ISO Standards Updates & Transition Information

Stay informed about the latest international management system standards and what the changes mean for your organisation.

Information last reviewed 30 October 2026

ISO 9001:2026

Published

Status

Published September 2026

Previous edition

ISO 9001:2015

Transition deadline

30 September 2029

The revised quality management standard strengthens expectations around quality culture, ethical behaviour and leadership, and refreshes guidance on risks and opportunities.

Key changes

Greater emphasis on quality culture and the behaviours that sustain it
Explicit expectations for ethical behaviour across the organisation
Strengthened leadership engagement and accountability
Clearer determination and review of risks and opportunities
Refreshed guidance to support interpretation and implementation

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Last updated 30 October 2026

ISO 14001:2026

Published

Status

Published April 2026

Previous edition

ISO 14001:2015

Transition deadline

30 April 2029

The revised environmental management standard sharpens expectations around environmental context, climate change, biodiversity, leadership, lifecycle thinking and environmental performance.

Key changes

Clearer expectations for understanding environmental context, including climate change
Greater consideration of biodiversity and ecosystem health
Stronger leadership accountability and integration with business strategy
Expanded lifecycle perspective across the value chain
Sharper focus on measurable environmental performance

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Last updated 30 October 2026

ISO 45001

In development

Status

ISO 45001:2018 is the current published edition

Previous edition

ISO 45001:2018 (current published edition)

Transition deadline

To be confirmed

The next edition of the occupational health and safety standard is under development, with publication expected in 2027. Everything described here is provisional.

Areas under discussion

Alignment with the harmonised structure being used by the revised ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
Greater consideration of climate change in the context of the organisation
Clarified expectations for worker consultation and participation
Refined guidance on monitoring, measurement and performance evaluation

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Last updated 30 October 2026

The information on these pages is an original summary prepared by Ubicert for awareness purposes. It does not reproduce the text of any ISO standard. The published ISO standard remains the authoritative reference.

Certification and accreditation notice

Ubicert will communicate applicable certification transition arrangements in accordance with relevant international requirements and SANAS accreditation decisions. Accredited certification to a revised standard will be offered only when the applicable accreditation requirements have been fulfilled.

Publication of a revised ISO standard does not by itself mean that Ubicert is accredited to certify against that edition. Certificates remain recorded against the edition under which they were issued until a transition is formally completed and communicated.

Training Academy

Transition Awareness Training

Build the understanding your team needs before the transition window opens. Our existing academy courses explain the structure and intent of each management system standard, which is the foundation for any transition programme. Dedicated transition modules will be announced once they are approved and released.

Current ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 course content and learner records remain available and unchanged.

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ISO 9001 Awareness Training

Quality management principles and requirements

ISO 14001 Awareness Training

Environmental management principles and requirements

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