Transition to the new ISO 9001 – ISO 14001 – ISO 45001 standards

How ISO standards evolve: what's changing and how it affects you

In 2026, the new versions of the ISO 9001 (Quality) and 14001 (Environment) standards come into force. ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety) has not yet confirmed an update for 2026, but its future alignment with the new ESG, climate change and organizational resilience frameworks is expected. Preparing your organization in advance will be key to successfully adapting to these changes and complying with new regulatory requirements.

What improvements do these revisions want to promote?

  • Adapt to technological transformation.

  • Integrate ESG criteria and climate change.

  • Strengthen resilience, business continuity and ethical behaviour.

  • Improve document clarity and simplification.

What improvements do these revisions want to promote?

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Once ISO publishes the final documents, AENOR and the rest of the certification bodies will confirm the final deadlines.

How can your organization prepare for the new releases?

  • Assess the impact of climate change on your products, services, and operations.

  • Identify digitization needs to meet new requirements.

  • Strengthen organizational resilience (continuity, teleworking, disruptions).

  • Update communication channels with customers (including social networks and web).

  • Ensure resources and competencies to meet the new standards.

  • Staff training

  • Internal audit readiness (especially critical for ISO 9001:2026)

  • Update System Documentation

  • Plan the transition with the certifier >> Contact AENOR to start your transition

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We are preparing new sessions and content, so that you can anticipate changes with the support of our experts.

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What will the new ISO 9001 mean for companies?

  • Management system review.

  • Updating documentation, definitions and context analysis.

  • Training in ethical culture and advanced risk management.

  • Real integration of digitalization.

Key changes

  • More adapted to today's world

  • Clearer and more orderly language

  • Better differentiated risks and opportunities

  • New definitions and obligation to assess the impact of climate

  • More focus on culture, ethics and digital work

  • Changes to the Annexes

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What will the new ISO 14001 mean for companies?

  • Easier transition than ISO 9001.

  • Adjustments to language, structure, and certain environmental requirements.

  • Updating of planning and operational controls.

Key  changes

  • Easier to integrate with other standards

  • More attention to the climate and the environment

  • More aligned with strategy and sustainability

  • More focus on opportunities

  • Stronger lifecycle approach

  • New practical requirements

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What will the new ISO 45001 mean for companies?

  • Be more prepared for unforeseen events

  • Keep the risk-based system up to date

  • More focus on climate and working conditions

  • Better managed organizational changes

  • Integrating ESG and Increasing Attention to Wellbeing

  • Prepare for future references to business continuity and new ways of working (hybrid/remote).

Foreseeable changes for 2027

The future ISO 45001 provides:

  • An updated language on diversity, wellness, disability, and mental health, including remote work

  • Increased emphasis on psychological health, incident reporting, health surveillance and the obligation to assess the impact of climate change.

  • Strengthening Opportunity Management and Supply Chain

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