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The Certified Edge
January 2026 – Your quarterly update on product and service certification from BSI
Welcome to the January edition of The Certified Edge – your go-to source for the latest developments in product and service certification from BSI. Kicking off the year, this edition brings you free market-access guides for electronic medical devices and fire products, along with the newest Benchmark certification updates and inspiring customer case studies.
Manufacture electronic medical devices? Download your free market access guide
Do you manufacture medical devices and want to access global markets with confidence? We’ve created a practical guide to help you understand the testing and certification needed for global market access. From IEC 60601 safety testing and CE/UKCA certification to international recognition through the IECEE CB Scheme and MDSAP, our experts make the process clear and efficient.
Your updated fire products market-access guides are here
International fire market access requirements can be challenging to find, are constantly evolving, and often complex to understand. To keep you ahead, we’ve refreshed our Fire Detection and Suppression Market Access reference guides to simplify what you need to know and show how BSI can help bring your products to market smoothly.
Construction Products Regulation
The construction industry is undergoing its most significant regulatory update in over a decade.
As of January 2025, the new Construction Products Regulation (CPR “2024/3110”) has replaced CPR 305/2011, bringing important changes to the way construction products are marketed and sold across Europe and the UK.
To help you navigate these changes, we have prepared a comprehensive guide explaining the implications of the updated CPR and what steps you can take to remain compliant in both the UK and EU markets. Download the guide here
PAS 2090: New standard to support pharmaceutical sustainability and transparency
Harmonize environmental lifecycle assessments across the pharmaceutical sector
We are pleased to announce the publication of PAS 2090, Pharmaceutical products – Product category rules (PCR) for environmental lifecycle assessments – Specification. Developed in consultation with global experts, this standard provides the first pharmaceutical-specific PCR to support environmental lifecycle assessments (LCAs) of medicines that can be consistently applied on an international scale. It is designed to help pharmaceutical manufacturers and those carrying out LCAs align on consistent methodologies for assessing the environmental impact of medicines from cradle to grave.
As pressures grow to provide credible environmental data about their products, PAS 2090 helps organizations:
- Establish a consistent, pharma-specific framework aligned with ISO 14044
- Apply flexible approaches suitable for companies with different levels of data maturity
- Establish clear rules for documenting assumptions, boundaries, and data sources
- Prepare for emerging regulatory and procurement expectations across markets
- Demonstrate credible, standards-based sustainability performance to stakeholders
From packaging of raw materials to product disposal, this standard provides practical modelling requirements to strengthen environmental assessments, help align efforts globally, harmonize expectations, and facilitate transparency across the pharmaceutical supply chain.
Get the resources and competence frameworks you need in one place
We’re pleased to share an important milestone for the built environment industry
The Built Environment Competence Hub, managed by BSI and developed in collaboration with the Industry Competence Steering Group (ICSG) and the Building Safety Regulator, has officially launched.
The Hub is designed to bring industry together around competence in the built environment, providing a shared space to engage, learn, and exchange best practice. It will act as a central point for competence-related resources, insights, and guidance, helping professionals and organizations navigate what can otherwise be a fragmented landscape.
The Next Chapter of ISO 14001 Is Coming
The ISO 14001:2026 revision reflects today’s environmental realities – from climate risk to supply chain responsibility. While not a complete overhaul, the changes strengthen how environmental management supports resilience, compliance, and long term value.
Data Center Growth Is Draining Global Water Supplies
A new joint report from BSI and Waterwise warns that the race to build data centers- driven by booming AI demand – poses a serious threat to global water security.