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Episode 3 LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series

– 2nd Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs

Episode 3 LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series In Episode 3 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, Solitaire Townsend, co-founder and Chief Executive of Futerra Communications, offers insight into what businesses need to do to rebuild consumer trust, as well as the role that 3rd parties have in consumer decision making. Solitaire is one of the UK’s leading experts on environmental communications. In recognition of her work on environmental and sustainability issues, Solitaire was named as one of the original 15 “London Leaders” by then Mayor Ken Livingstone.

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Food Safety Webinars Engage Large Global Audience

– 3rd Jul 2009

The second LRQA Food Safety Webinar, “FSSC 22000 Certification” brought some of the world’s largest global brands and LRQA together, with LRQA’s Global Food Expert, Cor Groenveld, delivering two interactive 90 minute web-based seminars.

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Risk Managers crucial to restoring Trust

– 1st Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs

Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) next chairman, Paul Howard, was recently interviewed by Sue Copeland for this article in Strategic Risk Magazine.

At a time when resources are even scarcer, risk managers are going to have to be much smarter in the solutions we offer and really review the cost benefit of any situation.

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Food Safety Requirements making life difficult for smaller organisations

– 30th Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs

This Guardian article highlights the pressures that new food safety regulations and standards are putting on smaller organisations.
The three main findings of the article are:
New food safety rules could encourage mergers
Added standards benefit big producers, hurt small players
Smaller processors, exporters, handlers under pressure

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Business Assurance Link of the Day, June 29, 2009 Ethical Behaviour is Good For Business

– 28th Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs

This article in Strategic Risk Magazine highlights the importance of Ethical Corporate behaviour during times of increased scrutiny and consumer distrust of organisations.

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