by Holly Lane | Dec 20, 2023 | Carbon Reduction Plans, ISO 14001, ISO 14001 :2015, ISO Consulting
The UK Government has begun asking UK companies to provide Carbon Reduction Plans with new tenders over a certain value. They’ve also provided a template for such plans, and a service to review them for suitability, though they don’t seem to want to say how much the...
by Holly Lane | Dec 4, 2023 | General, ISO 14001
I bought an iPad for my wife. At the time, you couldn’t play Candy-Crush on an Apple device, so it lay in our bedroom untouched for months. Eventually, I took pity on it, loaded up Kindle, and it became my portable Library. It worked well, had a good enough battery...
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 | Sep 1, 2022 | ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 9001
Many governments have announced their intention to reduce “red tape” and bureaucracy, yet the growth in rules and regulations that an SME has to comply with continues to grow. Brexit promised a reduction of European involvement, but to date we are still committed to...
by Holly Lane | Aug 1, 2022 | Archived, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, Quality Management System
Typically a small business, say 5 employees, single location, will need to invest about £5k plus some of their own time to gain certification against ISO 9001 – is it worth the investment? Here’s a few reasons why it may be. First, let me state I am not independent...
