Today we are delighted to share the news that ZF Group has implemented an ISO/IEC 5230 conformant program.
This significant achievement underscores their commitment to excellence, innovation, and adherence to the highest standards of compliance and best practices in their open-source initiatives. As noted by Sarah Moser of the ZF Group team, implementing the ISO/IEC 5230 standard represents a crucial step in fostering a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
ZF Group’s conformance was via third-party certification in collaboration with TIMETOACT. The approach they took, their motivations and their practical solutions will be highlight in a forthcoming OpenChain webinar and case study.
Huge thanks to Sarah, the ZF OSPO team and also Simon Pletschacher at TIMETOACT for not only making this happen, but helping to communicate it widely to inspire others.
About ZF Group
ZF is a global technology company represented with 161 production locations in 30 countries. With some 161,600 employees worldwide, ZF reported sales of €41.4 billion in fiscal year 2024.
Founded in 1915, ZF has evolved from a supplier specializing in aviation technology to a global mobility technology company.
Group shareholders include the Zeppelin Foundation, administered by the City of Friedrichshafen, holding 93.8 percent of shares, and the Dr. Jürgen and Irmgard Ulderup Foundation, Lemförde, with 6.2 percent.
About the OpenChain Project:
The OpenChain Project has an extensive global community of over 1,000 companies collaborating to make the supply chain quicker, more effective and more efficient. It maintains OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230, the international standard for open source license compliance programs and OpenChain ISO/IEC 18974, the industry standard for open source security assurance programs.
About The Linux Foundation:
The Linux Foundation is the world’s leading home for collaboration on open source software, hardware, standards, and data. Linux Foundation projects are critical to the world’s infrastructure, including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, ONAP, PyTorch, RISC-V, SPDX, OpenChain, and more. The Linux Foundation focuses on leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors, users, and solution providers to create sustainable models for open collaboration. For more information, please visit us at linuxfoundation.org.
