ISO 9001 & ISO 14000 diffusion analysis according to activity sectors
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There is no doubt that the interest that ISO standard has aroused in the academic field has its parallel in industry. Up to the end of December 2009, at least 1,064,785 ISO 9001 (2000 and 2008) certificates had been issued in 178 countries and economies. The 2009 total represents an increase of 81,953 (+ 8%) over 2008, when the total was 982,832 in 176 countries and economies. On the other hand, regarding to the other family of standards, also up to the end of December 2009, at least 223,149 ISO 14001:2004 certificates had been issued in 159 countries and economies. Annual growth is stabilized at almost the same level as in 2008 – 34,334 in 2009, compared to 34,242 in 2008, when the total was 188,815 in 155 countries and economies (ISO 2010).
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