9 June marks World Accreditation Day as a global initiative, established by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation. The theme of World Accreditation Day 2021 is the role of accreditation in achieving Sustainable Development Goals.
Supporting the initiative of international accreditation organizations, RusAccreditation is committed to promoting opportunities and the role of accreditation in the modern world, including participation in creation and distribution of IAF and ILAC information materials in Russian language.
The Sustainable Development Agenda until 2030, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2015, is an ambitious action plan in order to promote prosperity, eradicate poverty and protect the planet. It is based on 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Together with other quality infrastructure institutions, including metrology, standardization, conformity assessment and market control, accreditation provides a technical framework that is critical to the functioning of developed and developing societies. This is an incentive for industrial development, the competitiveness of world trade, the efficient use of natural and human resources, food safety, health and environmental protection. Thus, the positive impact of accreditation is duly harmonized with the core values of the Sustainable Development Agenda – People, Prosperity and Planet.
If you want to learn about the role of accreditation in the development of health and safety infrastructure, see IAF and ILAC materials "Accreditation: Supporting the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals".