Management standards

ISO standards that provide requirements or give guidance on good management practice are among the best known of ISO's offering.

Of these, two have achieved truly global status and are now thoroughly integrated with the world economy:

ISO 9001:2000

(the transition to ISO 9001:2008 is now taking place)

which gives the requirements for quality management systems, is now firmly established as the globally implemented standard for providing assurance about the ability to satisfy quality requirements and to enhance customer satisfaction in supplier-customer relationships.

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ISO 14001:2004

which gives the requirements for environmental management systems, confirms its global relevance for organizations wishing to operate in an environmentally sustainable manner.

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They have been joined in recent years by new standards based on the same generic model, developed to meet the needs of specific sectors or addressing specific challenges:

Sector	Standard or series of standards
Automotive	ISO/TS 16949:2002
Education	IWA 2:2007
Energy	PC 242, ISO 50001
Food safety	ISO 22000:2005
Information security	ISO/IEC 27001:2005
Health care	IWA 1:2005
Local government	IWA 4:2009
Medical devices	ISO 13485:2003
Petroleum and gas	ISO/TS 29001:2007
Ship recycling	ISO 30000:2009
Supply chain security	ISO 28000:2007

This section provides an overview of these standards.