标准2025公众对企业的信任达到历史最低点，对政府的信任也是如此。与此同时，在建设可持续发展社会的过程中仍有众多巨大的挑战。该怎么办？一个旨在为机构治理制定标准的新项目或许对我们能有帮助，正好有这么一个项目刚刚获得批准。
我们不需要回顾历史，我们就能看到不良治理对人们的生活和行业造成的破坏。在浮现于你脑海的众多企业中，安然（Enron）公司和雷曼兄弟（Lehman Brothers）只是其中两家；这些企业让全社会不断提高对这些商业首脑们的期望，希望他（她）们可以承担得起对各自机
构的责任。虽然法律法规是必要的基础，但真正的有效治理能够使组织长期获得新的业绩水平，并在为企业注入信赖和实效上远远超出法律所能发挥的作用。
在此背景下，ISO中专们从事治理的专家委员会（ISO / TC 309）刚刚获得批准：制定一套可以帮助各组织确立良好治理实践的ISO国际指导标准，该标准不能止步于风险规避，而是要在总体上为各机构实现长期价值作出贡献。
ISO的成员之一—— 特立尼达和多巴哥标准局（TTBS）任命Axel Kravatzky担任此标准制定工作组的联合召集人。Axel说：
“我们有很多治理标准，但目前还没有一个能够适用于所有管辖区、行业、部门和类型的组织。”
“随着连通性和相互依存程度的提高，这种标准的重要性将不断上升。因此，这项标准将填补标准化的这一空白，使得无论是跨部门还是跨区域的任何机构、抑或是一个感觉能从更好治理中获益的小企业都能够利用它、让其发挥作用，并从得以改善的治理中受益。
ISO的英国成员BSI任命Victoria Hurth为这一工作组的联合召集人。Victoria Hurth表示：“良好治理的好处是显而易见的。除了可以降低可能破坏整个机构的恶性意外所带来的风险，一个管理良好的组织将更受社会信任，吸引更多的人才，从而提高绩效和吸引投资。新提出的这
项标
准有希望增加在社会、环境和经济领域致力于可持续发展的机构，使投资者和整个社会从中获得多重效益。”
此项关于机构治理的指南性新标准将于2020年发布。
Trust in business is at an all-time low1). Trust in governments is rock bottom as well. At the same time, huge challenges remain to create sustainable societies. What to do? A new project to develop a standard for organizational governance could help, and
has just been given the green light.
We don’t need to go far back in history to see how bad governance can ruin lives and tarnish industries. Enron and Lehman Brothers are just some of the names that spring to mind, contributing to an increasing expectation from society for the heads of businesses to
be accountable for their organizations. While laws and regulations are necessary foundations, truly good governance that takes organizations to new levels of performance over the long term goes far beyond the law to instil trust and effectiveness.
In this context, ISO’s committee of experts that specializes in governance (ISO/TC 309) has just been given the green light to develop an ISO international guidance standard that will help organizations establish good governance practices, going beyond the avoidance
of risk and contributing to their long-term value overall.
Axel Kravatzky, Co-Convenor of the working group that is developing the standard, who was appointed by TTBS, ISO’s member for Trinidad and Tobago, said:
“There are many governance standards out there, yet there are currently none that are applicable to organizations that span all jurisdictions, industries, sectors and types.
With increased connectedness and interdependence, the importance of this is rising continuously. This standard will therefore fill this gap in standardization, allowing it to be accessible and useful for any organization, whether it crosses different sectors and
geographies or is simply a small business that feels it can benefit from better governance.”
Victoria Hurth, Co-Convenor of the working group, who was appointed by BSI, ISO’s member in the UK, said: “The benefits of good governance are well evidenced. As well as reducing the risk of bad surprises that can destroy an organization, a well-governed
organization is more trusted and attracts talent, which in turn drives performance and investment. The proposed new standard has the potential to increase the number of socially, environmentally and economically sustainable organizations, providing multiple benefits
for investors and society as a whole.”
The new guidance standard for the governance of organizations is due to be published by 2020.