I often hear the argument: Labor standards can improve wages and working conditions, without greatly affecting the eventual retail cost of goods.

我常常听到的观点：劳动标准能提高工资，改善工作环境，还不会对零售成本有显著影响。

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In the past several years, several governing bodies (consortiums, working groups, and committees) have devised standards for it systems.

在过去的几年中，一些有影响的组织(联盟、工作组和委员会)设计了IT系统的标准。

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Everyone is working to a common set of standards and guidelines.

每个成员都按照一套共同的标准与准则工作。

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Another 48% say it includes the management of governance issues (such as complying with regulations, maintaining ethical practices, and meeting accepted industry standards), and 41% say it includes the management of social issues (for instance, working conditions and labor standards).

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Similarly, the Green Button team at the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institute of Standards and Technology is working collaboratively with industry to enable millions of residential and commercial energy customers to securely download and share their own energy usage data in a standardized human-readable and machine-readable format directly from their utilities.

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Similarly the NFC Forum and EMV Co are organizations that are working towards interoperability and mobile payment standards, respectively.

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