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Scope

Standardization in the field of Sustainable Cities and Communities will include the development of requirements, frameworks, guidance and supporting techniques and tools related to the achievement of sustainable development considering smartness and resilience, to help all Cities and Communities and their interested parties in both rural and urban areas become more sustainable.

Note: TC 268 will contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through its standardization work.

The proposed series of International Standards will encourage the development and implementation of holistic and integrated approaches to sustainable development and sustainability.

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 23 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
55

Published ISO standards *

of which 19 under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 268

19

ISO standards under development *

of which 7 under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 268

44
Participating members
29
Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 268/SC 1 Smart community infrastructures Subcommittee
ISO/TC 268/SC 2 Sustainable cities and communities - Sustainable mobility and transportation Subcommittee
ISO/TC 268/AHG 1   PWI Harbour Cities Working group
ISO/TC 268/CAG 1   Chair's Advisory Group Working group
ISO/TC 268/TG 1   Awareness-raising, communication and promotion Working group
ISO/TC 268/TG 2   Collection of cities good practices and needs Working group
ISO/TC 268/TG 3   Supporting the strategic positioning of ISO/TC 268 Working group
ISO/TC 268/WG 1   Management System Standards Working group
ISO/TC 268/WG 2   City indicators Working group
ISO/TC 268/WG 3   City anatomy and sustainability terms Working group
ISO/TC 268/WG 4   Smart processes and operating models for sustainable communities Working group
ISO/TC 268/WG 5   Risk Finance Working group
ISO/TC 268/WG 6   Harbour cities services Working group
Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 268

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 268:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/SyC Smart Cities Electrotechnical aspects of Smart Cities IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Artificial intelligence ISO/IEC
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 184/SC 4 Industrial data ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 1 Environmental management systems ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 2 Environmental auditing and related practices ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities ISO
ISO/TC 211 Geographic information/Geomatics ISO
ISO/TC 215 Health informatics ISO
ISO/TC 224 Drinking water, wastewater and stormwater systems and services ISO
ISO/TC 228 Tourism and related services ISO
ISO/TC 258 Project, programme and portfolio management ISO
ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience ISO
ISO/TC 309 Governance of organizations ISO
ISO/TC 314 Ageing societies ISO
ISO/TC 322 Sustainable finance ISO
ISO/TC 323 Circular economy ISO
ISO/TC 331 Biodiversity ISO
ISO/TC 341 Heat supply network ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 268

ISO/TC 268 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
IEC/SyC Smart Cities Electrotechnical aspects of Smart Cities IEC
ISO/CASCO Committee on conformity assessment ISO
ISO/IEC JTC 1 Information technology ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 41 Internet of things and digital twin ISO/IEC
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 42 Artificial intelligence ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 59/SC 2 Terminology and harmonization of languages ISO
ISO/TC 176/SC 2 Quality systems ISO
ISO/TC 204 Intelligent transport systems ISO
ISO/TC 207 Environmental management ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 2 Environmental auditing and related practices ISO
ISO/TC 207/SC 7 Greenhouse gas and climate change management and related activities ISO
ISO/TC 279 Innovation management ISO
ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience ISO
ISO/TC 314 Ageing societies ISO
ISO/TC 323 Circular economy ISO
ISO/TC 341 Heat supply network ISO
ISO/PC 343 Sustainable development goals management ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)
Acronym Title Category
AIMF International Association of Francophone Mayors A
ECOS (Environment) Environmental Coalition on Standards A
EFCA/FIDIC International Federation of Consulting Engineers A
ELA European Lift Association A
GCIF Global City Indicators Facility A
ICLEI International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives A
ITU International Telecommunication Union A
UNDDR United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction A
UNEP United Nations Environment Programme A
UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization A

Organizations in liaison (Category C)

C liaisons participate at the level of a Working Group

Acronym Title Category
APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation C
PROBONO The Integrator-centric approach for realising innovative energy efficient buildings in connected sustainable green neighbourhoods C
RESIN RESIN - Climate resilient cities and infrastructures C
Date Month Location TC/SC Note
19-23 May 2025 London (United Kingdom) ISO/TC 268 *

* Information definite but meeting not yet formally convened
** Provisional

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