Industrial

    Horizon Scanning: what are the ongoing and emerging global risks facing businesses in 2022?

    The Business Continuity Institute's Horizon Scan Report 2022 is based on data from 424 survey respondents in 65 countries, it provides questions to several questions. What has dominated firms’ risk landscape over the past year? What are the threats that business leaders expect to face over the coming 12 months? And what are the standards that help organizations carry out horizon scanning?

    Published date:

    01/08/2022


    Why purpose-driven companies perform better (but only if they practise what they preach)

    From the climate emergency, to rising inequality, and the ‘fourth industrial revolution’, the world is changing fast. As organisations look to adapt to the new realties, there is a great opportunity to align corporate purpose and strategy with the transition to a sustainable economy, and in doing so, become ‘purpose-driven’. A new standard can help businesses become truly purpose-driven.

    Published date:

    01/08/2022


    Standards superstars. It’s your time to shine

    Do you know of an organization that has excelled with its use of standards over the past year? Then why not showcase its success by nominating it for the 2022 BSI Standards Users Awards? As a BSI Member committed to excellence in standards, it might well be you and your organization.

    Published date:

    18/07/2022


    When standards change, know what’s what in no time with BSI Update Standards

    Do you want to know which changes to British or international standards will affect you and your business? Which standards are new? Which have been withdrawn, or updated? Where has new standards work started? Which European standards have been published? Get the answers to these and many other questions in the 60+ pages of the July edition of Update Standards magazine.

    Published date:

    11/07/2022


    Hot topics: BSI Members’ most-viewed articles in 2022 so far

    Now we’ve passed 2022’s midway point, it’s an excellent time to revisit the articles that have been making waves on our BSI Membership Portal. We’ve pulled together the top 10 most popular articles from January to June to help you get up to speed with your fellow BSI members.

    Published date:

    08/07/2022


    How to read a standard. And understand it better.

    Our Knowledge Team spends all day, every day helping BSI members find answers to their questions. Some common themes emerge along the way - here are some of the most asked questions you might be too shy to ask. Like do 'shall' and 'should' mean the same thing in a standard?

    Published date:

    04/07/2022


    Is bad sleep sapping your workforce?

    Sleep quality deteriorated for almost two thirds of Britons when Covid restrictions were first introduced. For many workers, these problems are continuing post-pandemic. As well as impacting people’s mental and physical health, bad sleep can be seriously damaging to business. How can you help employees get the rest they need?

    Published date:

    01/07/2022


    Read how standards are improving lives across the globe

    In this issue of Standards Outlook, our BSI experts look at how standards are changing the world in areas that are essential to all of our futures. Like net zero, fighting cybercrime, ethical AI, and supporting dementia sufferers.

    Published date:

    14/06/2022


    Stay up to date with June’s BSI Update Standards Magazine and don’t miss the standards changes that will impact you

    Which recent changes to British or international standards will affect you and your business? Find out now, all in one place: Update Standards magazine. It’s a complete list of new standards, revisions, withdrawals, BS implementations of ISO or IEC standards, new standards work started, and standards open to public comment, plus lots more.

    Published date:

    14/06/2022


    Seven key things you can learn from the foreword of a standard

    The section at the very start of the document clarifies what the standard does and where it comes from. You can also find out how a standard relates to other standards, its publication date, or even who it was developed by, and lots more. Here are seven key things you need to know about forewords.

    Published date:

    14/06/2022