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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) develops and publishes international standards that ensure products, services, and systems are safe, reliable, and of good quality. This comprehensive portal provides detailed information about 200+ ISO standards across all industries and sectors.
Whether you're seeking certification, implementing a management system, or simply learning about standards, this resource offers detailed information organized for easy navigation and understanding.
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ISO 9001
Quality Management Systems
The world's most recognized quality management standard for organizations of any size
ISO 14001
Environmental Management Systems
International standard for environmental management systems helping organizations minimize negative environmental impacts
ISO 45001
Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
International standard for occupational health and safety management systems to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses
ISO 27001
Information Security Management Systems
Leading international standard for information security management systems
ISO 9000
Quality Management Systems - Fundamentals and Vocabulary
Foundation standard providing fundamental concepts, principles, and vocabulary for quality management systems (QMS), establishing common terminology across all ISO 9000 family standards
ISO 27000
Information Security Management Systems - Overview and Vocabulary
Foundation standard providing overview and comprehensive vocabulary for the ISO/IEC 27000 family of information security management system standards, defining fundamental terminology including the CIA triad
ISO 27002
Information Security, Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection - Security Controls
Comprehensive code of practice providing detailed implementation guidance for 93 information security controls organized into four themes: organizational, people, physical, and technological
ISO 22000
Food Safety Management Systems
International standard for food safety management applicable to all organizations in the food chain
ISO 13485
Medical Devices - Quality Management Systems
International standard for quality management systems in medical device design and manufacturing, harmonized with FDA regulations and global regulatory requirements
ISO IATF-16949
Automotive Quality Management Systems
Automotive industry quality management standard based on ISO 9001 with additional requirements
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Comprehensive management system standards that provide frameworks for organizations to establish, implement, maintain, and improve systems across quality, environment, safety, security, and more.
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Standards for emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, blockchain, cloud computing, IoT, and cybersecurity, ensuring responsible innovation and interoperability.
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Standards supporting environmental protection, climate action, circular economy, and sustainable development across organizations and products.
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Standards for corporate governance, social responsibility, ethics, compliance, risk management, and human rights, promoting responsible business practices.
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Standards for testing laboratories, certification bodies, inspection bodies, and other conformity assessment organizations ensuring competence and reliability.
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Fundamental standards providing codes, formats, and conventions used globally including country codes, currencies, languages, dates, and character encoding.
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About ISO
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 169 national standards bodies. Through its members, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant international standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.
ISO has published over 25,000 standards covering almost every industry, from technology to food safety, agriculture, and healthcare. ISO standards make a positive difference to the world we live in by facilitating trade, spreading knowledge, disseminating innovative advances in technology, and sharing good management and conformity assessment practices.