Based on the latest systematic review 2020/21 there seems to have been some developments in the number of countries that have adopted ISO 26000. Some of the countries that report having adopted ISO 26000 or progressed the adoption are Vietnam, Congo, Iran, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Sudan. Voluntary adoption paves way for voluntary use in both public policy and individual companies and organizations.
Note: Adoptation of an ISO-standard normally means that the National Standards Body has consulted the relevant stakeholders who recommended adoption and translated the standard, then the NSB adopted the standard on behalf of the country as national voluntary standard making it available as all other national standards.
