ISO

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 165 countries and is the largest developer and publisher of international standards in the world.

Through its members, it brings together experts to share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.

ISO Standards are internationally agreed by experts and 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,

• Quality management standardsto help work more efficiently and reduce product failures.
• Environmental management standardsto help reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste and be more sustainable.
• Health and safety standardsto help reduce accidents in the workplace.
• Energy management standardsto help cut energy consumption.
• Food safety standardsto help prevent food from being contaminate.
• IT security standardsto help keep sensitive information secure

IEC

The IEC is a global, not-for-profit membership organization, whose work underpins quality infrastructure and international trade in electrical and electronic goods. IEC facilitates technical innovation, affordable infrastructure development, efficient and sustainable energy access, smart urbanization and transportation systems, climate change mitigation, and increases the safety of people and the environment.

The IEC brings together more than 170 countries and provides a global, neutral and independent standardization platform to 20 000 experts globally. It administers 4 Conformity assessment systems whose members certify that devices, systems, installations, services and people work as required.

The IEC publishes around 10 000 IEC International Standards which together with conformity assessment provide the technical framework that allows governments to build national quality infrastructure and companies of all sizes to buy and sell consistently safe and reliable products in most countries of the world. IEC International Standards serve as the basis for risk and quality management and are used in testing and certification to verify that manufacturer promises are kept.