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Tangible benefits for all

Companies

Voluntary standards are synonymous with performance, competitiveness, quality, innovation and occupational safety.

Employees

Voluntary standards improve working and safety conditions.

Public entities

Voluntary standards help implement public policies and address societal issues.

Local communities

Voluntary standards facilitate and simplify consultations and purchasing.

Consumers

Voluntary standards increase confidence in products and services purchased.

 

 

A lever for competitiveness

A study by BIPE for AFNOR presented in early 2016 showed a clear impact on the balance sheet of the companies taking part: standardization is a growth accelerator and a passport to improved cross-border sales. In 2017 and 2019 AFNOR repeated the exercise in two industries: mechanical engineering and electrotechnologies.

A way of becoming the benchmark in your market

Through standardization you can change your industry’s practices … or even revolutionize your market. You position your products or services as benchmarks in your sector.

Entrepreneurs, consider voluntary standards!

Discover the story of Théo, a young entrepreneur who sees the value of getting involved in developing voluntary standards and using them to launch his business… and improve competitiveness.

A catalyst for innovation

Voluntary standards create favourable conditions for sharing and developing new products and services and act as innovation accelerators.

 

The European Commission recognizes voluntary standardization as a key instrument for promoting innovation. Standardization is both a powerful tool for making optimal use of research and a vector for disseminating innovation.
Used upstream of innovation as a tool for economic intelligence, voluntary standardization makes it possible to detect changes demanded by civil society players and therefore to guide technical choices in research and development and to develop new concepts. Standardization can therefore, in this sense, foster the emergence of innovation.

A tool for promoting your interests internationally

When you get involved in standardization work in Europe or internationally, you give yourself an additional showcase, a springboard for promoting France’s interests… and an excellent way to build an influential network.