When PAS 7000 launched in November 2014 businesses suddenly had access to a specification designed to increase supply chain visibility, boost manageability, and reduce waste along the supply chain as a whole.
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.
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?
The updated guidelines that determine the impact noise can have on residential areas could affect more businesses than just industrial operations, it is reported by Property Week. The standard, known as BS 4142, was updated last year and set out ways in which to measure and assess sound created by a number of activities.
New research claims that the UK's pharmaceutical companies are implementing unethical marketing practices. The report, which was published in the PLOS Medicine journal, reveals that these unethical actions are taking place "on average more than once a week."
A campaign is currently underway to create a set of standards for a process of online age verification. Lord Erroll, Chair of the DPA, explains that "internet service providers also need to take age verification much more seriously."
