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Scope

Standardization to manage GHG emissions, as well as to adapt to the effects of climate change in support of sustainability

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 25 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

1
No Poverty
2
Zero Hunger
3
Good Health and Well-being
4
Quality Education
5
Gender Equality
6
Clean Water and Sanitation
7
Affordable and Clean Energy
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
10
Reduced Inequalities
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
12
Responsible Consumption and Production
13
Climate Action
14
Life Below Water
15
Life on Land
16
Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
17

Published ISO standards *

10

ISO standards under development *

68
Participating members
23
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/AHG 1 Coordination of Terminology Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/CAG 1   Chair's Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/JWG 6   Joint TC 207/SC 7 - CASCO WG: Verification and validation of environmental information Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/TG 1   Mitigation Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/TG 2   Adaptation Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/TG 3   Engagement and Communication Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/WG 4   Quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals at organizational level Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/WG 5   Quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions or removal enhancements for projects Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/WG 8   Carbon footprint of products — Requirements and guidelines for quantification Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/WG 12   Adaptation planning Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/WG 13   Radiative forcing management Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/WG 17   Greenhouse gas emission measurements in urban environments Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/WG 18   Net Zero Working group
ISO/TC 207/SC 7/WG 19   Adaptation to climate change -- Requirements and guidance for monitoring and evaluation Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 207/SC 7

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 207/SC 7:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/SyC SET Sustainable Electrified Transportation IEC
IEC/TC 111 Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/TC 8 Ships and marine technology ISO
ISO/TC 8/SC 2 Marine environment protection ISO
ISO/TC 8/SC 25 Maritime GHG reduction ISO
ISO/TC 17/SC 21 Environment related to climate change in the iron and steel industry ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 17 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works ISO
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 Environmental aspects ISO
ISO/TC 127 Earth-moving machinery ISO
ISO/TC 146 Air quality ISO
ISO/TC 146/SC 3 Ambient atmospheres ISO
ISO/TC 146/SC 5 Meteorology ISO
ISO/TC 190 Soil quality ISO
ISO/TC 197/SC 1 Hydrogen at scale and horizontal energy systems ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 1 Environmental management systems ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 5 Life cycle assessment ISO
ISO/TC 224 Drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems and services ISO
ISO/TC 265 Carbon dioxide capture, transportation, and geological storage ISO
ISO/TC 268 Sustainable cities and communities ISO
ISO/TC 268/SC 1 Smart community infrastructures ISO
ISO/TC 269 Railway applications ISO
ISO/TC 282/SC 3 Risk and performance evaluation of water reuse systems ISO
ISO/TC 287 Sustainable processes for wood and wood-based products ISO
ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience ISO
ISO/TC 301 Energy management and energy savings ISO
ISO/TC 309 Governance of organizations ISO
ISO/TC 322 Sustainable finance ISO
ISO/TC 323 Circular economy ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 207/SC 7

ISO/TC 207/SC 7 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/TC 111 Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/TC 8/SC 2 Marine environment protection ISO
ISO/TC 17 Steel ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 2 Terminology and harmonization of languages ISO
ISO/TC 59/SC 17 Sustainability in buildings and civil engineering works ISO
ISO/TC 61/SC 14 Environmental aspects ISO
ISO/TC 86 Refrigeration and air-conditioning ISO
ISO/TC 130 Graphic technology ISO
ISO/TC 146/SC 1 Stationary source emissions ISO
ISO/TC 190 Soil quality ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 3 Environmental labelling ISO
ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics ISO
ISO/TC 251 Asset management ISO
ISO/TC 262 Risk management ISO
ISO/TC 265 Carbon dioxide capture, transportation, and geological storage ISO
ISO/TC 268 Sustainable cities and communities ISO
ISO/TC 268/SC 1 Smart community infrastructures ISO
ISO/TC 282/SC 3 Risk and performance evaluation of water reuse systems ISO
ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience ISO
ISO/TC 301 Energy management and energy savings ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
ANEC The European consumer voice in standardisation A
APAC Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation Incorporated (APAC) A
AYICC The African Youth Initiative for Climate Change A
B4NZ B4NZ Limited A
BCI Blockchain & Climate Institute A
BIPM International Bureau of Weights and Measures A
CAFA Climate Action for Associations A
CDP Carbon Disclosure Project Headquarters A
ClientEarth ClientEarth A
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development A
EC - European Commission European Commission A
ECO Platform ECO Platform AISBL A
ECOS (Environment) Environmental Coalition on Standards A
EEA European Environment Agency A
EnergyTag EnergyTag Ltd A
EuropaBio European Association for Bioindustries A
GEDNet Global Type III Environmental Product Declarations Network A
GEN Global Ecolabelling Network A
GHG GHG Management Institute A
GRI Global Reporting Initiative A
GSF The Gold Standard Foundation A
IAF International Accreditation Forum, Inc. A
IAI - aluminium International Aluminium Institute A
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development A
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization A
ICLEI International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives A
ICVCM The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market A
IDF International Dairy Federation A
IEA - énergie International Energy Agency A
IES Institution of Environmental Sciences A
IETA International Emissions Trading Association A
IIOA Independent International Organisation for Assurance A
IISRP International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers A
INLAC Latinoamerican Institute for Quality Assurance A
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD A
PCAF Inc. Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials A
Prime Coalition, Inc. Prime Coalition, Inc. A
SAFE South Asian Forum for Environment A
SBTi Science Based Targets initiative A
SETAC Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry A
UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund A
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change A
WBCSD World Business Council for Sustainable Development A
World Steel Association World Steel Association A
WRI World Resources Institute A
WWF World Wide Fund for Nature A

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
CAPS Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society C
Carbon Gap Carbon Gap C
CCAC Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, Scientific Advisory Panel C
CERES Ceres Company Network C
CMW Carbon Market Watch C
E3G Third Generation Environmentalism Limited C
InfluenceMap InfluenceMap CIC C
NewClimate Institute for Climate Policy and Global Sustainability gGmbH C
Rethinking Removals Rethinking Removals C
RPA Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors C
Shift Project Shift Project_The LEADING CENTER OF EXPERTISE ON THE UN GUIDING PRINCIPLES C
UNEP FI United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative C
VCMI Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative C
WMBC We Mean Business Coalition, Inc C

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