TWO - FURTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement Guidance is the first International Standard for sustainable procurement and aims to assist organisations in meeting their sustainability responsibilities by providing guidance as to the effective implementation of sustainable purchasing practices and policies. the ISO, sustainable procurement is defined as that has the most positive environmental, “procurement social and economic impacts possible across the entire life cycle and that strives to minimize adverse impacts”. ISO 20400 also lists a range of principles to be upheld if an organisation is to embrace sustainable procurement, including accountability, transparency, ethical behaviour, respect for human rights and a focus on innovation and improvement. it is envisaged that ISO 20400 will complement ISO 26000:2010, Guidance on social responsibility. This is because ISO 20400 directs organisations to minimise their environmental footprint, review their impact on human rights and act to positively contribute to society and the economy. Social Traders Social Traders is a non-profit organisation established in 2008 to support and encourage the establishment of commercially viable social enterprises throughout Australia. Working with government, community, business and research partners, they aim to: Raise awareness about social enterprise and demonstrate its benefits Open up markets for social enterprise products and services Increase finance available to start and develop social enterprises Build capacity of social enterprises to trade successfully Support the coordination of social enterprise development in Australia. Social Traders also manages a directory of social enterprises in Australia, which is useful for finding social enterprise suppliers. Social Procurement Australasia Social Procurement Australasia is a group of individuals and organisations who believe in the potential of procurement to deliver social impact above and beyond the product or service being purchased. Social procurement is a tool for change whose time has come. Social Procurement Australasia is committed to the advancement of social procurement in Australia and the region. Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE)
TWO - FURTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement Guidance is the first International Standard for sustainable procurement and aims to assist organisations in meeting their sustainability responsibilities by providing guidance as to the effective implementation of sustainable purchasing practices and policies. the ISO, sustainable procurement is defined as “procurement that has the most positive environmental, social and economic impacts possible across the entire life cycle and that strives to minimize adverse impacts”. ISO 20400 also lists a range of principles to be upheld if an organisation is to embrace sustainable procurement, including accountability, transparency, ethical behaviour, respect for human rights and a focus on innovation and improvement. it is envisaged that ISO 20400 will complement ISO 26000:2010, Guidance on social responsibility. This is because ISO 20400 directs organisations to minimise their environmental footprint, review their impact on human rights and act to positively contribute to society and the economy. Social Traders Social Traders is a non-profit organisation established in 2008 to support and encourage the establishment of commercially viable social enterprises throughout Australia. Working with government, community, business and research partners, they aim to: Raise awareness about social enterprise and demonstrate its benefits Open up markets for social enterprise products and services Increase finance available to start and develop social enterprises Build capacity of social enterprises to trade successfully Support the coordination of social enterprise development in Australia. Social Traders also manages a directory of social enterprises in Australia, which is useful for finding social enterprise suppliers. Social Procurement Australasia Social Procurement Australasia is a group of individuals and organisations who believe in the potential of procurement to deliver social impact above and beyond the product or service being purchased. Social procurement is a tool for change whose time has come. Social Procurement Australasia is committed to the advancement of social procurement in Australia and the region. Australian Disability Enterprises (ADE)
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