The World Accreditation Day, a global initiative established by ILAC and IAF to promote the value of accreditation, is celebrated each year on June 9.
This year’s theme focuses on using accreditation in supporting the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which provides the opportunity for ILAC and IAF members to share examples with stakeholders, regulators and consumers of how accreditation may be applied to meet objectives such as increasing trade, addressing environment and health and safety concerns, and improving the general overall quality of output in an economy.
World Accreditation Day 2021 Theme
SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SDGS
History and Significance of World Accreditation Day
9 June 2021 marks World Accreditation Day – Accreditation: Supporting the implementation of the SDGs (#WAD2021).
World Accreditation Day was initiated by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) jointly with an aim to raise awareness of the importance of accreditation-related activities. WAD was first celebrated in the year 2008.
