Standards define what great looks like, setting consistent benchmarks for businesses and consumers alike — ensuring reliability, building trust, and simplifying choices.
Making lives easier, safer and better.
International standards ensure that the products and services you use daily are safe, reliable, and of high quality. They also guide businesses in adopting sustainable and ethical practices, helping to create a future where your purchases not only perform excellently but also safeguard our planet. In essence, standards seamlessly blend quality with conscience, enhancing your everyday experiences and choices.
Discover how conformity with a standard is assessed by certification bodies and others.
IT and related technologies
Health
Transport
Management and services
Environmental sustainability
Energy
Safety, security and risks
Food and agriculture
Engineering
Building and construction
Materials
Diversity and inclusion
Government
ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization. It brings global experts together to agree on the best ways of doing things. From quality management to artificial intelligence, our mission is to make lives easier, safer and better – for everyone, everywhere.
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From small family-run companies to tech giants, the business world is changing at an unrelenting pace. Amid a constantly evolving economic landscape and sometimes dizzying technological advances, one thing remains constant: the need to maintain the highest level of quality which endures over time.
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