▁cert ification ▁of ▁core ▁management ▁functions , ▁processes ▁and ▁personnel ▁– ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁its ▁business ▁practices ▁reflect ▁leading ▁international ▁standards . ▁ ▁This ▁work ▁resulted ▁in ▁UN OP S ▁gain ing ▁the ▁ISO ▁ 9 0 0 1 ▁quality ▁management ▁system ▁cert ification ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁UN ▁organization ▁to ▁be ▁cert ified ▁for ▁its ▁global ▁quality ▁management ▁systems . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁UN OP S ▁was ▁awarded ▁ISO ▁ 1 4 0 0 1 ▁cert ification ▁for ▁its ▁commit ment ▁to ▁protect ing ▁the ▁environment , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁global ▁organization ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁four ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁project ▁management ▁cert ifications ▁available . ▁ ▁UN OP S ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁UN ▁body ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁awarded ▁the ▁Char tered ▁Institute ▁of ▁P urch asing ▁and ▁Supp ly ' s ▁Cert ification ▁in ▁Pro c ure ment ▁Pol ic ies ▁and ▁Pro ced ures . ▁The ▁C IP S ▁cert ification ▁demonstr ates ▁that ▁UN OP S ▁has ▁sound ▁proc ure ment ▁policies , ▁processes ▁and ▁procedures , ▁verified ▁and ▁monitor ed ▁by ▁an ▁independent ▁body . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁UN OP S ▁achieved ▁gold ▁level ▁in ▁sust ain able ▁proc ure ment ▁from ▁the ▁Institute . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁UN OP S . org ▁official ▁website . ▁UN OP S ▁News ▁UN OP S ▁project ▁data ▁platform ▁ ▁Category : Organ izations ▁established ▁by