The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai has achieved 16 ISO certifications — a historic and extraordinary milestone that establishes the department as one of the most comprehensively certified institutions in the UAE and the broader region.
The certifications span a wide range of internationally recognised management standards: ISO 44001:2017 (Collaborative Business Relationship Management), ISO 37000:2021 (Governance of Organisations), ISO 22316:2017 (Organisational Resilience), ISO/TS 10020:2022 (Customer Satisfaction), ISO 21502:2020 (Project Management), ISO 30401:2018 (Knowledge Management), ISO 20121:2024 (Event Sustainability Management), ISO 10015:2019 (Training Management), ISO 30408:2016 (Human Governance), ISO 26000:2010 (Social Responsibility), ISO 11367:2025 (Institutional Quality), BS 8900-2:2013 (Sustainable Development), ISO 55001:2024 (Asset Management), ISO 41001:2018 (Facility Management), ISO/IEC 42001:2023 (AI Management), and ISO 8000-61:2016 (Data Quality).
This breadth of certification — spanning governance, AI, sustainability, social responsibility, knowledge management, and more — reflects an institution that has embedded internationally audited standards into every layer of its operations. It sets a new benchmark for institutional excellence in the UAE and beyond.
As a certification body accredited by GAC and ASIB under ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, UCS is immensely proud to have partnered with the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department on this unprecedented achievement.
Congratulations to the entire team on this historic milestone.