Think of them as a formula that describes the best way of doing something.
It could be about making a product, managing a process, delivering a service or supplying materials – standards cover a huge range of activities.
Standards are the distilled wisdom of people with expertise in their subject matter and who know the needs of the organizations they represent – people such as manufacturers, sellers, buyers, customers, trade associations, users or regulators.
For instance,
Discover some of the best-known and most widely-used standards , as well as those that address recently emerged challenges affecting us all.
What ISO standards do for you
When things don't work as they should, it often means that standards are absent.
Here you can see the number of ISO standards that apply to each Goal.