People today crave more honesty and openness from businesses. Consumers are more savvy, and companies are under intense scrutiny from the public, investors, and regulators. As a result, standards have become an important building block for quality and trust.

They keep the marketing hype separate from the quality of what’s being sold, and, across industries, they drive continuous improvement. As technology advances and the volume of trade between the world’s nations increases, the significance of quality standards will continue to grow.

Groups like DIQP and USIQ exemplify the concept that quality does not mean only producing exactly one thing that is “good,” but it means producing the same thing over and over again, reliably, ethically, and transparently. It’s about creating a system of continual excellence.