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Standard for tackling land degradation takes step closer to publication

We live in a world where growing populations, over-development and ever-changing climate patterns are taking a daily toll on the land around us. Droughts, floods, over-cultivation, deforestation, the draining of water supplies, and unsustainable practices in general, are literally pillaging our earth. But a new standard in development aims to help combat that, and has just reached a crucial stage.

Medical devices get quality treatment

Quality and safety are non-negotiable in the medical devices industry. ISO 13485:2016, Quality management systems -- Requirements for regulatory purposes intends to help keep that level of quality up to scratch.

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Climate chaos

Record heat, melting ice and rising seas show how climate change is affecting us. Around the globe, seasons are shifting and temperatures are climbing, threatening to deprive us of the very things – air, water, food and a safe place to live – we depend on for survival. But there’s new hope ahead.

ISO has produced over 570 environment-related standards, including those that monitor climate change, quantify greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promote good practice in environmental management and design.

In the January/February 2016 issue of ISOfocus, we ask the top experts in the field how ISO’s portfolio can address climate change, reduce GHG emissions, and manage mitigation and adaptation

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