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December 2001

Record increases took place in 2001 in the number of certificates issued to organizations implementing quality management or environmental management systems that meet the requirements of, respectively, the International Standards ISO 9000 and ISO 14000.

This development is revealed in the 11th cycle of The ISO Survey of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Certificates, which has just been published by ISO (International Organization for Standardization). The annual survey provides a snapshot of the worldwide impact of ISO's best-known standards.

Up to the end of December 2001, at least 510,616 ISO 9000 certificates had been awarded in 161 countries and economies, an increase of 101,985 certificates (+ 24,96 %) over the end of December 2000, when the total stood at 408,631 in 157 countries. This is by far the highest increase recorded in all 11 cycles of the survey carried out since January 1993.

ISO 9001:2000

Of the ISO 9000 total, 44,388 were certificates to ISO 9001:2000, the single standard which is replacing the 1994 versions of ISO 9001, ISO 9002 and ISO 9003 (organizations have up to 15 December 2003 to migrate to the new version). The revised standard therefore accounted for 43,53 % of certificates awarded in 2001 and 8,70 % of the overall total.

ISO 14000

Up to the end of 2001, at least 36,765 ISO 14000 certificates had been awarded in 112 countries or economies, an increase of 13,868 (+ 60,57 %) over the end of December 2000 when the total stood at 22,897 in 98 countries. This is by far the highest increase recorded in the seven cycles of the survey in which ISO 14000 has been included, starting with the results at the end of December 1995.