The standard provides a management system for sustainable community development by a local organization. In this way the ISO is about the development processes and methods rather than the many attributes needing to be addressed for a community to be sustainable, such as energy, local-ownership, food or transport. This draft standard is designed to help all kinds of communities manage their sustainability, smartness and resilience, improve the contribution of communities to sustainable development and assess their performance in this area. However, This Committee Draft stage is the first consultation in the development (or revision) of an ISO standard, meaning ISO members that have chosen to participate in the development of the standard have until the 26th of August to comment on it. Final publication is set for 2016.