Month: June 2026

ISO 14021 and ISO 14025:2026: Building a stronger foundation for environmental product information

Environmental information is becoming part of everyday product decisions. Procurement teams compare environmental performance. Customers encounter environmental claims on packaging and digital platforms. Companies need sustainability information from suppliers. Regulators and investors increasingly expect environmental statements to be supported by credible evidence.

The challenge is no longer simply providing more environmental information. It is making clear what that information means, how it was developed, and what evidence stands behind it.

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ISO 30201:2026: Human resources management becomes a formal management system

People are central to every organization, yet human resources management has often been governed through a collection of separate policies, processes and specialist practices rather than through one integrated management system.

The publication of ISO 30201:2026 – Human resources management systems — Requirements changes that. Published on 22 June 2026, the first edition establishes requirements for a human resource management system, creating a common framework through which organizations can manage the attraction, development and deployment of workers as part of their wider management system.

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May 2026: Key Developments in ISO

May 2026 marks a strong shift from establishing governance frameworks toward proving that governance works.

Across quality, sustainability, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, resilience, and product information, standards are increasingly focusing on the mechanisms that create evidence: auditing, logging, conformity assessment, measurement, traceability, monitoring, and reliable information.

This is particularly evident in the publication of ISO 19011:2026 for management system auditing and the updated ISO/IEC 15408 series for IT security evaluation. At the same time, AI system logging is approaching publication, sustainability work is moving deeper into chain of custody and Extended Producer Responsibility, and biodiversity standardization is beginning to address measurement and monitoring directly.

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