ISO 14298:2021/Amd 1:2024

Overview

ISO 14298:2021 (second edition) specifies requirements for the management of security printing processes. Amendment 1 (ISO 14298:2021/Amd 1:2024) introduces climate action changes, formally adding climate-related considerations into the standard’s context and interested‑party requirements. The amendment requires organizations to assess whether climate change is a relevant issue and reminds that interested parties can have requirements related to climate change.

Key topics and requirements

• Scope: Management of processes involved in producing security printed items (title: Graphic technology - Management of security printing processes).
• Amendment highlights (2024):
  • Organizations shall determine whether climate change is a relevant issue (new sentence in Clause 4.1).
  • Note that relevant interested parties can have requirements related to climate change (added to Clause 4.2).
• Management focus: The standard centers on process control, stakeholder requirements and organizational context for secure printing operations (as indicated by the title and clauses amended).
• Governance and compliance: The amendment reinforces the need to capture environmental and stakeholder requirements when defining the organization’s context and obligations.

Applications and who uses it

ISO 14298 and its 2024 amendment are practical for organizations involved in:

• Security printers producing banknotes, passports, ID cards, secure certificates and tamper‑resistant documents.
• Procurement and quality managers who must ensure secure printing processes meet stakeholder and regulatory expectations.
• Compliance and risk teams integrating physical security, process controls and now climate‑related considerations.
• Government agencies and central banks specifying security printing requirements and supplier compliance.

Practical uses:

• Incorporating climate relevance into the organization’s context analysis and documentation.
• Updating supplier and stakeholder requirement lists to include climate‑related obligations.
• Aligning security printing process controls with broader organizational ESG or climate strategies.

Related standards

• Developed by ISO/TC 130 (Graphic technology).
• The amendment makes ISO 14298 more aligned with environmental and stakeholder‑driven requirements; organizations often consider it together with environmental management standards (for example, ISO 14001) and other governance or risk frameworks when implementing climate‑informed process controls.

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