Indonesia to Combine National Forest Certification Audits With FSC

Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry (MoF) and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) have agreed to combine audits under Indonesia’s national timber assurance system with FSC certification, allowing both sets of requirements to be assessed in a single audit. 

Indonesia Submits List of Products Requiring Halal Certification to WTO

Indonesia has submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) an official list of product categories that require halal certification in the country.

Indonesia Revises Good Cosmetic Manufacturing Practice Certification Rules

Indonesia’s National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has issued new rules for Good Cosmetic Manufacturing Practice (CPKB) certification,

BCA First In Indonesia To Earn AI Management System Certification

PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) has become the first organization and consumer bank in Indonesia to be certified to ISO/IEC 42001 for its artificial intelligence management system (AIMS).

PT Adi Askara Bumi Earns Management System Certification Body Accreditation

PT Adi Askara Bumi, the internal certification body of the Pertamina Group, Indonesia’s state-owned energy company, has been accredited as a Man. Sys. Certification Body by the National Accreditation Committee (KAN).

BSN Invites Public Input on 2026 National Standard Development Program

National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (BSN) is inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on proposed items for the 2026 National Program for Standard Formulation (PNPS).

MUC Consulting Earns ISO Certifications for Information Security and Anti-Bribery

MUC Consulting, a Jakarta-based tax and business advisory firm, has been certified to two international management system standards: ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO 37001.

APEC Workshop in Indonesia Strengthens SDoC Strategies for Textile Trade

The National Standardization Agency of Indonesia (BSN) hosted the APEC Workshop on Market Compliance Mechanism for Self-Declaration of Standard Compliance (SDoC) on

Indonesia Drives Halal Food and Pharma Standards Alignment at SMIIC TC Week

Indonesia took an active role in international standardization through its participation in the 14th Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) Technical Committee Week,

KAN Accredits Integrated Laboratory of Lambung Mangkurat University to ISO 17025

The National Accreditation Committee of Indonesia (KAN) has accredited the Integrated Laboratory of Lambung Mangkurat University (ULM) under

Indonesia Makes Halal Certification Compulsory for Imported Food and Beverages by 2026

Starting October 17, 2026, Indonesia will require halal certification for imported food and beverages,

Indonesia Accredits First Lab to Test Police Weapons, Armor and Radios

The Research and Development Center Laboratory of the Indonesian National Police (Puslitbang POLRI) has become the first lab in the country accredited by the National Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN) for testing police equipment.

ISO 22000 Draft Approved With 98% Support, Comments Review Set for November

The revision of ISO 22000, the international standard for food safety management systems, has cleared its Draft International Standard (DIS) ballot with 98% positive votes.

ISO Approves Blockchain-as-a-Service Standard Project

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved ISO 25904, a new standard project to establish a common technical framework and functional requirements for Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS) platforms.

IATF 16949 Second Edition Expected in Mid-2027 With Five Priorities Set

IATF 16949 is expected to reach its second edition in mid-2027, with five priorities set for the revision.

GHG Protocol Aligns Scope 2 and AMI Development for Future Joint ISO Standard

The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol) the results of its public consultation on the update to its Scope 2 Guidance and released preliminary feedback on the development of its Actions and Market Instruments (AMI) standard.

Risk Management Guidance for AI-Powered Medical Devices: First Edition of ISO/TS 24971-2 Released

ISO has released the first edition of ISO/TS 24971-2:2026, providing guidance on applying the ISO 14971 risk management process to machine learning-enabled medical devices (MLMDs).

Revised ISO 19008 Expands Cost Coding System to Lower Carbon Energy

ISO 19008 has been revised to extend its common system for organizing and comparing cost data to lower carbon energy as well as oil and gas.

GLOBALG.A.P. Farm Assurance and Social Practice Standards Set for September Update

Agraya has announced that it will publish GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) v6.1 Smart and GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP) v2.1 on September 1, 2026.

IEC 63223-2 Sets Risk-Informed Decision-Making (RIDM) Process for Power Network Assets

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has published IEC 63223-2:2026, introducing a structured risk-informed decision-making (RIDM) process for managing existing assets in power networks.

VDA Releases ISA 2027 Information Security Assessment Catalogue for TISAX

The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) has published ISA 2027, the next version of the Information Security Assessment (ISA) catalogue used by TISAX, an information security assessment and exchange mechanism for the automotive industry. 

Global Standards Updates Flagship GOTS Standard to Version 8.1

The Global Standards (GS) has updated the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) to Version 8.1, its first revision since the major Version 8.0 release in March.

TÜV SÜD Acquires SustainCERT to Accelerate Digital Carbon Verification

Germany-based testing, inspection and certification company TÜV SÜD has acquired climate verification platform SustainCERT

ISO 30201 Adds Human Resources to the ISO Management System Family

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published ISO 30201:2026, the first international requirements standard for human resources management systems.