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We are ISO, the International Organization for Standardization. We are an independent, non-governmental international organization with a membership of 170 national standards bodies. Through our global network, we facilitate the development of voluntary and market-relevant International Standards that support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges. ISO has published more than 25 000 International Standards and related documents covering almost every industry, from technology to food safety, to agriculture and healthcare. -- How to get in touch with ISO -- For any requests, please contact us via email to ensure a timely response: Questions about ISO standards and products: customerservice[at]iso.org Media inquiries: press[at]iso.org Use of ISO’s name and logo: logo[at]iso.org Reproducing content from ISO standards and publications: copyright[at]iso.org Please note: ISO does not provide auditing or certification services. These are carried out independently by certification bodies.

Founded in 1908, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) has served as an association dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness and advancing the common interests of the country’s 55 State Boards of Accountancy for more than 100 years. As a driving force within the accounting profession, NASBA accomplishes its mission by creating a forum for accounting regulators and practitioners to address issues relevant to the viability of the accounting profession. NASBA takes pride in offering its member boards a rich portfolio of products and services, all designed to effectively aid boards in their goal to protect the public. NASBA is privileged to have established a reputation as a trusted resource in regulatory and professional services. Our Mission: Enhance the effectiveness and advance the common interests of the Boards of Accountancy. Our Vision An effectively regulated accounting profession’s impact on the economy can be profound. Confidence in those professional services positively impacts capital markets and is in the public interest. NASBA will provide Boards of Accountancy the highest level of support in their regulation of the profession by: * Providing visionary leadership * Speaking as a trusted collective voice for the Boards on national and international issues * Supporting Boards as effective stewards of the public interest * Performing all services with excellence * Promoting ethics and integrity

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) coordinates the development and use of voluntary consensus standards in the United States and represents the needs and views of U.S. stakeholders in standardization forums around the globe. ANSI oversees the creation, promulgation and use of thousands of international norms and guidelines that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector: from acoustical devices to construction equipment, from dairy and livestock production to energy distribution, and many more. The ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) is actively engaged in accrediting programs that assess conformance to standards—including globally-recognized cross-sector programs such as ISO 9000 (quality) and ISO/IEC 17025 (testing and calibration laboratories) management systems.