It's a word that either galvanizes or frightens, but one that leaves no one indifferent. "Re-industrializing" the country is not so much an end in itself as a means to an end: it's a way of regaining the sovereignty that all parties are calling for, and a way of distributing wealth more evenly across the country. The most convinced even see it as a lever for energy transition. But where to start? How can AFNOR, the house of best practices, help? The exercise calls for close cooperation between public authorities, industrial players (of all sizes), trainers and others. There is no shortage of proposals. All that remains is to achieve this synergy.
The European Union has revised the timetable for the publication of sustainability reports set by the 2022 CSRD directive. This is the result of the "Omnibus package" presented at the end of February 2025. In the meantime, voluntary initiatives continue.
Can't find the right person for your quality, safety and environment project? Or would you like an external resource to lead it, immersed in your teams? AFNOR BAO can put you in touch with an expert who's just right for the job.
Carine Glas (Schneider Electric) will take over from Gilles Nativel (Enedis) as head of the Comité électrotechnique français (CEF), the key electrotechnology standards body.
On March 8, 2015, the obligation to equip your home with a self-contained smoke alarm came into force. In 2025, take the opportunity to check and renew yours! With the two-digit rule (1 and 0 for ten years) and the two letters: NF, a sign of quality ensuring that the product complies with technical standards, and is therefore safe and efficient.
Developed in 2004 by Jean-Marc Jancovici, popularized by Ademe and now in the hands of the Association pour la Transition Bas Carbone (ABC), the carbon footprint is celebrating its twentieth anniversary. As an expert in GHG emissions calculation methodologies and an operator itself, the AFNOR group is closely involved.
Storing data remotely is all very well, but it has to be done securely! In the face of cyber risk, operators are erecting bulwarks and signalling it. The ANSSI's SecNumCloud qualification, for example, is proving popular in France, but is struggling to gain a foothold in Europe.
In the space of a few months, everyone has learned to say "PFAS" (pronounced "pifasses"). Mocked in the press, these eternal pollutants are everywhere. Against a backdrop of political and economic tensions, France has undertaken to take stock of the situation. For this, measurement methods are needed. A first voluntary standard has been published, proposing a method for drinking water. Others are expected to follow soon.
