Indicator 12.7.1 - Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation - U.K. Indicators For The Sustainable Development Goals

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Relevant UK policies

Non-statistical indicator

We have identified the following policies relevant to this indicator - Sustainable procurement - the Government Buying Standards (GBS).

Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available	Relevant UK policies
Indicator description	Not available for this indicator
Geographical coverage	Not available for this indicator
Unit of measurement	Not available for this indicator
Definitions	Not available for this indicator
Available disaggregations	Not available for this indicator
Calculations	Not available for this indicator
Other information	Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated	18 April 2019
Metadata last updated	08 April 2021

Indicator name	Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation
Target name	Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
UN designated tier	Tier II
UN custodian agency	UN Environment (UNEP)
Link to UN metadata	United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metadata for target 12.7 opens in a new window

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Indicator 12.7.1 Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation

Relevant UK policies