This year will see the publication of some important new standards. The topical standards set to be introduced in 2018 can be divided into four key themes: sustainability, manufacturing, governance and resilience and the built environment.
Well-designed environmental regulations can result in a range of positive economic outcomes, according to a report by engineering consultancy BuroHappold.
The revised standard BS 4971:2017 Conservation and care of archive and library collections responds to changes in the European regulatory framework, updates key recommendations, and covers the conservation of modern forms of media such as vinyl, DVDs and cassettes for the first time.
When we think about terrorism, it tends to be connected with atrocities in crowded places or foreign-sponsored cyber attacks. However, as a recent report by BSI makes clear, physical attacks on the global supply chains of private businesses are also a real problem. In fact, we have just seen this type of attack reach its highest rate ever.
The Tobacco Retailers' Alliance (TRA), which represents independent tobacco retailers across the UK, has urged the government to repeal the "heavy-handed" tobacco regulations introduced this year, claiming that the new rules threaten to put retailers out of business and cost the Treasury billions of pounds of tax revenue.
