Getting goods and people to the right place at the right time is a key ingredient for business success and well-functioning societies. Standards ensure reliable quality, safety and customer satisfaction with mobility and delivery solutions, vehicles, and infrastructure.

Insights

The greenhouse effect: Counting gases and why it matters

It’s easy to have mixed feelings about carbon. On the one hand, it’s the foundation for life on Earth. On the other, it’s linked to climate change.

The circular economy: building trust through conformity assessment
Standards and conformity assessment provide assurance on aspects of the circular economy including product lifetime and recyclability, safety and efficiency.

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Towards a net-zero logistics sector

Moving cargo around the world is a carbon-intensive business, and new guidance launched at Davos will go a long way to getting freight back on track.

Sample standards

Road vehicles — Safety and artificial intelligence

Railway applications — Railway quality management system — ISO 9001:2015 and specific requirements for application in the railway sector

Ships and marine technology — Specifications for the assessment of speed and power performance by analysis of speed trial data

Ships and marine technology — Marine environment protection — Testing of ship biofouling in-water cleaning systems

Road traffic safety (RTS) management systems — Requirements with guidance for use

Road vehicles — Cybersecurity engineering