Take the ISO 9000 family of standards, published by the International Organization for Standardization.

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Defined under the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14025, EPDs provide quantified, third-party-verified environmental data for products.

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MPEG, which was formed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) in 1988, has had a long partnership with Ericsson Research.

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In 2010, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report listed 19 organizations with ongoing initiatives that influence cybersecurity and governance, including the International Telecommunication Union, the European Union, the Council of Europe, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, the International Organization for Standardization, and the Internet Engineering Task Force.

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