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		<title>Significant registrations for Speaking Slots with Mars, Wrigley and Cargill at GFSI Orlando.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GFSI Orlando brings together leading food safety specialists from some of the world's leading organisations to advance food safety globally.]]></description>
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		<title>EU Emission Reduction Goal of 30% Less Costly than Envisaged</title>
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		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/eu-emission-reduction-goal-of-30-less-costly-than-envisaged/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madlen King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The EU Commission, on Monday, issued their cost-benefit analysis of moving to a 30% target. The paper, concludes that due to: the effect of the EU&#8217;s climate change policies and measures implemented between 2005 and 2008; higher energy prices; and the economic crisis, faster emissions reductions have been achieved in the region than were originally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU Opens Union Registry for Aircraft Operators in the EU ETS</title>
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		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/eu-opens-union-registry-for-aircraft-operators-in-the-eu-ets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madlen King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the European Commission partially activated the Registry to centralise carbon allowance accounts currently held under individual national registries.  The full announcement from the EC can be accessed here. The registry has been opened for aircraft operators only at this time and will not be fully activated prior to June. This next step now enables [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vodafone Greece sets Risk Management as Key Objective</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read the full Vodafone Greece case study ]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA Americas has &#8216;certification finger&#8217; on American Manufacturing Pulse</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-americas-has-certification-finger-on-american-manufacturing-pulse/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-americas-has-certification-finger-on-american-manufacturing-pulse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the State of the Union address by President Obama this week, he spent time talking about the American Manufacturing Renaissance and how &#8220;[America} will not go back to an economy weakened by outsourcing, bad debt, and phoney financial profits. A week earlier, we interviewed Robert DuPuy, LRQA Vice President North American Sales. Robert spoke [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GeoPlace granted ISO 9001:2008 renewal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GeoPlace has announced the full renewal of its ISO 9001:2008 certification for another three years following an external audit by LRQA.  ]]></description>
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		<title>EC Launches Consultation on Measures to Reduce GHG Emissions from Shipping</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/ec-launches-consultation-on-measures-to-reduce-ghg-emissions-from-shipping/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/ec-launches-consultation-on-measures-to-reduce-ghg-emissions-from-shipping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madlen King</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the European Union launched a public consultation on possible measures that the European Commission could take to cut greenhouse gas emissions from ships. This consultation seeks to collect opinions on GHG emissions and their climate change impacts from this sector, with a view to shaping a possible Commission proposal in the future. The Commission’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA talks to world&#8217;s leading management systems expert</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-talks-to-worlds-leading-management-systems-expert-professor-toffel-associate-professor-of-business-administration-at-harvard-business-school/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professor Toffel conducts research on corporate environmental sustainability and examines companies&#8217; environmental, safety, and quality programs. His work seeks to identify which voluntary programs and management standards actually distinguish participating companies as having superior environmental, safety, or quality management or performance, and which of these programs help companies improve their performance in these areas. His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance Strategy Europe 2012 &#8211; Speakers include FERMA President, Jorge Luzzi</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/5840/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FERMA President Jorge Luzzi is speaking at Insurance Strategy Europe 2012. Jorge will be speaking on &#8216;Managing business continuity in a time of political and economic change&#8217;. Insurance Strategy Europe 2012 runs from 21-22 March 2012 and will be held at the Hotel Metopolde, Brussels. For more information visit Insurance Strategy Europe 2012]]></description>
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		<title>FERMA President Jorge Luzzi is speaking on emerging risks: cyber risks, trade credit and supply chain at Captive Live</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/ferma-president-jorge-luzzi-is-speaking-on-emerging-risks-cyber-risks-trade-credit-and-supply-chain-at-captive-live/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/ferma-president-jorge-luzzi-is-speaking-on-emerging-risks-cyber-risks-trade-credit-and-supply-chain-at-captive-live/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FERMA President Jorge Luzzi is speaking on emerging risks: cyber risks, trade credit and supply chain at the Captive Live conference on 31 January in London. For more information visit the Captive Live UK website.]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA awarded global training licence from FSSC</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-awarded-global-training-licence-from-fssc/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-awarded-global-training-licence-from-fssc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LRQA has been awarded a global licence from the Foundation for Food Safety Certification to deliver FSSC 22000 training. As an approved Training Organisation, LRQA is now listed on www.fssc22000.com. This is a significant step for our food service offering as it means that LRQA can now deliver commercial FSSC 22000 training courses. Cor Groenveld, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sullair achieves LRQA certification for its safety and environmental management systems</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/sullair-achieves-lrqa-certification-for-its-safety-and-environmental-management-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/sullair-achieves-lrqa-certification-for-its-safety-and-environmental-management-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:51:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sullair Australia, a provider of compressed air solutions and services, has been certified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) Australia for its Safety Management and Environmental Management Systems.]]></description>
