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.
Peru, Mexico, and Colombia are jointly developing a standardization roadmap to support the circular economy in the packaging, plastics, and tourism sectors.
The Foundation FSSC has terminated the FSSC 22000 license agreement of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), effective January 12, 2026, under its sanction rules.
The National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), operating under the Quality Council of India (QCI), has begun offering accreditation for FSSC 24000, opening the door for certification bodies to seek recognition for this scheme.
UNI, the Italian standards body, has released UNI/PdR 185, a new reference practice that defines requirements for how organizations manage projects and prepare for certification of a Project Management System.
The South Asian Regional Standards Organization (SARSO) has published a draft Standardization Strategy for 2026–2030 that sets out how the region plans to strengthen standardization and conformity assessment over the next five years.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has opened a 12-week public inquiry on the draft standard ISO/DIS 20001, focused on reducing food loss and waste across the supply chain.
The European co-operation for Accreditation (EA) has voted to apply for membership in the Global Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (GLOBAC), but only if key governance changes are made.
The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) have published a new issue of IAF/ILAC A2:
South Korea has led the development of ISO 18960:2025, a new international standard that sets security guidelines for third party payment service providers.