Tag: International Organization for Standardization

StandardsSustainability

Global Standard Puts Corporate Biodiversity Accounting on Par With Climate Reporting

Companies worldwide now have their first international standard for measuring and managing biodiversity impacts. The ISO 17298 framework could revolutionize corporate sustainability reporting by treating nature as capital rather than compliance obligation.

New Global Standard Transforms Corporate Nature Accounting

In what analysts suggest could become a watershed moment for corporate sustainability, the International Organization for Standardization has launched the first global framework for biodiversity accounting. According to reports, ISO 17298 establishes comprehensive guidelines for how organizations measure, manage and report their relationship with nature, potentially creating the same transformative effect for biodiversity that the Paris Agreement achieved for climate accountability.

by Megan Carter
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China Alleges US Cyber Intrusion Targeting Critical Time Infrastructure

Chinese authorities have disclosed what they describe as extended cyber operations by US intelligence against the National Time Service Center. The alleged breaches reportedly targeted staff devices and network systems, potentially affecting critical infrastructure.

Alleged Cyber Operations Against Time Infrastructure

Chinese security authorities have publicly accused the United States of conducting extensive cyber operations against the country’s National Time Service Center, according to reports from the State Security Ministry. The alleged breaches, which sources indicate may have occurred over an extended period, reportedly targeted critical timekeeping infrastructure that supports communication networks, financial systems, and power supply operations.

by Tyler Brooks P.E