What is ISO 20400 Lead Manager training?
It is a four-day course that helps professionals integrate sustainability into procurement using ISO 20400:2017 guidance, covering policy and strategy, sourcing and specifications, supplier selection, contract management, and continual improvement.
ISO 20400 Lead Manager training is designed for professionals who need to integrate sustainable procurement into their organization’s procurement processes. The course is based on the recommendations of ISO 20400:2017 and focuses on how sustainability is prioritized, planned, embedded in procurement governance, and applied across the supply chain.You learn the principles of sustainable procurement, how to interpret ISO 20400 guidance in your organizational context, and how to support planning, integration, management, monitoring, and review of sustainable procurement practices.The program addresses organizing sustainable procurement, integrating sustainability into procurement policy and strategy, planning sourcing strategies, and integrating sustainability requirements into specifications. It concludes with supplier selection, contract management, and continual improvement.Exam fees are included and certification is available. The stated success rate is 100%. The exam is available online and has a stated duration of three hours.
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- The course is four days and focuses on integrating sustainable procurement using ISO 20400:2017 guidance.
- Topics include policy/strategy integration, sourcing strategy, and sustainability requirements in specifications.
- The program includes supplier selection, contract management, and continual improvement.
- Exam fees are included; the exam is online and stated as three hours; exam language stated as English.
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Sustainable procurement works when governance and process design are aligned. Make sustainability explicit in policy and strategy, then translate it into sourcing requirements, supplier evaluation criteria, and contract clauses you can monitor. Measurement is not optional—if you cannot track performance and improvement, sustainability becomes a statement instead of a managed practice.
“Help organizations integrate sustainability into their procurement processes, based on the recommendations of ISO 20400:2017.”
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