Sustainable procurement is a process that ensures only goods and services that are really needed are purchased, and buying items or services whose net effect of production, delivery, use and disposal minimize negative impacts and encourage positive outcomes for the environment, economy and society. Experts travelled to Sydney in May to revise ISO 20400 – Sustainable procurement – Guidance with their international colleagues and the improved draft they produced is now available for public comment until 9 September 2016.

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