ISO/PC 277

Sustainable purchasing
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Sustainable purchasing
The aim of the future ISO standard
Assisting organizations in
integrating the economic constraints
and the principles and issues
of social responsibility as described in ISO 26000
within the purchasing process,
independently of their activity or size
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Why is purchasing important in ISO 26000 ?
Purchasing: a major sphere of influence in public and private
organizations
Purchasing is objectively a priority in the implementation of any social
responsibility policy
For example, French GDP is mostly made of inter-companies
exchanges via decisions made by the purchasers
Income statements of big companies show that purchasing can
represent a great part of the turnover
Is a SR policy which does not take into account sustainable purchasing
credible ?
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Sustainable purchasing
How?
Providing standardization of principles and guidelines
not only for procurement Units and Top Managers
but also for stakeholders dealing with purchasing
processes
both internally and externally
(for instance: suppliers, contractors, procurement units,
buyers, local authorities )
for private and public sectors
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How is made an International standard?
National delegations
AFNOR
France
DIN
Germany
ABNT
Brazil
BSI
United Kingdom
(Other
National
Standardization
bodies)
National standardization body
Experts
Industry and commerce, consumers, NGOs, standard users,
governments, academic and research bodies, labour, public procurement
ISO
International level
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Sustainable purchasing
ISO/PC 277
Created by ISO/TMB during its meeting of February 2013
Led, in the framework of a twinning arrangement, by
AFNOR (France), and ABNT (Brazil):
French Chairman and Brazilian Vice-Chairman
French and Brazilian co-secretaries
1st meeting to be held in Paris at the end of September
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Sustainable purchasing
Membership of ISO/PC 277
19 participating countries
(Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Cte dIvoire,
Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Serbia, Singapore,
Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom)
14 observing countries
(Armenia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of
Korea, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Thailand, USA)
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Sustainable purchasing
Liaisons to be established
External:
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
IFPSM International Federation of Purchasing and
Supply Management
Internal:
ISO/TC 59 Buildings and civil engineering works (SN)
which developed the ISO 10845 series on Construction
procurement
Any further suggestion would be welcome
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Standard on Sustainable purchasing
Proposed content
Made of 2 parts:
Part 1:
Define the sustainable purchasing policy in accordance with the 7 core subjects of ISO
26000:
For purchasing management/departments and Senior Management, and for all
of the internal and external stakeholders in the purchasing process
For private and public organizations
For all types of organizations, irrespective of their activity or their size
Part 2 :
Present operational recommendations for the stages of the purchasing process
For purchasing departments, purchasers and/or other associated functions
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Standard on Sustainable purchasing
Work schedule: 2 to 3 years
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Time for ISO/PC 277:
Draft of the future standard
by the members of ISO/PC 277
Sustainable Purchasing
Time for ISO member bodies:
The draft is circulated to all
the ISO member bodies for
enquiry / vote
Time for ISO Central
Secretariat:
Review, and editing of the draft,
proofing, publishing
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ISO Standard on Sustainable Purchasing
Thank you for your attention !
For any further information:
Laurence DOUVILLE
Standardization Project Manager
AFNOR Standardization
Tel. : +33 1 41 62 86 06
laurence.douville@afnor.org