by Holly Lane | Nov 20, 2023 | Environmental Management Systems, General, ISO 14001
In November 2021 Boris Johnson made much publicity by hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26). The incompetence of governments and politicians is hardly new, but due to the serious nature of the current situation I am staggered by the level of incompetence...
by Holly Lane | Nov 11, 2023 | Carbon Reduction Plans, Environmental Management Systems, ISO 14001, ISO 14001 :2015
In July 2023 a tender issued by the NHS was due for response. Within that tender was a request to supply a Carbon Reduction Plan. This is now a UK Government requirement on all tenders above a set value, and will undoubtably flow down the supply chain to SME’s over...
by Holly Lane | Nov 4, 2023 | Information Security System, ISO 27001, ISO Consulting
Early in 2024, now only a few months away, you won’t be able to have your information security system certified to ISO 27001, 2013. Early in 2025, if you have a certification to ISO 27001, 2013 you’ll have to update your systems to the new 2022 version. So how are you...
by Holly Lane | Oct 1, 2022 | Archived, ISO 17020, ISO 9001
We’ve all received goods or services which obviously haven’t been checked before they are provided, or if checked, that check wasn’t good enough to ensure that what was being delivered would meet our requirements. ISO 17020 is an international standard aimed at...
by Holly Lane | Sep 27, 2022 | Archived, General, Uncategorised
Having been involved in Quality and Compliance since the early 80’s I sometimes wonder why we still get bad products and services, despite ISO 9001 et al. One of the issues is definitely weak and inconsistent auditing from certification bodies. But I have a feeling...
