Standards & the Sustainable Development Goals

A shared global agenda

Adopted by all UN Member States in 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals are a call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all by 2030. Management-system standards translate these ambitions into day-to-day practice: managing quality, environmental impact, health and safety, information security, food safety and resilience in a structured, measurable way.

When AXIOS certifies your organisation to an ISO standard, you gain an independent, accredited framework for continual improvement — and a clear line of sight to the goals your certification supports.

The 17 Goals

1End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

2End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

3Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

4Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

5Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

6Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

7Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

8Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

9Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

10Reduce inequality within and among countries.

11Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

12Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

13Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

14Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

15Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

16Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

17Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development.

How our standards contribute

SDG mapping follows the contributions published by ISO for each standard.

ISO 9001:2015 — ISO 9001

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1End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

9Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

12Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

14Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

ISO 14001:2015 — ISO 14001

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1End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

2End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

3Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

4Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

6Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.

7Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.

8Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

9Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

12Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

13Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.

14Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.

15Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.

ISO 45001:2018 — ISO 45001

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3Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

5Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

8Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

9Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

10Reduce inequality within and among countries.

11Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.

16Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

ISO 22000:2018 — ISO 22000

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2End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.

3Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

12Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

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