Rio de Janeiro’s 1992 conference put sustainable development clearly on the political agenda. Twenty years on at the Rio+20 event held in June 2012, the international community met again to discuss these issues and drive progress forward. Many of ISO’s 19 500 standards can help businesses and organizations all over the world make progress in the three pillars of sustainable development – the environment, economy and society.
On this page you will find topical information and news postings about how ISO standards support sustainable development.
How ISO standards translate good intentions about sustainability into concrete results
A basic introduction to the ISO 14000 family of standards.
Improve your environmental performance with this online collection.
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Rarely has a new ISO management standard been put to such immediate and successful use as ISO 20121:2012, Event sustainability management systems – Requirements with guidance for use. The 2012 Olympic Games in London was the first major test of the new standard.
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Today, ISO’s portfolio of more than 19 400 standards provide business, government and society with solutions in all three dimensions of sustainable development - economic, environmental and societal.
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Achieving sustainability requires global, holistic and practical solutions and ISO is working with a wide cross-section of stakeholders, including public and private sector international organizations to make this a reality.
