SDGs & ISO standards
How ISO standards support the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals — goal by goal, alongside the standards ITS certifies.
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) has identified ISO standards that contribute to each of the 17 goals. Select a goal to see what it means, the standards ISO points to, and the standards you can be certified to with ITS.
1. No PovertySee ITS-recommended standards
2. Zero HungerISO 22000 · ISO 14001
3. Good Health and Well-beingISO 45001 · ISO 13485
4. Quality EducationISO 21001
5. Gender EqualitySee ITS-recommended standardsMandatory in 53001
6. Clean Water and SanitationSee ITS-recommended standards
7. Affordable and Clean EnergyISO 50001
8. Decent Work and Economic GrowthISO 45001 · ISO 9001Mandatory in 53001
9. Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureSee ITS-recommended standards
10. Reduced InequalitiesSee ITS-recommended standards
11. Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesSee ITS-recommended standards
12. Responsible Consumption and ProductionISO 14001
13. Climate ActionISO 50001Mandatory in 53001
14. Life Below WaterISO 14001 · ISO 22000
15. Life on LandSee ITS-recommended standards
16. Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsISO 37001 · ISO 37301
17. Partnerships for the GoalsSee ITS-recommended standards
By standard — all 19 standards ITS certifies
Outlined icons are goals for which ISO names the standard directly; the others are links recommended by ITS.
- ISO 9001Quality Management






- ISO 14001Environmental Management








- ISO 45001Occupational Health & Safety




- ISO 37001Anti-bribery Management


- ISO 37301Compliance Management





- ISO 22000Food Safety Management




- ISO 22716Cosmetics GMP

- ISO 13485Medical Devices

- ISO 22301Business Continuity




- ISO 10002Complaints Handling



- ISO 21001Educational Organizations

- ISO 50001Energy Management



- ISO/IEC 27001Information Security



- ISO/IEC 27701Privacy Information

- ISO/IEC 27017Cloud Security

- ISO/IEC 27018Cloud Privacy

- ISO/IEC 20000-1IT Service Management

- ISO/IEC 42001AI Management


- ISO/UNDP 53001SDG ManagementAll 17 goals
Managing all 17 goals — ISO/UNDP 53001
ISO/UNDP 53001 is the management system standard that checks whether an organisation identifies and manages the impact of its activities on all 17 goals. Gender equality (5), decent work (8) and climate action (13) must be addressed regardless of sector.
ISO/UNDP 53001 certification →Source: ISO, “ISO standards & the SDGs” (iso.org/sdg) — summarised. SDG icons: United Nations.
