ISO is the International Organization for Standardization, a non-governmental organization that develops and publishes voluntary international standards. It has published over 19,500 standards covering almost every industry. Some popular ISO standards include ISO 9000 for quality management, ISO 14000 for environmental management, ISO 3166 for country codes, and ISO 26000 for social responsibility. ISO 9000 provides guidance for quality management systems to help ensure products and services meet customer requirements. ISO 14000 addresses environmental management systems to help companies improve environmental performance.
2. WHAT IS ISO ?
ISO (International Organization for
Standardization) is an independent, non-
governmental membership organization and
the
world's largest developer of voluntary International Stand
.
ISO has published more than
19 500 International Standards covering almost
every industry, from technology, to food
safety, to agriculture and healthcare. ISO
International Standards impact everyone,
everywhere.
3. Abbreviation ISO
Formation 23 February 1947
Type Non-governmental organization
Purpose International standardization
Headquarters Geneva, Switzerland
Membership 163 members
Official languages
•English
•French
•Russian
Website iso.org
ISO membership
Profile Organization
4. POPULAR STANDARDS
ISO 9000 - Quality management
ISO 14000 - Environmental management
ISO 3166 - Country codes
ISO 26000 - Social responsibility
ISO 50001 - Energy management
ISO 31000 - Risk management
ISO 22000 - Food safety management
ISO 27001 - Information security management
ISO 20121 - Sustainable events
5. ISO 9000 - QUALITY MANAGEMENT
The ISO 9000 family addresses various aspects of
quality management and contains some of ISO’s
best known standards
The standards provide guidance and tools for
companies and organizations who want to ensure
that their products and services consistently meet
customer’s requirements, and that quality is
consistently improved
6. STANDARDS IN THE ISO 9000 FAMILY INCLUDE :
ISO 9001:2008 - sets out the requirements of a quality
management system
ISO 9000:2005 - covers the basic concepts and language
ISO 9004:2009 - focuses on how to make a quality
management system more efficient and effective
ISO 19011:2011 - sets out guidance on internal and
external audits of quality management systems
7. ISO 14000 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
The ISO 14000 family addresses various aspects of
environmental management
It provides practical tools for companies and organizations
looking to identify and control their environmental impact
and constantly improve their environmental performance
ISO 14000 is the standard, and ISO 14001 is the document
containing the requirements
ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 14004:2004 focus on
environmental management systems
8. ISO 3166 - COUNTRY CODES
ISO 3166 is the International Standard for
country codes and codes for their subdivisions.
The purpose of ISO 3166 is to define
internationally recognized codes of letters
and/or numbers that we can use when we
refer to countries and subdivisions
9. ISO 26000 - SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
ISO 26000 provides guidance on how businesses
and organizations can operate in a socially
responsible way
This means acting in an ethical and transparent
way that contributes to the health and welfare
of society
10. ISO 50001 - ENERGY MANAGEMENT
ISO 50001 is based on the management system
model of continual improvement also used for other
well-known standards such as ISO 9001 or ISO 14001
This makes it easier for organizations to integrate
energy management into their overall efforts to
improve quality and environmental management
11. ISO 31000 - RISK MANAGEMENT
ISO 31000:2009, Risk management – Principles and
guidelines, provides principles, framework and a process
for managing risk
It can be used by any organization regardless of its size,
activity or sector
Using ISO 31000 can help organizations increase the
likelihood of achieving objectives, improve the
identification of opportunities and threats and
effectively allocate and use resources for risk treatment
12. ISO 22000 - FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT
The ISO 22000 family of International Standards
addresses food safety management
The consequences of unsafe food can be serious
and ISO’s food safety management standards
help organizations identify and control food
safety hazards
13. ISO 27001 - INFORMATION SECURITY
MANAGEMENT
The ISO 27000 family of standards helps
organizations keep information assets secure
This standards will help your organization manage
the security of assets such as financial information,
intellectual property, employee details or
information entrusted to you by third parties
14. ISO 20121 - SUSTAINABLE EVENTS
Events take a heavy toll on our resources, society and
the environment. They can generate significant waste,
put a strain on local resources like water or energy, or
even ignite tensions in local communities. With ISO 20121
you can make your event sustainable, no matter its type
or size