August 2025 has been another milestone month for ISO, with critical advances across sustainability, governance, artificial intelligence, security, compliance, and the future of work. From early-stage proposals to near-final standards, the month’s activity underscores ISO’s role in aligning innovation with responsibility, digital transformation with trust, and organizational performance with societal value.
The new and evolving standards touch on some of the most urgent issues facing leaders today: implementing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, guiding anti-money laundering practices, structuring Web 3.0, strengthening privacy and cybersecurity, managing biodiversity net gain, and updating ISO 9001 — the backbone of quality management worldwide.
Newly published standards
ISO/TS 44007:2025 – Collaborative ecosystem management
Practical guidance for building and sustaining multi-stakeholder collaborations.
ISO/IEC TS 42119-2:2025 – AI testing — Part 2: Overview
Provides organizations with practical tools for testing and validating AI.
ISO 30414:2025 (2nd edition) – Human capital reporting and disclosure
Updated requirements for transparent and comparable HR reporting.
ISO/IEC TS 27564:2025 – Privacy protection — Models for privacy engineering
Brings engineering rigor to privacy practices in system design.
ISO 17620:2025 – Biodiversity net gain in development projects
A critical step in aligning development with biodiversity preservation.
Final Draft International Standards (FDIS): Editorials before publication
ISO/FDIS 22300 – Security and resilience — Vocabulary (4th edition)
Consolidates the language of resilience for global consistency.
ISO/FDIS 21800 – Consumer understanding of online terms and conditions
Reinforces fairness and clarity in digital consumer interactions.
ISO/IEC/IEEE FDIS 12207 – Software life cycle processes (2nd edition)
Ensures global alignment of software development and engineering practices.
ISO/FDIS 10012 – Measurement management systems (2nd edition)
Strengthens the backbone of reliable measurement for quality assurance.
ISO/IEC PRF 25642 – Data governance — Data collaboration framework
Establishes structures for secure and effective cross-organizational data collaboration
Draft International Standards (DIS): Nearing publication
ISO/DIS 9001 (6th edition) – Quality management systems — Requirements
A very high-profile update to the world’s most adopted management system standard, embedding relevance for digital transformation, sustainability, and resilience.
ISO/DIS 45010 – Menstruation, menstrual health and menopause in the workplace — Guidance
Breaks new ground in workplace inclusivity and employee well-being.
ISO/DIS 41002 – Facility management — Development of the FM organization
Strengthens organizational capabilities for efficient facility management.
ISO/IEC DIS 38505-1 (2nd edition) – Governance of data
Expands governance principles to ensure data is managed responsibly and strategically.
ISO/DIS 30439 – HRM — Safe handling of data
Provides HR departments with critical guidance for managing personal and workforce data securely.
ISO/DIS 18983 – Guidelines for hybrid meeting service
Formalizes best practices for hybrid meetings in the evolving work environment.
Committee Drafts (CD): Key Standards in Progress
ISO/IEC CD 42105 – AI guidance for human oversight
Ensures AI remains accountable to human judgment and responsibility.
ISO/CD TS 44005 – Collaborative leadership
Advances structured leadership practices in collaborative business ecosystems.
ISO/CD 45008 – Occupational health and safety — Remote working
Provides requirements for healthier, safer hybrid workplaces.
ISO/CD TR 42505 – Sharing economy — Shared manufacturing models
Explores new industrial ecosystems built on sharing and distributed capacity.
ISO/CD 37011 – Purpose-driven organizations
Positions organizational purpose as a driver of governance and performance.
ISO/IEC CD 27004 (3rd edition) – Information security monitoring and measurement
Update practices for evaluating cybersecurity performance in organizations.
ISO/CD 30440 – Strategic and ethical integration of technology in HR
Balances digital transformation with workforce well-being.
Working Drafts (WD): Early-stage developments
ISO/WD 37201-2 – Preventing and combating violence against women in organizations
Breakthrough guidance for organizational responsibility in protecting people and fostering safe workplaces.
ISO/WD TS 19384-2 – Service Excellence — Digital approaches
Connects service excellence with digital transformation for customer-focused organizations.
ISO/WD 56002 (2nd edition) – Innovation management systems
A significant revision of ISO’s flagship innovation standard, ensuring it remains relevant in a fast-changing landscape.
ISO/IEC WD TR 38509 – Responsible governance of IT for digital inclusion
Tackles the growing challenge of inclusive access in a digital-first economy.
ISO/WD 14077-2 – Chain of custody in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Integrates traceability and environmental impact measurement for supply chains.
ISO/IEC WD TS 27115-4 – Cybersecurity evaluation of complex systems
Establishes frameworks for assessing security in multi-layered digital ecosystems.
New work items (AWI, PWI, NP): New proposals to watch
ISO/UNDP AWI 53002 – Management systems for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals — Implementation guidance
A landmark joint effort with UNDP, offering practical frameworks for organizations to operationalize the SDGs through management systems.
ISO/NP 37013 – Anti-money laundering — Guidance
Expands ISO’s compliance family with tools to help organizations strengthen integrity and fight financial crime.
ISO/NP 26174 – Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies — Web3.0 Reference architecture
Provides the building blocks for secure, interoperable, and trustworthy Web3 ecosystems.
ISO/IEC NP 25022 – Systems and software engineering — SQuaRE — Measurement of quality-in-use
Defines how organizations can measure software usability, reliability, and user satisfaction.
ISO/AWI 20245-1 – Cross-border trade of second-hand goods — General requirements
Supports sustainable consumption and trade while reducing waste and ensuring safety.
ISO/AWI 29999 – Education and learning services — AI ethical guidelines
Brings ethical guardrails to the use of AI in education, striking a balance between innovation and trust.
ISO/IEC AWI Guide 14 – Products and services — Information for consumers (4th edition)
Enhances consumer protection through clearer, more consistent product information.
Looking Ahead
August 2025 highlights ISO’s accelerating work at the intersection of governance, sustainability, digital transformation, and human-centered management. The update to ISO 9001, the joint UNDP-SDG implementation guidance, and breakthroughs in AI oversight, biodiversity, and workplace inclusivity all point toward a future where standards drive responsible, resilient, and purpose-driven organizations.
At StandardsHero, we continue to translate these global standards into actionable leadership tools. Stay tuned as we unpack what these developments mean for top management — from compliance and innovation to sustainability and digital trust.
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