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The duty of care directive, known as CS3D, is in turn a victim of the regulatory unravelling at work in Europe in the field of CSR, in the name of competitiveness and simplification. And yet, there are very real risks for less-than-vigilant clients. Fortunately, the voluntary ISO 20400 standard is here to help them manage the risks associated with purchasing and suppliers.

At their annual general meeting on June 30, 2025 in Saint-Denis, the members of AFNOR validated the good results achieved in 2024 and the efforts to be undertaken for 2025 and beyond.

As the Accessibility Act comes into force in Europe, AFNOR publishes an in-depth guide to the field of digital inclusion, with advice on how to reduce inequalities.

Let's face it: a certain number of companies have caught the transition to electronic invoicing required by the French government by 2027. Yet those working on the subject are unanimous: there is much to be gained. We met with them, at a time when the first three experimental standards in the AFNOR collection are proposing methods and use cases to smooth the transition.

Distribution in French-speaking Africa with AFNOR, rapid diagnostic offer for QSE-certified organizations... There's news from EFQM! The University of Aix-Marseille has chosen this model to steer its transformation.

While some sports, such as soccer, already have standards that govern many aspects of the discipline, such as the size of goalposts, some emerging practices are still in the dark. But they don't intend to stay that way! Players in pumptrack, MMA and esport have clearly understood that voluntary standardization is essential.

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 to^{3rd 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.