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ISO Standard Takes the Lid Off Accessible Packaging DesignBuilding in product accessibility, thanks to ISO 11156:2011
Wed, 08/31/2011 - 11:16
(ISO: Geneva) -- Any of us can find some packages or packaged products tricky to open. Such difficulties can be worse for the elderly, or people with disabilities. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is contributing to a… New ISO Standard for Ensuring Supply-Chain ResilienceISO 28002 offers a comprehensive process for prevention, recovery from disruptive incidents.
Tue, 08/23/2011 - 13:48
(ISO: Geneva) -- Emergencies, crises, and disasters like the tsunami in Japan or the recent riots in London can happen at any time. Organizations around the world are increasingly implementing risk management processes to deal with uncertainty… Early ISO 50001 Adopters Report GainsReductions in power consumption, carbon emissions, and energy costs save money and kWh
Mon, 08/01/2011 - 14:18
(ISO: Geneva) -- Evidence that publication of ISO 50001 was eagerly awaited is borne out by the number of organizations worldwide claiming to be the first in their country or sector to have adopted the new international standard from the… New ISO Standard Builds Confidence in Global Carbon MarketISO 14066 is the third part to a comprehensive GHG series
Tue, 07/26/2011 - 12:32
(ISO: Geneva) -- A new international standard detailing the level of competency required by those responsible for verifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been published. It is the latest addition to the toolbox of standards from the… Ten Good Things ISO Standards Do for Small BusinessesGlobal CEOs explain the benefits in new brochure
Mon, 07/18/2011 - 14:36
(ISO: Geneva) -- In “10 Good Things for SMEs,” a new ISO brochure, managers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in 10 countries from around the world explain how ISO standards contribute to their success.
The managers, eight of whom… Free Access to ISO Magazines The standards body pushes its mission to get the word out
Wed, 06/29/2011 - 15:03
(ISO: Geneva) -- ISO international standards offer benefits for just about everyone, and what the standards can achieve is becoming an increasingly useful component of general knowledge. ISO is encouraging this evolution by making freely available a… ISO 50001 Energy Management Standard Impacts the Bottom Line "Energy is no longer a technical issue but a management issue"
Wed, 06/22/2011 - 11:49
Substantial improvements in energy efficiency with positive financial consequences have been experienced both by a major company and by a small business taking part in a pilot program to test the new ISO 50001 energy management standard from the… ISO Standards Makers Work to Make ISO Simpler, FasterISO conference highlights need for standards developers to respond more quickly to market
Mon, 06/20/2011 - 13:46
(ISO: Geneva) -- Leaders of the international groups of experts that develop ISO International Standards recently gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for a two-day, highly interactive conference to improve even further the efficiency and usefulness of… Results of World Standards Day 2011 Poster CompetitionChallenge attracted 45 entries and 2,000 votes
Thu, 06/09/2011 - 15:19
(ISO: Geneva) -- The World Standards Cooperation (WSC) has announced the results of the poster competition for World Standards Day 2011, which attracted 45 entries and 2000 votes.
Open to all, the competition was to design a poster for World… ISO Expands Work in Five AreasFrom human resources to outsourcing
Tue, 05/31/2011 - 14:39
(ISO: Geneva) -- With already a wide-ranging portfolio of more than 18,600 international standards covering everything from screw sizes to social responsibility, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) continues to diversify its…
