Austria’s best-performing enterprises were honored at the Austria’s Leading Companies (ALC) 2025 regional awards, organized by Die Presse in cooperation with KSV1870 and PwC Austria.
Quality Austria Certification has been accredited as the first verification body in Austria for the new European Union Emissions Trading System for fuels and heating (EU-ETS 2).
The City of Vienna’s Department MA 39, Austria’s oldest testing, inspection, and certification body, has been certified for its compliance management system under ISO 37301.
TÜV Austria has released a new white paper presenting its Trusted AI Framework, a structured approach for evaluating and certifying artificial intelligence (AI) systems in safety-critical applications.
SELSA Intelligence AG has been certified to ISO 22301 for business continuity management by Quality Austria, becoming one of the first in Austria’s insurance sector to do so.
A new study by the GAW Institute shows that standards play a major role in Austria’s economy, contributing about 1 billion euros per year to GDP growth.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published ISO 33400:2026, updating the international vocabulary for reference materials (RM) and certified reference materials (CRM).
The International Association for Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC Council) has published a paper urging policymakers to recognize the ISO 14019 series as the framework for sustainability assurance,
The Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) announced the winners of the International Quality Awards 2026 during the Quality Live event in London on June 25,
The International Aerospace Quality Group (IAQG) has centralized the authentication of aerospace quality management system auditors, replacing the previous network of independent Auditor Authentication Bodies (AABs).
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has launched a new online training course to support implementation of its revised trademark standard, FSC-STD-50-001 V3-0, which takes effect on July 1, 2026.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released ISO/DIS 9002 for ballot, opening the international comment period on the revision of the guidance standard for applying ISO 9001.
The European Commission (EC) has approved EN ISO 15223-1, the standard used for symbols on medical device and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) labeling, for use in demonstrating compliance with EU requirements for these products.
The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has opened a public stakeholder consultation on the Japan Food Safety Management Association (JFSM) application for recognition under GFSI Benchmarking Requirements Version 2024.