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ISO 14001 · Published 15 April 2026
ISO 14001:2026 Transition: What's New & How to Prepare
ISO 14001:2026 was published on 15 April 2026 with a three-year transition to 2029. Here's what changed — climate, biodiversity, resource use and stronger life-cycle thinking — and what it means for your team.
Read the breakdownISO 9001 · Draft International Standard (ISO/DIS 9001:2025)ISO 9001:2026 Transition: What's Changing & How to Prepare
ISO 9001:2026 will be published on 16 September 2026, with a three-year transition. Here's what changed — quality culture, climate, risk/opportunity and the expanded Annex A — and what it means for your team.
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ISTO at ICQEM 2026: A·C·C·U·R·A·T·E Analytics: Measuring Understanding of ISO 9001 Requirements in Eight Domains
ISTO CEO Howie Ng presented a paper at ICQEM 2026 in Lisbon, proposing a cognitive-content framework for measuring how well professionals understand ISO 9001 — the basis of the eight A·C·C·U·R·A·T·E domains. The full paper is available to download.
Research — 3 min readISO 9001ISO 9001:2026 Changes: Quality Culture, Climate & Annex AISO 9001:2026 will be published on 16 September 2026. Here's what's changing: quality culture, climate, risk vs opportunity, and the expanded Annex A — and what the three-year transition means for you.
Standards update6 min
ISO 9001ISO 9001 Climate Amendment 2024: What ChangedAmendment 1:2024 added climate-change considerations to 31 management-system standards, including ISO 9001. Here's what changed, what it means for audits, and whether re-certification is needed.
Standards update5 min
ISO 14001ISO 14001:2026 Changes: Lifecycle, Climate & Change ManagementISO 14001:2026 was published on 15 April 2026, beginning a three-year transition through 2029. Here's what changed, lifecycle thinking, climate integration, change management, and a broader view of environmental conditions.
Standards update6 min
ISO 14001ISO 14001 Climate Amendment 2024: Clauses 4.1 & 4.2Amendment 1:2024 added explicit climate-change language to 31 management-system standards, including ISO 14001. Here's what changed in clauses 4.1 and 4.2, what auditors now look for, and why no re-certification is needed.
Standards update5 min
ISO 22000ISO 22000 Climate Amendment 2024: What Food-Safety Teams NeedAmendment 1:2024 added climate-change considerations to 31 management-system standards, including ISO 22000. Here's what changed, how it fits the 2018 core, and what food-safety practitioners need to know.
Standards update6 min
ISO 22000HACCP & ISO 22000: How the 7 Principles Map to PRP, OPRP, CCPThe seven Codex Alimentarius HACCP principles are the operational engine inside ISO 22000. Here's how each principle maps to the standard's three-tier control system (PRP, OPRP, and CCP).
Guide5 min
ISO/IEC 27001ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Changes: 93 Controls, 4 New ThemesISO/IEC 27001:2022 restructured 114 controls into 93 across four themes and introduced 11 new controls. The transition from the 2013 edition ended 31 October 2025. Here's what changed and why it matters.
Standards update6 min
ISO/IEC 27001ISO/IEC 27001 Annex A: The 4 Control Themes ExplainedISO/IEC 27001:2022 organises its 93 controls into four themes: Organisational, People, Physical, and Technological. This guide explains what each theme covers, how the optional five attributes work, and how to navigate Annex A in practice.
Guide5 min
ISO 45001ISO 45001 Climate Amendment 2024: What Changed & WhyAmendment 1:2024 added climate-change considerations to 31 management-system standards, including ISO 45001, on 23 February 2024. Here's what changed in clauses 4.1 and 4.2, why there's no transition period, and how it connects to worker safety.
Standards update6 min
ISO 45001OHSAS 18001 to ISO 45001: What Changed in the MigrationISO 45001 replaced OHSAS 18001 when it was published on 12 March 2018. Here's what materially changed (Annex SL structure, worker participation, risk vs hazard, and the hierarchy of controls) and how the migration played out.
Standards update5 min
ISO 50001ISO 50001 Climate Amendment 2024: What Changed in EnMSAmendment 1:2024 added climate-change considerations to 31 management-system standards, including ISO 50001. Here's what changed in the energy management standard, how the 2018 revision had already strengthened EnPIs and energy baselines, and what organisations should do now.
Standards update6 min
ISO 50001ISO 50001 EnPIs & Energy Baselines ExplainedEnergy Performance Indicators and energy baselines are at the heart of ISO 50001:2018. This guide explains what they are, why normalisation matters for fair comparison, how organisations use them to drive real savings, and how they connect to ESG and decarbonisation reporting.
Guide5 min
ISTO Test of UnderstandingISTO Test Levels: Level 1 vs Level 2 — Which Is Right?ISTO offers two levels of Test of Understanding. This guide explains what each level tests, how the structure and scoring differ, and how to choose the right one for your role and experience.
Guide4 min
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