What COPOLCO does

COPOLCO achieves its objectives in several ways:

• COPOLCO selects areas in ISO's work that are of priority to consumers and then coordinates participation by consumer representatives in these areas.
• It develops publications to promote consumer participation in standards work and to train consumer representatives for this task.
• It coordinates training activities and representation at events involving consumers and standardization issues.
• Furthermore, COPOLCO organizes annual workshops that bring together representatives of consumers, public authorities, manufacturers and standardization experts.

These workshops are oriented around a specific current issue that is relevant to consumers. They provide a forum for COPOLCO to develop recommendations for action, policy statements, guides for standards writers, or proposals for new areas of standardization.