaun McCarthy OBE

For users of our popular self-assessment, we provide a helpful guide to e-learning modules that may help

ISO 20400 – The next five years by Shaun McCarthy OBE This content was first published on SustMeme

Shaun McCarthy OBE shares his thoughts on what needs to be done to take ISO 20400 to the next level over the next five years.

Presenting a Dutch Circular Public Procurement best practice – for workplace ICT from the The UNEP SPP team

Tackling challenges
Public entities across the globe increasingly face two challenges:
1) “The digital workplace is crucial for my organization and my employees. How can I apply green/circular thinking to this essential part of my organization, without creating risks, complexity or high costs?”
2) “How can my workforce become more aware – in a tangible, safe and pragmatic way – that green/circular thinking is relevant for all of them, today?”.

Diversity Survey 2022 – UK Construction Sector

The UK Supply Chain Sustainability School has conducted the second annual comprehensive survey of workforce diversity across the construction sector supply chain. The survey covers nearly 400,000 employees from 270 organisations provides insightful analysis into the challenges faced by the sector.

Sustainable Public Procurement: 2022 Global Review (Parts I and II) … You will need to click to down load both parts of this review.

This report provides important insight into the current state of sustainable procurement (SP) across national governments, private enterprise and intergovernmental organizations worldwide. It is published in the framework of the 10YFP Sustainable Public Procurement Programme, which is committed to conducting a regular review of the state of SPP implementation as part of its work plan.

Greening the supply chain 2022

Balfour Beatty, the largest construction contractor in the UK, has produced an in-depth report on the preparations for Net Zero carbon through their supply chain partners. This report is presented in collaboration with the Supply Chain Sustainability School.

Three pillars of sustainable procurement (the environment, the economy and social value)

You may have heard the term “sustainable procurement” before, but what exactly does it mean? Sustainable procurement is the process of procuring goods and services in a way that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.