4th National Standards Conclave
01 May 2017

"Evolving a Comprehensive National Strategy for Standards: Sectoral and Regional Inclusiveness" 1-2 May 2017,Hotel Lalit, New Delhi Inauguration by Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’...

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ISO 20400 : International Standard for sustainable procurement
24 Apr 2017

~~Procurement plays a large role in any organization, large or small. Who an organization buys from has just as big an impact on its performance as what it buys. Ensuring suppliers have sound and ethical practices – across everything from working conditions and risk management to their environmental impact – has the potential to not only make businesses work better, but to improve the lives of everyone in the communities where they are situated.

~~ISO 20400, Sustainable procurement – Guidance, is the world’s first International Standard for sustainable procurement and aims to help organizations develop and implement sustainable purchasing practices and policies

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ISO 45001:Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements
06 Oct 2016

• ISO is under the process of developing a new standard, ISO 45001 Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements.
• 2nd DIS 45001 Draft International Standard on Occupational Health & Safety Management System is expected in December 2016 or January 2017 as an outcome of the Plenary meeting of concerned ISO/PC 283 in Toronto during 6-10 June 2016. The final standard may now be expected in November/December 2017.

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