The Croatian Quality Managers Society (HDMK) has announced the 27th International Symposium “Quality – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”, scheduled for March 25–27, 2026, in Šibenik, Croatia.
Applications are now open for the Quality Oscar (Oskar kvaliteta) 2026, Serbia’s national award for business excellence, recognizing profit and nonprofit organizations based on demonstrated organizational performance and results.
The Croatian Standards Institute (HZN) and the Association of Croatian Laboratories CROLAB have published new editions of their electronic newsletters,
From February 1, 2026, NEN, the Netherlands’ national standards body, will supply its standards only in digital form, ending the sale of printed standards.
Norway is preparing to revise NS 9410, its national standard for monitoring seabed impacts from marine aquaculture, and is inviting experts to take part in the work.
China has introduced a new national framework to guide how companies disclose climate-related information, marking a clear step toward broader and eventually mandatory climate reporting.
Italy has opened a new application window for the Made Green in Italy scheme, allowing companies to apply for support for product environmental footprint projects from January 12 to January 26, 2026.
Peru’s National Institute for Quality (Instituto Nacional de Calidad, Inacal) has issued recommendations to help organizations avoid fraudulent ISO management system certificates,
Standards Australia (SA) has opened nominations for the 2026 Standards Awards, marking the start of the next edition of its long-running program that recognizes collaboration and innovation in standards development.
The International Electrotechnical Commission is calling on national committees to submit nominations for the 2025 edition of the IEC Young Professionals Programme.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has opened public consultation on Version 2.0 of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard, which will tighten requirements for emissions reduction and reshape how companies use carbon credits.
A new draft standard titled GMP-MS-716 aims to update and expand upon ISO 22716 for Good Manufacturing Practices in the cosmetics industry, incorporating industry feedback and modern operational needs.
A global survey is now open to gather input on the use of ISO 17100:2015 Translation Services — Requirements, ahead of a planned review of the standard in the second half of 2025.
The Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) has announced the finalists for the International Quality Awards 2025, recognizing excellence across nine categories.
BRCGS has released an updated version of Module 10 on plastic pellet loss prevention, now aligned with Issue 7 of the BRCGS Packaging Materials Standard.
SGS has completed the first-ever pilot certification audit of a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) under the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Certification Programme.
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Systems Committee for Smart Energy (SyC Smart Energy) updated the Smart Energy Roadmap in December 2024.