How to become a liason – our 2050 world

Becoming a liason to ISO Committee TC207: Environmental Management

ISO TC207 Committee Scope: Standardization in the field of environmental management to address environmental and climate impacts, including related social and economic aspects, in support of sustainable development.

Why should you join? The International Standards Organization creates standards in part through Committees. The success of these Committees depends on having diverse opinions represented, and in the case of net zero and its global importance, under-represented voices are crucial. Please follow these instructions to submit your application to become a Category C Liaison to TC207 (see below for more information about Liaison categories).

Please note: you must be affiliated with a non-profit organization in order to apply.

Steps to Join:

Fill out this Application Form
Send the completed application and your CV to TC207’s Committee Manager, Mrs. Christine Geraghty: cgeraghty@scc.ca. Your email should be very simple, and just needs to read “Please see my attached application and CV in order to join TC207 as a liaison. Thank you for your consideration.”
The Committee Manager will circulate your CV to the committee who will vote on inclusion.
Once the vote is passed, your organization (with you as its representative) can be brought into the committee relatively quickly (approximately 1-4 weeks).
Please email shana.gallagher@bsigroup.com to let us know once your application has been successful!

Let us know if you need any support.

More information:

ISO/TC207 Enviromental mangagement committee landing page
ISO Directives (see section 1.17 on Liaison with other organizations)

Liason table showing category of liason (extract from ISO Directives)

Category	A	B	C
Purpose	To make an effective contribution to the work of the committee.	To be kept informed of the work of the committee.	To make a technical contribution to drafting standards in a Working Group.
Eligibility	— Not for profit — Legal entity — Membership-based (worldwide or over a broad region) — Relevant competence and expertise — Process for stakeholder engagement and consensus decision-making (See clause 1.17.6.1 for full details)	Intergovernmental Organizations only — Not for profit — Legal entity — Membership-based (worldwide or over a broad region) — Relevant competence and expertise — Process for stakeholder engagement and consensus decision-making (See clause 1.17.6.1 for full details)	— Not for profit — Relevant competence and expertise — Process for stakeholder engagement and consensus decision-making (See clause 1.17.6.2 for full details)
Level	Committee	Committee	Working Group
Participation	Participate in committee meetings, access documents, may appoint Experts to WGs, and these Experts may serve as Convenors or Project Leaders.	To have access to committee documents and be able to observe committee meetings.	Full participation as a member of the WG (but cannot be Convenor or Project Leader).
Rights and obligations	No voting rights, but can comment (comments are given the same treatment as comments from member bodies). Can propose new work items (see clause 2.3.2).	No voting rights, but can comment (comments are given the same treatment as comments from member bodies). Cannot propose new work items.	Experts can attend committee meetings if expressly invited by the committee, but only as observers. Cannot propose new work items.