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 results of AFNOR's 2025 international barometer are clear: France must act to remain among the top 5 leading countries in international standardization bodies. At the same time, China has climbed to3rd place in ISO, the leading organization, the fruit of a well-established industrial strategy over the last twenty years. Germany is still in the lead, while the United States remains in second place, but is losing influence.
The AFNOR Group is launching a tool to assess employees' level of commitment and support for quality culture, what they put behind it, and what levers need to be activated to ensure that quality culture is better shared.
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.
