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International guidance launched to support organizations in navigating ESG challenges
New ISO ESG Implementation Principles launched today provide international guidance to streamline ESG practices, providing global organizations with actionable insights to enable clear communication of sustainability efforts worldwide.

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World-first International AI Standards Summit to be held in 2025, announced today at the World Economic Forum in Davos
Breaking barriers: gender-responsive standards for a more inclusive future

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UNI honoured for excellence in sustainability communication
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Cover page: Gender Responsive Standards
Gender Responsive Standards
The ISO/IEC Joint Strategic Advisory Group on Gender Responsive Standards (ISO/IEC JSAG GRS) has developed a guidance on GRS for technical work to ensure that international standards provide equal benefit to all different genders, and for technical committees to determine the extent of potential gender …
Cover page: Gender Responsive Standards: case studies
Gender Responsive Standards: case studies
These six case studies provide practical examples of how gender responsive considerations have been integrated in different standards.
Cover page: ISO policy brief - A primer on public policy
ISO policy brief - A primer on public policy
The ISO policy brief: A primer on public policy – maximizing your NSB’s engagement with policymakers outlines how a National Standards Body can play a pivotal role in supporting public policy across various stages of the public policy life cycle. This brief is intended to serve as a complement to the …
Cover page: ISO policy brief: Combatting plastic pollution with International Standards
ISO policy brief: Combatting plastic pollution with International Standards
The ISO Policy brief – Combatting plastic pollution with International Standards highlights how International Standards and National Standards Bodies (NSBs) can support the design and implementation of public policies in response to the plastic pollution crisis. This document is the first in the series …

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International Workshop Agreement
IWA 48:2024
Framework for implementing environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles
Publicly Available Specification
ISO/UNDP PAS 53002:2024
Guidelines for contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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