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A benchmark for measuring and reducing the environmental impact of AI

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.
12 July 2024

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  • At Groupama, CSR step by step

    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.
    16 December 2024
  • Call for tenders : rapporteurs dedicated to the work on the vertical standards under CLC/TC 47X

    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
    4 December 2024
  • Natural and organic cosmetics: 5 questions about voluntary standard ISO 16128

    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.
    28 November 2024
  • Guardrails: updated standard to better protect young children

    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.
    22 November 2024
  • ISO 45001 gets a facelift

    In a study available to download free of charge, AFNOR takes a look at a key tool in occupational health and safety policies: the voluntary ISO 45001 standard. At a time when the standard is being revised, the vast majority of those responsible for health and safety in the workplace say they have taken it on board. It opens up the field of a related subject: quality of life at work.
    12 November 2024
  • How climate change fits into your quality approach

    A small revolution at the start of 2024: climate change has been included as an issue in several key standards, including ISO 9001, which is currently being revised. It must now be included in the challenges and requirements of a management system. How does this change a quality approach? Here are some answers.
    8 November 2024
  • Guide ton the Regenerative economy

    The regenerative economy lays the cornerstone for standardization

    The regenerative economy is radically different from the one we've known until now, so much so that it could change accounting models. Sometimes accused of utopianism, it is not easy to understand. By deciding to initiate pre-standardization work at AFNOR, some twenty French players sought to clarify their vision and initiate a transition to scale. Their text was published on November 8, 2024 in the AFNOR Spec collection.
    25 October 2024
  • AFNOR Certification peut délivrer le marquage CE

    CE marking assessor for medical devices, a strategic job

    Since mid-April 2024, AFNOR Certification has been able to issue CE marking for medical devices. Professionals wishing to become assessors will find new sources of professional motivation in this mission, in a buoyant market.
    30 September 2024
  • Un multimètre, une pince et des plans

    Low-voltage electrical installations: the NF C15-100 series has been published

    AFNOR Editions has published a pack of 21 standards updating the rules governing low-voltage electrical installations, an industry bestseller for building professionals.
    13 September 2024