What is ISO, exactly?

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was founded in 1947 and consists of representatives of national standards organizations from countries around the world. Its primary purpose is to create and maintain international standards in order to ensure safety, fairness, and efficiency in international trade, and proper regulatory guidance in a wide variety of industries.

Some of these include manufacturing, transportation, energy, healthcare, agriculture, financial services, and information technology. The organization is composed of experts in each of these markets and utilizes learnings from each industry to drive best-practices in others.  Read More >