Businesses should be aiming for best practice. This can be achieve through the ISO system of standardization and business process management (BPM). These are often implemented in isolation when they should be used in conjunction with one another.
The revised standard sets out guidance surrounding what goes into topsoil, how it should be transported and handled, and specifies key characteristics all topsoil should have (such as texture and contaminants).
The revision of ISO 14001 Environment Management Systems is in its final stage, meaning that it is on course for publication at the beginning of October this year. The revised standard will differ significantly from the existing standard ISO 14001:2004.
With the new Conservative government having just been formed and beginning talks regarding the next five years' they have in power, the new Business Secretary Sajid Javid has stated that he will focus on current business regulations – particularly strike laws.
ISO 9001:2015 won't replace the existing standard until later this year, but it is vital that businesses are prepared for the changes they will face when it does come into force.
Data from the financial information service provider, Markit/Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), the UK manufacturing PMI stands at 51.9 – a “seven-month low” for the sector.
Businesses are under increasing pressure from stakeholders to demonstrate their water footprint. But what is a water footprint and what does this mean for businesses?
When the UK Bribery Act became law in July 2011, Nearly four years on, the Act has not led to any corporate prosecutions. However, research from EY Global fraud indicated that many CCOs still believe bribery to be widespread.
Despite being implemented almost two years ago, the EU cosmetics Regulation still has a number of 'loose ends' to be addressed. The supposed loose ends include: nanomaterials, supply chain responsibilities and the potential for 'disharmonized' national applications.
