ISO 20400:2017(E) Sustainable procurement— Guidance

ISO 20400:2017(E) Sustainable procurement— Guidance 1 Scope This document provides guidance to organizations, independent of their activity or size, on integratingsustainability within procurement, as described in lSo 26000. lt is intended for stakeholders involvedin, or impacted by, procurement decisions and processes. 2 Normative references There are no normative references in this document. 3Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. IlSO and IlEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:-ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp -IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/ 3.1 circular economy economy that is restorative and regenerative by design, and which aims to keep products, componentsand materials at their highest utility and value at all times, distinguishing between technical andbiological cycles [SOURCE:Adapted from Ellen MacArthur Foundationi24] 3.2 decent work work performed in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity[SOURCE: Adapted from lSO 26000:2010,6.4.1.1,Box 8] 3.3 due diligence process through which organizations (3.16) proactively identify, assess, prevent, mitigate and accountfor how they address their actual and potential adverse impacts as an integral part of decision-makingand risk management (3.22)