Who founded the IDSP?
The Panel was co-founded by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to leverage ANSI’s unique expertise as coordinator of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system and BBB’s extensive experience in advancing trust in the marketplace. Nine leading corporations from a cross-sector of industry joined in this initiative which was formally launched on September 13, 2006. Each of these companies committed a one time sponsorship to underwrite the initial costs of the Panel. The Founding Partners were: AT&T, ChoicePoint, Citi, Dell Inc., Intersections Inc., Microsoft, Staples, Inc., TransUnion and Visa Inc.
The Panel was co-founded by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to leverage ANSI’s unique expertise as coordinator of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system and BBB’s extensive experience in advancing trust in the marketplace. Nine leading corporations from a cross-sector of industry joined in this initiative which was formally launched on September 13, 2006. The Founding Partners were: AT&T, ChoicePoint, Citi, Dell Inc., Intersections Inc., Microsoft, Staples, Inc., TransUnion and Visa Inc.
