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ISO 20400 2017 – 2021 Progress Report Dec 2021 by Ross Primmer

As we approach the 5th Anniversary of the ISO 20400 standard this report provides some insight into where it is being used , how and what the benefits are.

5 Years of ISO 20400

Experts from around the world reflect on five years of ISO 20400, how the standard has been used and what the future of sustainable procurement looks like.

Open Letter from the ISO 20400 community of Practice Contributed by Mellita D’silva and Vaishali Baid

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 in Hindi.

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.

Key benefits of ISO 20400

Learn how to use the standard to deliver sustainable benefits, be more competitive and enhance the contribution of organisational procurement…

Why do we need an ISO standard on sustainable procurement?

Discover what drove the creation of ISO 20400 at an international level from the committee who created it.

How was the standard developed

Who developed the standard and how using the ISO procedures

How to use ISO 20400

Learn how you can use the standard to build your own sustainable procurement approach in your organisation

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.