The BIPM is an international organization established by the Metre Convention, through which Member States act together on matters related to measurement science and measurement standards.

Its vision is to be universally recognized as the world focus for the international system of measurement.

Its mission is to work with the NMIs of its Member States, the RMOs and strategic partners world-wide and to use its international and impartial status to promote and advance the global comparability of measurements for:

Scientific discovery and innovation,
Industrial manufacturing and international trade,
Improving the quality of life and sustaining the global environment.