100 years in 2026
On June 22, 2026, AFNOR will celebrate its centenary! It was on June 22, 1926, that the French standardization association was created, which today is responsible for a mission of general interest.
In 2026, AFNOR and its subsidiaries form an international group dedicated to sustainable development, supporting economic, social, and environmental transformation by designing solutions based on voluntary standards to establish benchmarks for a more reliable, sustainable, and collective future. Faced with today's
challenges, the AFNOR group has a mission of great responsibility in building trust in all areas and with all stakeholders. And for the next 100 years, to meet the next 100 challenges, we want to make our brand the spokesperson for our collective power and expertise, with an ever-stronger identity!
One hundred years of AFNOR in three figures
To mark its centenary, AFNOR is using the logo shown opposite. The number 1 represents measurement and the universal language of units of measurement; the first zero represents Deming's wheel and the arrows of the circular economy, a key issue for the future; the second zero reflects the new challenges of digital technology, for which trust must be built.
100 years of AFNOR: an opportunity to raise awareness of voluntary standards
If standards have been around for a hundred years, that's proof that we need them! In 2026, AFNOR will mark its centenary by stepping up its communication on the benefits of voluntary standards and explaining how they differ from regulations, complementing them.
Offbeat educational videos
Discover how artists and influencers take hold of a standard and tell its story in their own way.Discover AFNOR PlayA digital immersion into the heart of standards
Starting June 22, 2026, dive into the world of 100 standards that have, without you even realizing it, changed your daily life!A real-life exhibition
Discover the standards of yesterday, today, and tomorrow at La Plaine Saint-Denis, starting January 13, 2026.Dedicated works
- The (real) influencers are not who you think they are – Business & soft power (June 2026)
- AFNOR, 100 years (October 2026)
Our visual identity: the frame, a landmark that illuminates
In 2026, AFNOR is taking advantage of its centenary to strengthen its identity! In our communications, which retain the familiar purple color, our media are adorned with a new frame, with a protective curve at the top inner edge, like the bar of the F in our logo.
Structuring and immediately recognizable, this frame is a strong marker of our identity. It echoes our mission and the function of voluntary standards, which provide a framework, enlighten, highlight the right direction, and chart the course for the
future.
100 years in 2026: our events calendar
