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ISO website：https://www.iso.org

About ISO

ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, brings global experts together to agree on the best way of doing things – for anything from making a product to managing a process. As one of the oldest non-governmental international organizations, ISO has enabled trade and cooperation between people and companies all over the world since 1946. The International Standards published by ISO serve to make lives easier, safer and better.

What does ISO mean?
ISO is the short name for the International Organization for Standardization. It’s not an acronym, but a name inspired by the Greek word isos, meaning “equal” – reflecting our mission to create standards that ensure consistency and equality worldwide. Because the organization’s full name – and its initials – would vary across languages (for example Organisation internationale de normalisation in French), our founders chose “ISO” as a universal short form that could be recognized globally, regardless of language.

Whatever the country, whatever the language, we are always ISO.

Solutions for your challenges
Find out what standards the ISO community has developed to address the needs of your sector!

Contact ISO

International Organization for Standardization
ISO Central Secretariat
Chemin de Blandonnet 8
CP 401
1214 Vernier (Geneva)
Switzerland
E-mail: central@iso.org
Tel.: +41 22 749 01 11
Fax: +41 22 733 34 30

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