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Décryptage – Reindustrialization: the French challenge

It's a word that either galvanizes or frightens, but one that leaves no one indifferent. "Re-industrializing" the country is not so much an end in itself as a means to an end: it's a way of regaining the sovereignty that all parties are calling for, and a way of distributing wealth more evenly across the country. The most convinced even see it as a lever for energy transition. But where to start? How can AFNOR, the house of best practices, help? The exercise calls for close cooperation between public authorities, industrial players (of all sizes), trainers and others. There is no shortage of proposals. All that remains is to achieve this synergy.

3 February 2025

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  • EFQM on university benches

    Distribution in French-speaking Africa with AFNOR, rapid diagnostic offer for QSE-certified organizations... There's news from EFQM! The University of Aix-Marseille has chosen this model to steer its transformation.

    12 June 2025

  • Voluntary standards: it’s going to be sporty!

    While some sports, such as soccer, already have standards that govern many aspects of the discipline, such as the size of goalposts, some emerging practices are still in the dark. But they don't intend to stay that way! Players in pumptrack, MMA and esport have clearly understood that voluntary standardization is essential.

    10 June 2025

  • Standards diplomacy: France at a crossroads

    The results of AFNOR's 2025 international barometer are clear: France must act to remain among the top 5 leading countries in international standardization bodies. At the same time, China has climbed to3rd place in ISO, the leading organization, the fruit of a well-established industrial strategy over the last twenty years. Germany is still in the lead, while the United States remains in second place, but is losing influence.

    14 May 2025

  • Quality culture: take the pulse with the AFNOR barometer

    The AFNOR Group is launching a tool to assess employees' level of commitment and support for quality culture, what they put behind it, and what levers need to be activated to ensure that quality culture is better shared.

    7 May 2025

  • CSRD: a reprieve to fine-tune its CSR commitments

    The European Union has revised the timetable for the publication of sustainability reports set by the 2022 CSRD directive. This is the result of the "Omnibus package" presented at the end of February 2025. In the meantime, voluntary initiatives continue.

    22 April 2025

  • For your QSE issues, consider interim management

    Can't find the right person for your quality, safety and environment project? Or would you like an external resource to lead it, immersed in your teams? AFNOR BAO can put you in touch with an expert who's just right for the job.

    17 April 2025

  • French Electrotechnical Committee: new governance to represent and defend French interests

    Carine Glas (Schneider Electric) will take over from Gilles Nativel (Enedis) as head of the Comité électrotechnique français (CEF), the key electrotechnology standards body.

    14 April 2025

  • NF EN 12522, a standard that’s on the move

    Moving companies and their stakeholders have updated the voluntary NF EN 12522 standard, which sets out service quality criteria.

    4 April 2025

  • Two magic letters and numbers for your smoke detector

    On March 8, 2015, the obligation to equip your home with a self-contained smoke alarm came into force. In 2025, take the opportunity to check and renew yours! With the two-digit rule (1 and 0 for ten years) and the two letters: NF, a sign of quality ensuring that the product complies with technical standards, and is therefore safe and efficient.

    7 March 2025
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