A new draft of ISO 37001, the anti-bribery management systems standard, is gaining momentum across the globe. ISO 37001 can be used by any organization in both the public and private sectors, in any country, and helps businesses eradicate bribery or misconduct from within.
Lack of consistency and increasingly complex systems and practices are blockers to building successful relationships. Trust tests could provide a solution.
EU regulations aimed at improving the efficiency of electrical appliances are on hold because commission officials are worried the new rules would be cited by Brexit campaigners.
A minister for the Northern Powerhouse has been appointed (James Wharton), but the future of the UK’s steel industry sounds bleaker by the day. And a two-day Northern Powerhouse International Conference and Exhibition is due to take place in February, but how much do we really understand about the Conservative’s much-hyped vision for the North?
The Director General of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned that government policies place a "cumulative burden" on UK businesses, which threatens economic growth.
The UK's manufacturing industry has a proud history. The 19th century saw manufacturing grow on an unprecedented scale and the country experienced what is referred to as the second industrial revolution. Although the following decades saw something of a decline, by the 1950s, Britain remained an industrial giant, employing around 40% of the country's workforce.
The draft standard of ISO 45001, due to be officially released in October, has been made available for interested businesses to read. The Draft International Standard (DIS) will replace BS OHSAS 18001 when it is released.
