Quality Week 2025 Shows How UKAS Strengthens Its Culture of Quality

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) marked World Quality Week 2025 by reflecting on what quality means across the organisation and how the theme Quality:Think Differently links to its everyday work.

UKAS Probing Interest for Pilot Accreditation Programs in Rail and Event Sectors

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is inviting certification bodies to take part in two pilot accreditation programs under consideration:

Inside UKAS’s Digital Transformation of Accreditation

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is undertaking a major digital transformation to modernize how accreditation is delivered and managed.

Laing O’Rourke Sets UK Benchmark With Quality Certification Across All Entities

Laing O’Rourke has become the first company in the United Kingdom to achieve certification across all its UK entities to the quality management standard BS 99001,

Public Consultation Closing for PAS 1958 on Built Environment Digitalization

A new standard aiming to unify data and information management in the built environment -

First in Scotland: NHS Tayside Audiology Accredited Under IQIPS Standard

NHS Tayside’s Audiology Department has become the first in Scotland to achieve accreditation under the Improving Quality in Physiological Services (IQIPS) standard from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).

UKAS Moves Forward With Accreditation for AI Management Systems

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is advancing its work on accreditation for Artificial Intelligence Management Systems (AIMS),

BSI to Govern Standards for UK Energy System Digitalization

The British Standards Institution (BSI), the UK’s national standards body,

UK Streamlines Rules for Importing Organic Food Products

The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has updated its guidance on importing organic food, feed, and seed.

Morgan Sindall Construction Achieves BS 99001 Certification for Sector-Specific Quality

Morgan Sindall Construction has been certified by BSI to BS 99001, a quality management systems (QMS) standard tailored to the built environment. 

BSI and Kantara Join Pilot for Digital Identity Accreditation

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has announced that two organizations have joined the pilot program to seek accreditation to certify against the UK’s national digital identity framework.

UK Opens Consultation on Draft Sustainability Reporting Standards Based on IFRS

The UK government has published draft sustainability reporting standards, UK SRS S1 and UK SRS S2, and opened a public consultation running until September 17.

ISO/DIS 9001 Approved with Overwhelming Global Support, Reports SIS

The Swedish Institute for Standards (SIS) reports that ISO member countries have approved the Draft International Standard ISO 9001:2026 with 97 percent voting in favor,

First Global Standard To Measure Pharmaceutical Impact: PAS 2090 Launched

The UK’s national standards body BSI has published the first global standard for measuring the environmental impact of medicines.

GLOBALG.A.P. Recognizes Eight Schemes in 2025 Benchmarking Round

Eight agriculture and floriculture schemes have secured recognized status as GLOBALG.A.P. benchmarked schemes for 2025, giving producers accepted ways to meet market requirements without duplicate audits.

First ISO/IEC 5259-3 Certification for AI Data Quality Management Published

AI Clearing has become the first organization to earn certification under ISO/IEC 5259-3, the new international standard for managing data quality in artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

GFSI Opens Applications and Extends Deadline for BMRs v2024

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has opened applications for the Benchmarking Requirements Version 2024 (BMRs v2024), the criteria used to evaluate and recognise food safety certification programmes worldwide.

PEFC Opens Consultation On Revised Project Sourcing Standard

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) has opened a public consultation on its revised PEFC Project Sourcing standard, which is available for feedback until December 23, 2025.

Circular Design Process Aims to Transform the Global Textile and Fashion Industry

The global textile and fashion industry is under increasing pressure to reduce waste, improve material use, and meet new expectations from regulators and consumers.

Global Payments Shift to ISO 20022 in a Move to Improve Data Quality

Banks worldwide have completed the shift to the ISO 20022 payments standard, following SWIFT’s cutoff of older message formats on November 22.

ISO 10993-1 Update Raises Biological Safety Expectations for Medical Devices

The new ISO 10993-1:2025 from ISO brings substantial changes to how manufacturers plan and justify the biological safety of medical devices.

IFS Publishes New Guideline to Support Wholesale and Cash & Carry Audits

IFS has released a new guideline to help companies prepare for audits under the IFS Wholesale and Cash & Carry 3 Standard.

Shift to Green Coding Responds to Rising Energy and Environmental Pressure

Green coding, the practice of designing and writing software that uses less energy, is becoming an important part of modern software development.

IATF Releases New Updates to Rules 6th Edition and IATF 16949

The International Automotive Task Force (IATF) has approved Stakeholder Communiqué SC-2025-003, announcing new Sanctioned Interpretations and Frequently Asked Questions for both the Rules 6th Edition and the automotive quality standard IATF 16949.