What are the Gold Standards trophies?
This competition rewards organizations that have succeeded in developing their business, improving their organizational practices or promoting their know-how internationally thanks to voluntary standards.
Have you contributed to the development of new voluntary standards? Have you used standards to improve your practices or initiate change? Your project can be enhanced!
This prize is awarded to a project based on the use of one or more voluntary standards or normative documents, the aim of which is to contribute to an ecological transition based on sober and efficient management of resources, materials and energy and their use, to limit greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change, to achieve carbon neutrality, to implement the circular economy and to preserve and promote biodiversity.
The award recognizes an initiative based on the use of one or more voluntary standards or normative documents to meet the challenges of digital technology and network interoperability, big data management, digital transformation (artificial intelligence, new virtual technologies, etc.), security and resilience (cybersecurity, protection of personal data, business continuity, etc.), and eco-design of digital services.
This award recognizes an initiative based on the use of one or more voluntary standards or normative documents designed to promote plurality of individuality and experience, diversity, equality between men and women, well-being (including sports activities) and accessibility for all (including digital services), and to take account of the ageing population.
All complete applications will be examined by a selection committee made up of AFNOR members. This committee will select a winner for each category. Particular attention will be paid to research projects. The Committee reserves the right to create a special prize for the 2024 Trophies.
In addition to the prizes they will receive (free training courses, books, etc.), the winners will also benefit from visibility for the projects they have carried out (video testimonials, interviews, etc.)!
The awards ceremony will be held on October 17, 2024, in Paris.