Czech Republic Proposes Technical Committee On Cybersecurity And Information Security

The Czech Standardization Agency (ČAS) has announced a proposal to establish a new technical standardization committee focused on cybersecurity and information security.

Accredia Certification And Inspection Conference To Address Developments In Conformity Assessment

The annual conference of the Certification and Inspection Department of Accredia, Italy’s national accreditation body, will take place from March 17 to 19 at the headquarters of UNI, Italy’s national standards body, in Milan.

AFNOR Report Maps Standards Landscape For Data-Driven Agrifood Systems

AFNOR Group has published a report that maps the emerging standards landscape for data-driven agricultural and agrifood systems, highlighting ongoing international standardization work and the role of French stakeholders in shaping it.

DANAK Updates AMC 15 Guidance On Accreditation Field Visits Including EMAS

The Danish Accreditation Fund (DANAK) has published a revised edition of accreditation message AMC 15, which sets out the scope of DANAK’s field visits used to assess accredited certification bodies and verifiers.

World Standards Day, Quantum Threats and Medical Device Standards Highlight ISBIH Bulletin

The Institute for Standardization of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ISBIH) has published Glasnik 4/25, the latest issue of its standards bulletin, together with a separate document containing official notices on newly adopted and withdrawn BAS standards.

ISO 21500 On Project Program And Portfolio Management Released In Serbian

Serbia has released SRPS ISO 21500, the national edition of ISO 21500:2021, making guidance on project, program and portfolio management available in Serbian.

European Accreditation Forms Task Force To Support Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Verification

European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has established the EA Task Force Group on the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (TFG EU CBAM) to support consistent accreditation of verifiers under the new carbon pricing system for certain imports into the European Union (EU).

RvA Publishes INF002 Guidance On ISO 17025 Interpretation

The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has published a new informative document, INF002, explaining how it interprets and applies EN ISO/IEC 17025,

Market Surveillance, Child Protection And Transport Emissions In New UNE Magazine

The February 2026 issue of UNE Magazine centers on the Fifth Annual Report of the Market Surveillance Observatory,

Standard Norway Hosts Consultation On ISO 29501 And ISO 29502 Draft Standards

Standard Norway (SN) will hold an open consultation meeting on March 4 to present and gather feedback on two draft international standards that define requirements and conformity assessment rules for operating management systems.

Austrian And Romanian Accreditation Bodies Retain EA MLA Status

The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has confirmed that Accreditation Austria (AA) and the Romanian Accreditation Association (RENAR) will remain signatories to the EA Multilateral Agreement (EA MLA) following their latest peer evaluations.

Cybersecurity In Healthcare And AI Standards Headline February Issue Of PKN News

The February 2026 issue of PKN News (Wiadomości PKN), published by the Polish Committee for Standardization (PKN), focuses on cybersecurity in healthcare and international standards for artificial intelligence.

Updated ISO 21001 for Educational Management Moves Focus to Learners and Sustainability

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released the second edition of its Educational Organizations Management Systems (EOMS) standard, ISO 21001:2025.

First Global Standard for Organizational Biodiversity Action: ISO 17298 Launched in Kigali

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released ISO 17298, the world’s first international standard to help organizations take measurable and accountable action on biodiversity.

FAO Introduces New Guide on Anticipating Future Food Safety Risks

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published a new guide that explains how

Global Climate Reporting Standards and Frameworks Mapped by Datamaran

Datamaran, a provider of ESG risk and regulatory intelligence, released an infographic and accompanying report providing a global overview of climate change reporting standards and frameworks.

BRCGS Revamps Online Directory to Enhance Supplier Management

The British Retail Consortium Global Standards (BRCGS) has launched an upgraded version of its online Directory, introducing Directory Pro and a new API service to

ISO Survey 2024 Released as China’s Return Skews Global Results

The 2024 edition of the ISO Survey marks a major shift in how global certification data is collected -

Final Weeks Before Transition Deadline for ISO 27001: Act by End of October

The deadline for transitioning to the new ISO/IEC 27001:2022 version of the international information security management standard is approaching fast.

Public Consultation Opens on ISO 15614-1 Welding Procedures Standard

The draft version of ISO/DIS 15614-1:2025, a key international standard for specifying and qualifying welding procedures for metallic materials, is now open for public consultation.

SQF Delays Release of Edition 10 as Benchmarking Timeline Shifts

The release of Edition 10 of the Safe Quality Food (SQF) Code has been postponed due to

FSC Opens Consultations on Core Forest Management Standards

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has launched public consultations on proposed revisions to its

Inclusive Conformity Assessment and Instant Verification Highlighted in New IAF Outlook Issue

The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has published the September 2025 issue of IAF Outlook,

41 WTO Countries Demand GLOBAC Changes as DAkkS Pushes to Delay ILAC Dissolution

A coalition of 41 national accreditation bodies from WTO member states -