The European Commission has officially recognized the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) as compliant with the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II).
The Russian Institute of Standardization has announced the All-Russian photo contest "Beauty of Standardization," inviting citizens to showcase how standards influence daily life.
The European Commission has found that 53% of environmental claims on products are unverified, as the EU lacks a unified system for their verification.
The European standardization organization CEN and its technical committee TC 444 are hosting a workshop in Prague on May 15. 2025 to launch Working Group 8 “Assessment”.
The Standardization Institute of the Republic of North Macedonia (ISRSM) marked the 20th anniversary of its first Technical Committee, TC 16 – Coding of Names of Countries and Related Entities, with its 13th session.
The European Commission has published four new reports from the High-Level Forum on European Standardization (HLF), offering recommendations to enhance standardization across various sectors.
The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) has announced a call for proposals to encourage participation in the voluntary "Made Green in Italy" program,
The Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) has released an updated version of its document RvA-T030-NL, titled "Proficiency Testing, External Quality Assessment & Interlaboratory Comparisons."