ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, was formed in 1946 in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization currently consists of some 130 member bodies from countries around the world. ISO is a non-governmental organization with its members drawn from national standardization institutes and/or organizations.

The International Organization for Standardization aims to develop technical standards to ease trade between countries, and to make companies more productive and efficient by establishing consistency. Hence, the word ISO as the name for the organization was derived from the Greek word "isos" which means "same" or "equal".