The Institute oversees the creation, promulgation and use of thousands of norms and guidelines that directly impact businesses in nearly every sector: from acoustical devices to construction equipment, from dairy and livestock production to energy distribution, and many more. ANSI is also actively engaged in accrediting programs that assess conformance to standards – including globally-recognized cross-sector programs such as the ISO 9000 (quality) and ISO 14000 (environmental) management systems

Founded in 1977 as a member-based nonprofit, APQC (the American Productivity and Quality Center) has become one of the world’s leading proponents of process and performance improvement. We help organizations adapt to rapidly changing environments, build new and better ways of working, and succeed in a competitive marketplace. One of the ways in which we achieve this is by connecting individuals to facilitate knowledge sharing and learning.

The ASTD Benchmarking Forum (Forum) is the primary segment of ASTD focused on building organizational capability to address the challenges of both today and the future. The Forum is a consortium of private and public sector organizations networked through a variety of connecting mechanisms to engage members in benchmarking talent development, learning, and performance improvement processes and practices. These benchmarking activities encourage members to leverage evidence-based research and experience from practitioners to jump-start business results.

The BPIR.com website was launched in April 2002. It was developed by the Centre for Organisational Excellence Research (COER), Massey University and later formed into BPIR.com Ltd. Steve Welch one of the creators of the resource serves as the Managing Director and Dr Robin Mann, founder and creator, as the Commercial Director. Dr Robin Mann is also the Director of the Centre for Organisational Excellence Research and Chairman of the Global Benchmarking Network.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards. It is a network of the national standards institutes of 163 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that enable a consensus to be reached on solutions that meet both the requirements of business and the broader needs of society.