As noted in my previous column (‘Setting standards: Towards global acceptance of Indian products’, FE, January 11, 2021; https://bit.ly/3nQdoFR), the challenge of meeting global regulations is not the ...

Discover how underwriting standards guide secure loans, determine creditworthiness, set terms, and protect financial institutions from risk.

Standardization of products and processes is the foundation for American prosperity. President George Washington outlined this as a priority in his first communication to the Congress. The separate ...

Discover how Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) guide U.S. accounting principles. Learn about their impact and why they've been replaced.

Today’s guest blog is written by Larry Ainsworth, author of “Unwrapping” the Common Core: A Practical Process to Manage Rigorous Standards (2014). To “unwrap” or not to “unwrap”? - Actually, there is ...

Standards exist across industries and create efficiencies and cost savings for many. But the world of standards is not as simple as it initially appears. In this series, we’ll examine why standards ...

The pursuit of high-quality grain must be every farmer’s ultimate goal. Standards represent a significant step forwardfor the agricultural industry in as far as the way products are traded and ...

Only 12 types of metal were known a few hundred years earlier. At present, over 3500 different materials exist just in the steel industry. There also exist more than 340,000 metal grades, described by ...

Standards are voluntary guidelines establishing technical specifications for products, services, and processes. Their impact is global and they are helping to drive the energy transition. What is the ...

ISA standards help automation professionals streamline processes and improve safety, cybersecurity and efficiency in operations spanning multiple industry segments. Over 150 consensus standards and ...