In 2021, BSI released its first ever Net Zero Barometer Report on where UK business stood in its ambitions to reduce net emissions by 100% by 2050. 12 months on, we’ve released the second Net Zero Barometer Report. So, what’s changed over the last year? Where has progress been made, or resistance felt, and what do businesses need to do next to achieve net zero?
All businesses great and small are challenged to reduce carbon emissions and help limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. BSI's Net Zero Week will help you understand the scale of the challenge, and explore the opportunities, approaches and projects that can contribute to meeting your carbon reduction target. Including seven free interactive webinars, designed to share good ideas, inspire new net zero initiatives, and explore their impact on a range of sectors.
The Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) makes it more important than ever to have a reliable way of determining the level of recycled content within plastic packaging. BSI Flex 6228 has been developed as a fast-track Flex standard to meet this urgent need.
Need to keep up with the changes to the British or international standards that affect you and your business? Need it all in one place? Inside the 60+ pages of the April issue of Update Standards are new, revised, withdrawn, BS implementations of ISO or IEC standards, new standards started, and standards open to public comment, and lots more.
Net zero since its inception, Formula E was established to actively promote electric mobility and renewable energy solutions, and to help reduce energy pollution and fight the climate crisis. We spoke with Formula E’s Sustainability Director and BSI Member, Julia Pallé, about her career, how Formula E has developed its pioneering approach to sustainability, and how BS ISO 20121 plays a role in its ongoing success.
As travel restrictions ease, corporate travel is starting to recover. But after the pandemic re-emphasised the importance of health and wellbeing and the duty of care that businesses owe to their employees, what should you be thinking about as your employees start to travel on business again?
The deadline for the end of the recognition of CE Marking in Great Britain is looming. In its place, UKCA marking will cover most of the goods placed on the market in England, Wales and Scotland. So, what should businesses do to prepare for the changes? And what about goods destined for Northern Ireland? Or multiple markets?
20% of the UK’s current working population was born after 1996.
These Gen Z workers differ notably from older workers in their values and experiences, and these differences are often misunderstood. So what can you do to retain and nurture your Gen Z employees?
What does the Managing Partner of the Inclusion & Diversity Consulting Practice at a global executive search company think of a major new global diversity and inclusion standard? What does she pick out as its key points? And what are her insights on what it takes to become a truly inclusive organisation, whilst avoiding the often-overlooked pitfalls on your journey?
If you really want to be informed and right up-to-date, March’s Update Standards magazine is your go-to information source for changes to the standards that affect you and your business. Nearly 50 pages of all you need to know.
