Environment: 4 practical guides to consuming wisely

Every year, June 5 is World Environment Day. It is an opportunity to raise awareness about the state of the planet, more so than on other days of the year. It is also an opportunity to propose new tools to limit the damage, or even repair it! In 2025, the AFNOR group is offering four practical double-sided fact sheets, designed in collaboration with the ACLC (Association laïque et citoyenne des consommateurs) to help you consume better on a daily basis by adopting sustainable and responsible consumer behavior:

• You too can consume more responsibly!
• You too can reduce food waste!
• You too, rethink your digital habits!
• You too can choose an eco-friendly look!

Also on AFNOR's agenda in the field of the environment in 2025: the imminent publication of a indicator framework to combat food waste, aimed at catering professionals. Like its equivalent aimed at distributors Published in 2023, this guide from the AFNOR Spec collection is the result of a requirement under the 2020 AGEC (Anti-Waste and Circular Economy) law and will take the form of a label. This mark of recognition will identify establishments committed to this fight and confirmed in their approach after an audit.

The latest voluntary environmental standards also include those on measuring PFAS , these persistent pollutants are the subject of brand new regulations in France. Finally, note the imminent publication of a management standard for biodiversity, known as ISO 17298. An international version of an initial French standard released in 2018, the standard NF X32-001 , this global framework will explain to companies how to integrate respect for biodiversity into their business models. You can get a preview of it in this short video here i. Biodiversity is, of course, part of environmental management in the broad sense, as defined by the voluntary standard. ISO 14001 a new version of which is expected by the end of 2025.