Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties — what changed from 2015 to 2026
Cut against the approved final draft (FDIS approved 7 August 2026) · ISO 9001:2026 publishes 16 September 2026
The mechanics carry over from 2015: determine the interested parties relevant to the QMS and their relevant requirements. The 2026 text (in force since the 2024 amendment) adds a note-level nudge with practical teeth: interested parties can have climate-related requirements, and your register is expected to show they were considered. Customers asking for emissions data with quotations, insurers and lenders imposing site conditions, and regulators tightening energy or reporting rules are the everyday forms this takes.
ISO 9001:2015 said
Determine relevant interested parties and their relevant requirements.
ISO 9001:2026 says
Same, with explicit recognition that parties can have climate-related requirements — considered and captured where real (in force via the 2024 amendment).
What to actually do
One pass through the register asking 'who now expects what of us on climate?' — capture requirements with their source.
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Based on the approved final draft of ISO 9001:2026 (ISO/FDIS 9001, approved 7 August 2026); the text and clause numbering are frozen at this stage. Qlause provides interpretive guidance only and is not a substitute for the standard — refer to your licensed copy of ISO 9001:2026 for the authoritative text.