The 2021 Qingdao Forum on International Standardization, held on July 28 in Qingdao, Shandong province, covered international dialogues about standards for sustainable development goals in various fields.

Representatives from the world's most prestigious standards organizations addressed the opening conference of the forum. Here is what they had to say.

Eddy Njoroge, president of the International Organization for Standardization [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

This year's theme, Standards for Sustainable Development Goals, couldn't have come at a better time, when we urgently need to accelerate our joint collaborative efforts in achieving the sustainable development goals.

International standards are a key ingredient and catalyst for achieving the sustainable development goals in a multitude of ways.

Standards provide guidance to all types of organizations, irrespective of their size, scope, or geographical location on implementing, integrating and promoting socially responsible behavior throughout the organization and through its policies and practices, within their wider spheres of influence.