International Organization for Standardization
WebsiteGeneva

Founding Year: 1947

Staff: 150

Budget:

Eddy Njoroge (President)

The independent, non-governmental international organization has 165 national standards bodies.” As the world’s “largest developer of voluntary international standards and it facilitates world trade by providing common standards among nations.” It also brings experts together to “share knowledge and develop voluntary, consensus-based, market-relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.”

Publications:

 

International Organization for Standardization contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals


  Organization Type

NGO

  Geographic Foci

Geofocus Unspecified/Irrelevant

 Subjects

Development|Guidelines/ Framework|Trade

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