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Getting Nature into Financial Reporting: Natural...
Integrating natural assets—such as wetlands, rivers, forests, and coastal dunes—into financial reporting can help local governments demonstrate effective management of the financially valuable services these assets provide to...
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The first ISO standard on ESG indicators for ...
At Toronto City Hall on November 1, 2024, the Standards Council of Canada joined the World Council on City Data (WCCD) and Standardized Urban Metrics (SUM) to unveil ISO 37125 – the first international standard on...
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Standards Council of Canada launches a new National...
Standards make life safer, healthier, more prosperous, and sustainable for communities and businesses. The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) is proud to launch a new National Standards Strategy (NSS) that will put the full...
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SCC renews partnership with Brazil’s National...
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT), the national standards body of Brazil, renewed their cooperation arrangement to advance international standards work between...
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Taking action to protect the planet
The effects of climate change are becoming more evident every year. That makes it vital to do everything we can to prevent and mitigate those effects while also adapting to make our world more resilient to them. SCC is at the...
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Participate in developing ISO ESG implementation...
In July, hundreds of environmental, social and governance (ESG) experts came together to develop ISO ESG implementation principles. This document is meant to provide a high-level structure and core principles and tools for...
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SCC renews partnership with UK National Standards...
The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the British Standards Institution (BSI), renewed their cooperation arrangement as national standards bodies to advance international standards work. “Through our strong relationship...
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Amplifying our impact 2022–2023 Annual Report
Standardization enhances quality of life for people across Canada and around the world. It makes products and services safer and improves their functionality. But to have the greatest impact, the standardization system must...
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Climate Action and Innovation: How SCC’s accreditation...
At SCC, we’re all about leveraging innovation to tackle some of the world's most pressing issues. From mitigating climate change to ensuring the integrity of environmental claims, our Verification and Validation Accreditation...
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Bridging innovation and trust: SCC's blueprint...
Joint statement by SCC’s Chantal Guay, CEO and Elias Rafoul, VP Accreditation Services for World Accreditation Day 2024. As we celebrate World Accreditation Day 2024 with the theme ‘Accreditation: Empowering Tomorrow and...
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SCC’s Innovation Initiative
Whether it is a company that has developed a cutting-edge idea, or an established business that is adapting to stay relevant, innovation offers organizations the key to success. In 2017, the federal government announced an...
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The Mental Health and Substance Use Health Standardization...
The National Mental Health and Substance Use Health (MHSUH) Standardization Collaborative was established to coordinate standardization efforts nationwide. Over two years, we engaged with over 300 people from government...