ISO International Standards provide practical tools for tackling many of today’s
global challenges. Learn how International Standards work in
the real world in sectors such as Health, Water, Food,
Climate change and many more...
ISO
International Standards ensure that products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality. For
business, they are strategic tools that reduce costs by minimizing waste and errors and increasing productivity.
They help companies to access new markets, level the playing
field for developing countries and facilitate free and fair global trade.
All information held and processed by an organization is subject to the risks of attack, error and natural disaster, and other vulnerabilities inherent to its use. Information security is therefore at the heart of an organization’s activities and focuses on information considered a valuable “asset” requiring appropriate protection, for example against the loss of availability, confidentiality and integrity.
ISO 45001, one of the world's much anticipated standards for occupational health and safety (OHS), has been approved as a Draft International Standard.
Colorful, functional, fun, both kids and adults love them. Billions of drinking straws are produced each year; yet despite their worldwide use, plastic (polypropylene) straws had never been the subject of standards and specifications.
Record heat, melting ice and rising seas show
how climate change is affecting us. Around the globe, seasons are shifting and temperatures are climbing,
threatening to deprive us of the very things – air, water, food and a safe place to live – we depend
on for survival. But there’s new hope ahead.
ISO has produced over 570 environment-related
standards, including those that monitor climate change, quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and
promote good practice in environmental management and design.
In the January/February
2016 issue of ISOfocus, we ask the top experts in the field how ISO’s portfolio
can address climate change, reduce GHG emissions, and manage mitigation and adaptation
Published in English, French
and Spanish,
six times per year, ISOfocus is your gateway to International Standards. Whether
a multinational enterprise faced with major decisions or a small business looking for ideas, ISOfocus
seeks to provide both the kind of overviews that strategic planners need and the little details that
can make a big difference.
You will find international topics covering everything
from IT and transport to personal stories and everything in between. Our goal is to bring you the highest-quality
information and most up-to-date and internationally relevant material on standards in each issue.
Common terminology for information security management just revised
