Records management in the digital age
The records management landscape is changing. With the rise of digital content, and our increasing reliance on it, changes to the way we manage our records are inevitable. The question is how to manage…
How standards instil trust in the latest ISOfocus
With trust, businesses and consumers embark on a lifelong journey towards solutions that will meet their mutual expectations – productivity, performance and quality of life. In the ISOfocus magazine (…
Vape and vapour products make their debut in international standardization
Vape and vapour products represent a technical and economic novelty. The electronic cigarette devices and their consumables called e-liquids are recognized as a genuinely disruptive innovation, having…
Do you trust the food you eat?
The global food industry has never faced more challenges. From tainted dairy products to contaminated beef, high-profile cases crop up regularly to dent consumer confidence, while leading companies work…
Anti-bribery standard gets green light
Bribery is a serious issue of our times, costing lives and eroding economies all over the world. A new ISO standard in development to combat bribery has just been given a strong vote of confidence, taking…
Consumer warranties to get standard treatment
When is a good deal really a lemon? Sometimes the biggest bargains come with the heaviest hidden costs, thanks to unclear warranties that cover little when things go wrong. Faulty goods and ambiguous warranties…
ISO tackles early warning system for landslides
A landslide often causes high material damage with corresponding costs or even personal injury and death. Now, new work on early warning systems started by ISO will help warn populations in disaster prone…
Shining a light on management consultancies with new standard in development
Management consultancies have the potential to help businesses fly… if they are used correctly. A new standard in development aims to help consultancies and their clients achieve the best from their…
New ISO technical specification fuels hydrogen future
Imagine in the future, driving your hydrogen car and gassing it up at a hydrogen fuelling station. Sounds pretty futuristic, doesn’t it? But, it’s not as far-fetched as we think. ISO is working today to…
Enter the 2016 #speakstandards video competition!
For the 2016 #speakstandards video competition imagine a world without international standards to demonstrate how difficult life would be without trusted standards for quality, safety, compatibility and…