World Cup 2030: Operation certification
Morocco has everything it needs in terms of standards to successfully complete the various infrastructure projects planned as part of the organization of the 2030 World Cup.
However, the authorities and all stakeholders involved in the construction of the infrastructure (contractors, building and public works companies, design offices, testing and design laboratories, etc.) must be certified to mandatory construction standards, as well as to voluntary standards, in order to successfully complete the work. Failure to do so could result in a poor rating from FIFA, whose requirements include standards of business ethics and good governance.
So to ensure that the roads, railroads, airports, ports, hotels, hospitals, stadiums… and all the other infrastructure that will host the participants in the 2030 World Cup all comply with these standards, the Moroccan Institute for Standardization (Imanor) co-organized a seminar on standardization and certification of conformity management systems (Compliance) with Prev& Co, on Tuesday September 24 in Skhirat. Focusing on the theme of «Standards for governance, ethics and compliance», the seminar presented two key voluntary standards to which certification is required to ensure the quality of infrastructure. These are the NM ISO 37001 anti-corruption standard, already certified in Morocco in 2016, and the NM ISO 37301 governance standard, also certified in the country in 2019. In addition to the two above-mentioned standards, other international ethics and governance standards have already been approved by Imanor as Moroccan standards and made available to interested economic operators. A national certification scheme, based on these standards, has also been set up to offer operators an opportunity to strengthen their credibility with their professional and institutional partners, and to increase their chances of integrating international value chains concerned with governance, ethics and compliance issues, so it was explained.
Aziz DIOUF
