aib-sheila

April 20, 2022

Plastic pollution is a key environmental challenge today, calling for a new global agreement and sustainable solutions. Standards for plastics enjoy a privileged status in making this happen.

On 2 March, at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, senior representatives from 175 countries backed a ground-breaking resolution to stop plastic pollution. This will […]
April 11, 2022

BUILDING A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR TOMORROW

With #WorldHealthDay today, let’s recognize that for us to be healthy people, we need a healthy planet. For too long, we’ve put health and the environment […]
April 2, 2022

A recent International Standard is helping bring new clarity to the complex world of finance and investment.

In the plainest terms possible please: what is an over-the-counter (OTC) derivative? Typically, who uses them, and to what ends? Emma: An over-the-counter derivative is contract agreed […]
October 30, 2020

Alcohol poisoning: Symptoms, treatment, and causes

A person can be arrested for driving with a BAC above this limit. We absorb alcohol much more quickly than food – alcohol gets to our […]
June 2, 2020

COVID-19: NATIONAL RESOURCES

This page is dedicated to featuring national resources developed by ISO members to support the fight against COVID-19. MEMBER RESOURCES NBN, BELGIUM NBN has created a […]
June 2, 2020

QR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO HELP STOP COVID-19

Hangzhou, one of China’s busiest cities, has developed a standard to help prevent the spread of coronavirus as both people and businesses begin recovery. Under the supervision of Prof. Song Mingshun, […]
April 3, 2020

NEVER TOO LATE TO GET READY

We’re living in challenging times. Putting to one side the immediate personal health impacts of Coronavirus, its economic effects are likely to be felt for a […]
April 1, 2020

FIVE TOP WAYS OF USING WATER TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE ON WORLD WATER DAY

Water is one of the world’s most powerful weapons against climate change. Without it, we would have no natural protection such as wetlands, mangroves and peatlands […]
March 27, 2020

REDUCING THE RISK OF ERRORS IN MEDICAL LABORATORIES WITH UPDATED INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

Never before have reliability and accuracy been so important for medical laboratories. Robust risk management processes are the best defence against errors and false results. One […]