BSOL Innovation

Standards are fundamental to innovation in today’s economy. They offer guidance on an agreed way of doing something and are built with industry knowledge.

Standards can be used by smaller companies or start-ups that do not have the expertise and resources required to take their ideas forward. They are also beneficial to multinational corporations with well-developed proprietary systems and others that follow one of many off-the-shelf innovation software products.

We have hundreds of standards that help put systems and processes in place that create added value and contribute to an organization’s own individual way of harnessing and maximizing innovation.

Access the standards you need with BSI's standards management system, British Standards Online (BSOL). BSOL is a simple online tool that acts as your standards management system and can be accessed anytime, anywhere. Access, view and download standards with multiple user access, across multiple sites, facilitating the distribution of the knowledge across your business.

British Standards are created by industry experts, with vast knowledge and experience in their fields. The role of BSI is to facilitate bringing these people together, to agree on best practice and to create standards.

BSI brings together every aspect of society, to deliver, through consensus, independent, robust, and expert best practices that enhance innovation, productivity, sustainability, and safety.

Developed with guidance from a steering group of stakeholders, industry experts and consumers, this consensus on best practice guarantees the most efficient course of action is taken when developing standards. This impartiality is vital for businesses who use British Standards, as it shows they are produced without any influences which could affect the objectivity of decision making.

• Standards play a crucial role in de-risking investment and accelerating the adoption of new technologies through confidence in performance. BSI is at the global forefront of standardization in areas with the potential to transform the economy and our society
• Standards support the consolidation of emerging supply chains, prevent the risk of technology lock-in, and help disseminate knowledge from large-scale R&D demonstrators and test beds
• Standards are critical in the commercialisation of new technologies, building trust and supporting the creation of new markets at home and internationally

It’s important to understand that the right standards generate more benefits for businesses than they cost to implement. British Standards do this by improving efficiency and increasing productivity, allowing you to implement new working practices faster and more effectively.

More than 70,000 businesses around the world, from SMEs to larger companies, including over half the combined FTSE 100, Fortune 500, and Nikkei organizations, have adopted our standards and utilized our products and services. Independent research has revealed that these organizations significantly outperform others in terms of profit and return on investment.