ISO Focus
ISO Focus
Published in English from 2004 to 2009 (11 issues per year) ISO Focus provided an overview of ISO's standards and related activities.
The electronic edition is available for consultation and downloading free of charge below.
2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
2008
December
Strengthening the food supply chain
“We are what we eat,” they say. But even the most health conscious consumers can find it difficult to totally control the quality of the food they eat. Modern agricultural practices, animal feed and transportation containers have all given rise to safety concerns at one time or another.
November
e-standardization
Can you imagine working without an e-mail account or access to the Internet? Today it has become almost impossible for a business to succeed without an adequate electronic infrastructure.
October
Building the future today
Buildings’ consume 40 % of the raw materials used globally each year plus 40 % of the energy and 60 % of the electricity. As the world’s population and the trend for urbanization escalates, the design and operation of so-called “green” buildings becomes crucial for ensuring a sustainable future.
September
The way forward - Developing countries and emerging economies
This issue of ISO Focus explores how developing countries can use International Standards as tools to promote sustainable development.
July/August
Gold for safety in sports and leisure
Do you like to travel, dive, sail? Find out in the July/August issue of ISO Focus how the implementation of International Standards can give tourists and sportsmen confidence on the safety, quality and performance of these activities, so they can concentrate on the game ahead, and enjoy the experience.
June
Mechanical innovation
June’s ISO Focus explores the field of mechanical innovations and international standardization. It gives an insight into the latest developments of some of the oldest established ISO committees and spotlights some of the newest.
May
A new universe of services
The issue provides an overview of the latest developments on standardization for personal services (e.g. financial planning), public services (e.g. supply of drinking water), and marketing services (e.g. market, opinion and social research).
April
Information and document management
The April issue of ISO Focus concentrates on how international standards facilitate information and document management in all areas – from presentation to classification, contextualization, management and preservation of information.
March
Conformity assessment
This issue of ISO Focus takes a close look at conformity assessment – the process of verifying compliance with international standards. The issue explores all facets of conformity, including testing, surveillance, inspection, auditing, certification, registration and accreditation.
February
Action on climate change
Climate change is one of the most critical global challenges of our time. Recent environmental crises have increasingly exposed our growing vulnerability to this phenomenon, and we know that the time to act is now. ISO has therefore developed a portfolio of tools to help tackle this problem.
January
Office and home conforts
What difference would it make if you worked in a cropped, noisy, stuffy office, rather than a modern friendly, easily accessible room? Office and home equipment and environments are crucial elements that encourage, motivate and inspire individuals and teams, thus fueling efficiency, improving productivity or harmonizing a home.
Views from the top
A compilation of interviews that offers insights into the minds of the world's top CEOs.
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CEO's speak out
Interviews with the world's top CEOs having shared their views in ISO Focus :
- Juan Somavia, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Mark L. Rosenberg, Director, Global Road Safety Forum
- Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
- John Wilson; Lead Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank
- Cheryl L. White, Corporate Vice President, Quality, Baxter
- Ronnie Amit, CEO and General Secretary, IEC and Malcolm Johnson, Director, ITU-T
- Reiner Mittelbach, CEO, IFRA
- Daniel Gagnier, Chair, Board of Directors, IISD
- Eija Pitkänen, Head of Sustainability, Stora Enso
- Loïc Fauchon, President, World Water Council
- Povl Krogsgaard, Vice CEO, Arla Foods
- and more...
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