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).
Saudi Arabia unveiled the Golden Halal logo at the Makkah Halal Forum 2026, introducing a national halal accreditation mark for Saudi-certified products entering international markets.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has launched an AI Agent Standards Initiative to address security, identity, and interoperability challenges as AI agents become more widely used.
GLOBALG.A.P. has introduced a transition tool to help producers expand their certification from the Harmonized Produce Safety Standard (HPSS) to the Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard, as buyer requirements in North America increasingly extend beyond food safety alone.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released new guidance to help companies comply with its Food Traceability Rule, clarifying how the requirements apply across the food supply chain.
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.
The National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) has opened public consultation on a revised appendix to its ISO/IEC 17025 application document for legal and forensic science laboratories, with comments due by March 17, 2026.
Two U.S. health care organizations have been selected to receive the 2025 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s only presidential honor for performance excellence.
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.
General Motors and Stellantis have both issued updates to their customer-specific requirements (CSRs) under the automotive quality management standard IATF 16949.
The international standard ISO/IEC 27001 has turned 20, continuing to serve as the main global reference for information security management systems (ISMS).
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released the second edition of its Educational Organizations Management Systems (EOMS) standard, ISO 21001:2025.
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.
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.
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
The deadline for transitioning to the new ISO/IEC 27001:2022 version of the international information security management standard is approaching fast.
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.