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Issue Eight - How standards can accelerate progress towards a sustainable world for future generations.

Following from COP26, the latest issue of Standards Outlook looks at how standards play a crucial role in steering us towards a sustainable world for future generations.

Throughout Standards Outlook issue 8, BSI experts discuss how standards play a vital role in dealing with the most critical environmental issues the world is currently facing. In addition there are external contributions from Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, Steve Kenzie and Dr Alex Tautrims from the University of Nottingham’s Rights Lab and current chair of the BSI’s Technical Committee.

Issue 8 includes:

Carbon countdown – trust and transparency are critical to the fight against global warming
On the road to net zero – transport and energy decarbonization
Healthy mind, healthy body - recognizing the importance of mental health at work
Built environment – infrastructure finds its place in a system of systems
Sustainability in the agri-food sector
Lifting the lid on modern slavery
UN Global Compact - turning sustainability commitments into action

Previous issues

Issue one - the trade issue

Issue one of Standards Outlook explores how standards improve trade around the world and at home. The trade issue examines:

the Commonwealth Standards Network
how BSI can help small business to unlock their potential through the use of Standards
AI in healthcare

Issue two - the innovation issue

BSI is pioneering new ways of collaborating with standards makers and users to ride the wave of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Read the innovation issue to find out about:

how BSI is working to bring ethics to innovation
the Future Standards Programme
Digital manufacturing

Issue three - how to make standards work for you

Issue three focuses on how BSI is helping businesses understand how standards could assist them with the challenges they face, including:

Consultancy Services
how BSI is helping China to join the international standards community
the Commonwealth Standards Network (CSN)
PAS (Publicly Available Specification)

Issue four - the sustainability issue

The fourth issue of Standards Outlook focuses on how standards could help you do your part in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read the sustainability issue to find out about:

Industry decarbonization and the circular economy

Sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and climate change

Smart cities and communities

Diversity, inclusion and equality

Issue 5 - the digitalization issue

The fifth issue of Standards Outlook explores how standards can help your organization harness the power of digitalization.

Read the digitalization issue to discover more about the following topics:

Making the case for digital manufacturing
Building blocks for digitalization
Double vision
''First, do no harm'' AI and medical devices
Educating energy - energy supply and digitalization
Blockchain
Standards virtual conference

Issue six - how to stay resilient in an uncertain world

The sixth issue of Standards Outlook focuses on how your organization can use standards to build and maintain resilience in an uncertain and dynamic world.

Issue six explores standards and resilience in areas including:

Environment, Social and Governance
Supply Chain
Built environment
Cyber Risk
Oil and Gas
Digital Manufacturing
Construction

Issue seven - how standards support international trade

In the seventh issue of Standards Outlook, BSI experts, as well as external professionals, demonstrate how standards should be perceived as essential business tools for the UK Government to help create new and innovative trade opportunities for companies in the UK.

Issue seven includes the following topics:

Making international standards work for trade agreements
Giving consumers a say in trade policy
Maintaining low friction access to the European market
How to build trust in digital trade
Case study: ‘Working with standards is critical to our brand.'

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At BSI we believe that standards and standards makers matter. We trust in the potential for voluntary, market-driven standards to power innovation and growth, strengthen businesses and to deliver better social, economic and environmental outcomes for all.

Whether you have ideas for new standards, comments about existing work, suggestions for the future, or feedback on this publication, please get in touch with us.