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ISO adopts Paris Statement to strengthen global action on climate adaptation and resilience

Stuart Mitchell

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has today adopted the Paris Statement, reaffirming the role of International Standards in supporting global efforts to build greater resilience, adapt to climate change and protect nature. Proposed by AFNOR, France’s national standards body and host of the ISO Annual Meeting 2026, and approved by ISO members today in Paris, the Statement builds on ISO’s climate commitment adopted in 2021 and reflects the growing need to complement climate mitigation efforts with stronger action on adaptation, ecosystem resilience and nature conservation. As communities, governments and…

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ISO and UNDP launch world’s first International Standard to advance action on the Sustainable Development Goals

Stuart Mitchell

ISO and UNDP recently launched ISO/UNDP 53001, Management systems for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Requirements, live from the first day of the ISO Annual Meeting. The new standard is the world’s first International Standard providing organizations with a structured management system to integrate the SDGs into strategy, governance and operations.  As governments, businesses and institutions face growing expectations to demonstrate meaningful progress on sustainable development, ISO/UNDP 53001 provides a globally agreed approach to help organizations move beyond commitment towards measurable implementation and continual improvement.  ISO/UNDP 53001,…

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ISO launches public consultation on the world’s first International Standard for net zero alignment today

Stuart Mitchell

Ahead of London Climate Action Week, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has today launched the public consultation for the ISO Net Zero Aligned Organizations Standard (ISO 14060), the world’s first international independently verifiable standard designed to support organizations in developing credible and comprehensive net zero transition plans. The Draft International Standard is being made available for a 12-week public consultation period to ISO’s national members in more than 170 countries, to establish national consensus positions by early September. Today’s launch marks a major milestone following almost two years of…

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The world’s first International Standard dedicated to helping organizations take action on biodiversity launched in Rwanda

Stuart Mitchell

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has launched the world’s first International Standard dedicated to supporting organizations globally to take action on biodiversity, during its Annual Meeting 2025 (AM25) in Kigali, Rwanda.  ISO 17298: Biodiversity for organizations – Guidelines and Requirements is a new standard providing, for the first time, a practical, scalable framework to help organizations assess their biodiversity impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities.   Biodiversity – the variety of life on Earth – is essential to the health of ecosystems, economies, and communities. As nature loss accelerates, ISO’s new…

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