New regulations have been laid before Parliament which will mean certain heavy industries will be exempt from some of the costs associated with clean energy policies, saving them around £100 million a year.
The four pillars of organizational resilience are: resilience, business continuity, crisis management and governance. Governance is an essential ingredient in this recipe for adaptability – think of it as the block that rests on top of the other three columns, keeping them upright.
BSI has published 'The little book of Quality Management for small businesses’ which is based on BS EN ISO 9001:2015. It illustrates how simple changes can improve customer service, build reputation and help businesses thrive, whether the reader is working as a sole trader or leading a large and complex workforce.
Organisational resilience is “the ability of an organization to anticipate, prepare for, respond and adapt to incremental change and sudden disruptions in order to survive and prosper.” At first glance, the term ‘resilience’ brings to mind the idea of fortifying a business. But the term is about more than just increasing the robustness of a business – it’s about looking forward to see what might happen and striving to stay one step ahead.
As sustainability moves up on businesses’ priority lists, more and more terms are being bandied around in this sector, creating confusion. One such term is ‘social value’, which has increasingly found its way into the corporate lexicon alongside its cousin ‘corporate social responsibility’.
Oil & Gas UK has published new guidelines aimed at helping companies realise the potential of the UK Continental Shelf's "small pool" of oil and gas, which could yield more than three billion barrels of oil.
Although the word standard might bring to mind something prohibitive or limiting, it’s actually the complete opposite: they are catalysts for change. Standards are voluntary tools developed by and for industry. They establish procedures which often save companies time and money – they fuel growth in emerging sectors.
