The European Parliament and the European Council have come to an agreement regarding how the new Package Travel Directive will aim to regulate online click-through travel sales.
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.
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?
Only seven out of 19 countries situated in the EU currently have measures in place to regulate the act of lobbying, PR Week reports. The UK is one of these countries and was congratulated on its level of self-regulation among professional bodies.
ISO 20121 Sustainable Event Management is an international standard that was inspired by London 2012 and one which played a key role in ensuring the Summer Olympics were a resounding success.
When it received Royal Assent on 26 March, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act became one of the final Acts to be passed by the current government. It is soon to come into force across the UK and covers 11 areas affecting SMEs.
The British Standards Institute (BSI) is leading the way with the introduction of detailed environmental standards, including best practice guidelines on greenhouses gases and water footprints.
Over recent years we have seen an increase in the number of safety signs within the workplace. This has coincided with increased vigilance towards health, safety and accidents in the workplace overall.
George Osborne, in his recent budget statement said that the UK was “the comeback country” of the world. But, a decade on, how far have standards contributed to this economic revival?
