The Spanish Association for Standardization (UNE) has announced the winners of its 2026 awards, recognizing contributions to innovation, technical standardization and committee leadership.
AENOR, a Spanish standards and conformity assessment organization, has certified San Sebastián as the first “City for Entrepreneurial Talent” in the country,
The Spanish National Accreditation Body (ENAC) has accredited CERTINALIA as the first entity in Spain to certify cybersecurity in industrial automation and control systems (IACS) under the UNE-EN IEC 62443 series.
Lubimar, a seabass and seabream farm in southern Spain, has become the first to be certified to the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Farm Standard.
The Spanish National Accreditation Body (ENAC) has published a new guide to help organizations design conformity assessment schemes that can be used by accredited bodies, aiming to improve trust, consistency, and market acceptance.
The Entidad Nacional de Acreditación (ENAC) has launched a new accreditation scheme for organizations that will verify emissions data linked to imported goods under the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
Two cornerstone standards for quality management and auditing have been revised, with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) publishing new editions of ISO 9000 and ISO 19011.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has advanced the revision of ISO 9002 to the Draft International Standard (DIS) stage, opening the project for wider review and feedback.
The Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (Global ACI) has established a 36-month transition period for ISO/IEC 17024:2026, the newly revised international standard for bodies that certify individuals.
ISO 29997:2025 provides the first international framework designed to help organizations deliver higher-quality internships through clearer planning, management and evaluation practices.
ISO/IEC 15408-1:2026 and ISO/IEC 18045:2026 have been published, updating the Common Criteria framework, an international system used to evaluate the security of IT products.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has partially recognized ISO 10993-1:2025, the latest edition of the international standard used to assess the biological safety of medical devices.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is preparing to replace its traditional standards sales approach with a licensing model that would give users defined rights to use standards content instead of broad unrestricted access.
The revision of ISO 45001 is expected to push companies beyond traditional workplace safety management by placing greater emphasis on mental health, organizational resilience, safety culture, and climate-related risks.