An initiative of the French Ministry of Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion, AFNOR Spec 2314 sets out calculation methodologies and best practices for measuring and reducing the environmental impact of AI, and for communicating with fair, verifiable claims. You can download it free of charge.
AFNOR consolidates French position on new ISO 14001 project. The flagship environmental management standard will be called ISO 14001/A2. From February 4 to March 30, 2025, you are invited to comment on the text.
It's a word that either galvanizes or frightens, but one that leaves no one indifferent. "Re-industrializing" the country is not so much an end in itself as a means to an end: it's a way of regaining the sovereignty that all parties are calling for, and a way of distributing wealth more evenly across the country. The most convinced even see it as a lever for energy transition. But where to start? How can AFNOR, the house of best practices, help? The exercise calls for close cooperation between public authorities, industrial players (of all sizes), trainers and others. There is no shortage of proposals. All that remains is to achieve this synergy.
In February 2025, AFNOR is taking part in the AI Summit called for by the French President. Its credo: the French AI industry needs voluntary standards. The aim is to equip professionals with the tools they need to build trusted AIs and carefully study their environmental impact.
Nine months after the publication of AFNOR Spec 2308, during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, film, audiovisual and advertising professionals are adopting best practices for more responsible filming. This was the objective of our sponsors, the French Ministry of Culture and the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.
Required by the European Commission from 2027 onwards, the digital passport still goes unnoticed by the general public. But it will revolutionize the day-to-day life of companies. Underneath its technical surface, it's a real business issue. The drafting of standards began in the summer of 2024. They should be ready by December 2025. Other work is starting on electronic invoicing.
The mutual insurer called on AFNOR Compétences and its IMPACT method to assess its level of CSR maturity and then display a sign of recognition. After a visit by an AFNOR Certification assessor, the group's first entities were awarded the Engagé RSE label. In the public sector, some local authorities, such as Sens in the Yonne department, are initiating similar initiatives.
The Cyber Resilience Act aims to strengthen the EU's cybersecurity by ensuring that digital products and services are secure throughout their lifecycle. It encourages proactive risk management and accountability, empowering businesses and users to build a safer digital future together. The European Commission has issued a draft standardisation request to the ESOs for the development of several deliverables to support the implementation of the CRA. Closing date : January 06, 2025
The International Organization for Standardization has just published the second part of standard ISO 16128 concerning natural and organic cosmetics. Here we explain the scope of this voluntary standard and how it fits in with existing labels.
The height hasn't changed, but the size of the gaps has! The new version of the NF P01-012 standard for guardrails, a veritable bedside book for the construction industry, is based for the first time on tests carried out on children aged 3 to 11.
