> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.therisk.global/organization/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.therisk.global/organization/institutions/nexus-standards.md). # Nexus Standards Nexus Standards: the open standards body of the programme, its Global Standards Council, technical committees and national councils, GCRI Canada as Secretariat and publisher of record, its licences an **Where this fits.** Institution and pillar home: Nexus Standards, governed by the Global Standards Council, with GCRI Canada as Secretariat and publisher of record. Pillar: the Standards pillar (codify, correct and apply). Phases: change proposals from Correction (F06) and Docket review (F07); composed mission profiles to the Foundry at Readiness preparation (F08); conformance evidence from the Controlled build (F13); course modules at Renewal (F09). Level: the National Standards Council of each country. Kind: institutional reference. ## In brief Nexus Standards develops, corrects and applies the programme's open standards, in the open, with adoption decided by each jurisdiction. The text, status and versions of every standard are published on [nexustandards.com](https://nexustandards.com/standards/), which governs; this documentation explains and links, and never restates a standard. Councils decide the reserved matters, working groups draft, and everything else is open to any person without membership or fee ([Governance of the Nexus Standards](https://nexustandards.com/governance/)). Every standard is at present a proposal, under legal review. A UNI identifies; it never certifies. A validator report is evidence for review, not a conformance claim, and no global body holds a veto over national adoption. ## Bodies | Body | Role | Decides | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | | [Global Standards Council (GSC)](/organization/governance-in-operation/global-level.md) | The governing body of the Nexus Standards | Adoption of each standard after public last call | | Technical Management Divisions (four) | Coordinate the thirteen technical committees: confirm new work items after a reuse check, run timebox reviews, coordinate liaison. Consensus with dissent recorded; minutes public | No adoption; they never adopt standards | | Technical committees and working groups | Draft and revise the standards in the open process of [NS-13](https://nexustandards.com/standards/ns-13/) | Draft texts submitted to review and last call | | Secretariat (GCRI Canada) | Maintains the records and publishes the standards, as publisher of record | Publication and record-keeping | | [National Standards Council](/organization/governance-in-operation/national-standards-council.md) (NSC) | The standards function of a country. Maintains the national application profile and works with competent national authorities through its public-authority liaison and the national host institution | Adoption, adaptation or reference of each standard in its jurisdiction | Source: [Governance of the Nexus Standards](https://nexustandards.com/governance/). The NSC is "the standards function of the [National Nexus Consortium](/organization/governance-in-operation/nnc.md)", separate from personal [National Leadership Council](/organization/governance-in-operation/nlc.md) seats and from the [National Working Groups](/organization/governance-in-operation/nwg.md); membership of one confers no seat in another (Reference, ruling R3). It is constituted only with written terms of reference adopted nationally, a named national host or anchor institution, a conflict-of-interest declaration, accession to the Participation Instrument, and a contact for sovereign and legal notices; no seat is sold or tied to a contribution. ## How a country uses a standard | Mode | Meaning | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Adopt as is | The national council adopts the published text | | Adopt with a profile | The national council adopts it with a national application profile ([NS-16](https://nexustandards.com/standards/ns-16/)) | | Adapt | The national council adapts it to national law and practice | | Reference only | The national council refers to it without adopting it | "The GSC has no veto over a national decision"; national law and language prevail ([Adopt and implement](https://nexustandards.com/adopt-and-implement/)). The modes follow established practice in national adoption of international standards, in which a national body decides adoption under its own law. ## Licences and contribution Text, registries, schemas and data are published under CC BY 4.0, code under Apache-2.0, and contributions are made under the Developer Certificate of Origin. Public material is distributed through the public repository [Adopt and implement the Nexus Standards](https://nexustandards.com/adopt-and-implement/) ([Adopt and implement](https://nexustandards.com/adopt-and-implement/); [Standards IP and participation policy](https://nexustandards.com/standards-ip-policy/)). The [Nexus systems](/organization/systems.md) are proprietary infrastructure, supported by an external provider at arm's length. No standard depends on them, and the provider holds no vote, chair or Secretariat role in the governance of the standards. ## The Standards pillar in the programme What each institution contributes to the Standards pillar: | Institution | Contribution | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | GCRI | GCRI Canada is publisher of record and secretariat; GCRI stewards the evidence, methods, data and open research behind the standards. | | GRF | Convenes participation and keeps the public record of recognition and standing. | | GRA | Makes the standards readable to finance and insurance. | The pillar's role, records, handoffs and work through the year are in [Nexus Standards, the pillar](/organization/programme/standards.md). The catalogue of standards, generated from the canonical URL registry, is in the [Standards catalogue](/organization/standards/catalogue.md). ## Boundary A validator report is evidence for review, not a conformance claim; adoption is final for each jurisdiction and no global body holds a veto. Attestation records an evaluation under a mandate; the words certified, accredited, approved or compliant are not used without a decision of a competent authority. External standards are named in text only, without logos, and their text is not reproduced. ## Status today Every standard is a proposal under legal review. The standards site places the programme in its founding phase, from October 2026 to March 2027 ([Roadmap](https://nexustandards.com/roadmap/)). The counts of standards differ between pages of the standards site; the site's own index governs. ## Read further * [NEXUS STANDARDS](/organization/standards.md) in this documentation * [Which standards apply](https://nexustandards.com/which-standards-apply/), [The UNI](https://nexustandards.com/uni/) and [Develop a standard](https://nexustandards.com/develop-a-standard/) * [Methods and standards](https://therisk.global/ecosystem/standards/) on the GCRI site ## Sources * Nexus Standards (2026). *Governance of the Nexus Standards*; *Adopt and implement*; *Standards IP and participation policy*; *Roadmap*; *The standards*. nexustandards.com, pages modified 2026-10-20, read 2026-10-21. * The sites' pillar model (pillars.json, contributions), as vendored for this documentation and rendered in the table above. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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