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Sustainable Procurement: An Introduction to ISO 20400

This course provides an overview of the issues involved in implementing a policy sustainable procurement and highlights how ISO 20400 supports this.

Created byRoss Maynard
BeginnerUpdated Feb 9, 2025

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleDefine sustainable procurement and describe its benefits
  • check_circleDescribe the purpose and main elements of ISO 20400
  • check_circleConduct a review of their organisation’s current procurement policies and supply chain
  • check_circleIdentify how sustainability practices could be integrated into their procurement process
  • check_circleIdentify their organisation’s priorities for action in sustainable procurement
  • check_circleSelect appropriate performance measures to help manage their sustainable procurement efforts
  • check_circleConsider the options to verify the sustainability of their supply chain

About This Course

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.

Topics covered include:

  • What sustainable procurement is and its benefits.
  • The drivers for changing to a sustainable approach to procurement.
  • How ISO 20400 fits into the framework of international standards aimed at supporting businesses moving to ethical and environmentally responsible practices.
  • The seven core subject areas in ISO 20400.
  • The Five-Stage Sustainable Procurement Model.
  • Reviewing the organisation’s current situation in terms of procurement.
  • Performance measures for sustainable procurement.
  • Cost analysis when comparing suppliers and sources of supply.
  • Verifying sustainability in the supply chain.

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.

 

Course Content

2 activities • 11 videos • duration: 1h 27m

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Sustainable Procurement: An Introduction to ISO 20400-Part111 videos • 1.5 hours
  • videocamLesson 1: Sustainable Procurement
    Duration 8:40
  • videocamLesson 2: Introducing ISO 20400
    Duration 7:31
  • videocamLesson 3: Sustainability in the Procurement Process
    Duration 6:43
  • videocamLesson 4: Reviewing the Current Situation
    Duration 6:46
  • videocamLesson 5: Priorities for Sustainable Procurement
    Duration 10:03
  • videocamLesson 6: Performance Measurement
    Duration 7:34
  • videocamLesson 7: The Sustainable Procurement Process Part 1
    Duration 5:11
  • videocamLesson 8: The Sustainable Procurement Process Part 2
    Duration 9:23
  • videocamLesson 9: Other Issues in Sustainable Procurement
    Duration 9:43
  • videocamLesson 10: Key Learning Points
    Duration 10:01
  • videocamLesson 11: ISO 20400 2025 Update
    Duration 5:42
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Final Assessment1 quiz

Your Instructor

Ross Maynard

Business author and consultant, specialising in performance measurement and improvement

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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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