The Sustainability Network for Standardisation is a UK-wide initiative to safeguard the representation of environmental and social sustainability interests in the standards development process. Even though standards are a defining aspect of modern life, their presence largely goes unnoticed. Standards play an increasingly significant role in implementing European environmental laws and policies. To name but a few, a wide range of standards are being developed to set out uniform measurement methods for the energy efficiency of household appliances and of buildings, to help facilitate a European-wide infrastructure for electrical vehicles and to prevent potential negative impacts from new technologies such as nanomaterials.

 

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