Standards

The benefits of using standards

The benefits of using standards

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Using standards can offer a set of powerful business and marketing tools for organizations of all sizes. You can use them to fine-tune your performance and manage the risks you face while operating in more efficient and sustainable ways; they’ll allow you to demonstrate the quality of what you do to your customers; and they help you to see how to embed best practice into your organization.

Standards supporting stakeholders post-EU Exit

BSI is here to support UK business following the UK’s exit from the EU. We are a member of international and European standards organizations, helping to secure UK influence over market access conditions and enable your business to trade globally. 

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How International standards facilitate global trade

International standards are a vital tool in ensuring products and services are interchangeable and compatible across borders, removing barriers to trade, reducing production and supply chain costs and building confidence in business services and protecting consumers.

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Access standards with BSI Knowledge

BSI Knowledge is the new home of standards and best practice. Build a subscription suited to your organization, whether it’s a custom collection or one of BSI’s pre-built modules to access, manage and work with BSI’s library of more than 100,000 standards.

Fully supported with personalised onboarding, ongoing training and a dedicated BSI account manager – BSI Knowledge is a comprehensive standards subscription service.

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Create a standard for your industry

If your organization is working in an emerging area or pioneering with a new approach, you can create a fast-track standard that supports innovation across your whole industry and marks you out as a thought leader.

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Becoming more sustainable

By helping you to take a close look at how you’re using energy and resources, using our standards can save you money and improve your image while benefiting the environment.

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Standards for services

If you’re operating in a service industry, you need to pay close attention to your processes to ensure quality doesn’t slip. A whole range of standards can help you out.

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