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		<title>Equinix achieves ISO 50001 certification across Europe</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/equinix-achieves-iso-50001-certification-across-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/equinix-achieves-iso-50001-certification-across-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Equinix, a provider of global data centre services, has announced that all nine of its data centres in the UK and the Netherlands have achieved both ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 ]]></description>
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		<title>Linde&#8217;s New York Plant Receives Responsible Care Certification</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lindes-new-york-plant-receives-responsible-care-certification/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lindes-new-york-plant-receives-responsible-care-certification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Linde in North America has received certification under the American Chemistry Council's Responsible Care programme]]></description>
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		<title>Global Food Safety Conference 2012</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/global-food-safety-conference-2012-2/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/global-food-safety-conference-2012-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LRQA is a premium sponsor of the Global Food Safety Conference 2012 organised by the Consumer Goods Forum and themed ‘Advancing Global Food safety Through Collaboration’. It will take place in Orlando (USA), from February 15 to 17. Over 1,000 food safety specialists from more than 60 countries are expected to join the conference in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FrieslandCampina to Implement ISO 26000</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/frieslandcampina-to-implement-iso-26000/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/frieslandcampina-to-implement-iso-26000/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Royal FrieslandCampina’s CEO Cees ’t Hart was presented with the Statement of Self-Declaration NEN-ISO 26000:2010 by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).]]></description>
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		<title>Express Rail Link Malaysia achieves ISO 9001 certification</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/express-rail-link-malaysia-achieves-iso-9001-certification/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/express-rail-link-malaysia-achieves-iso-9001-certification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:41:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ERL has just been awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification for the scope provision of rail services between KLIA and KL Sentral by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance.

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		<title>Computer Sciences Corporation Achieves ISO 27001 Certification</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/computer-sciences-corporation-achieves-iso-27001-certification/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/computer-sciences-corporation-achieves-iso-27001-certification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Computer Sciences Corporation : CSC Achieves ISO 27001 Certification in the Washington, DC Area]]></description>
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		<title>NYK Obtains Certification for Accurate Disclosure of Environmental Data</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/nyk-obtains-certification-for-accurate-disclosure-of-environmental-data/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/nyk-obtains-certification-for-accurate-disclosure-of-environmental-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global logistics giant NYK has received certification from Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited]]></description>
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		<title>wasl Asset Management Group awarded ISO 27001 Certification for Information Security Management Systems</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/wasl-asset-management-group-awarded-iso-27001-certification-for-information-security-management-systems/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/wasl-asset-management-group-awarded-iso-27001-certification-for-information-security-management-systems/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) has certified waslAsset Management Group]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA Business Assurance &#8211; Climate Change Arena Asia – Podcast Series</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-business-assurance-climate-change-arena-asia-%e2%80%93-podcast-series/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-business-assurance-climate-change-arena-asia-%e2%80%93-podcast-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode we talk to Robert Hansor, Head of Climate Change and CSR for LRQA Asia, and Robert joins us on the phone.]]></description>
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		<title>News RoomVel Pillay discusses increasing interest in FSSC 22000 in South America</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/news-roomvel-pillay-discusses-increasing-interest-in-fssc-22000-in-south-america/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/news-roomvel-pillay-discusses-increasing-interest-in-fssc-22000-in-south-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[INOFOOD is the largest international food safety conference in Chile, and the event is packed with organizations that operate across the food supply chain in South America and around the world.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Ramdohr discusses increasing Chilean food exports and the importance of FSSC 22000 in South America</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/michael-ramdohr-discusses-increasing-chilean-food-exports-and-the-importance-of-fssc-22000-in-south-america/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LRQA Chile is pleased to sponsor this week’s INOFOOD 2011 International Food Safety Conference in Santiago, and proud to be the only certification body sponsoring and selected to speak at this extremely important event for the South American food supply chain.
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		<title>LRQA Podcast Series: INOFOOD Chile 2011</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-podcast-series-inofood-chile-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-podcast-series-inofood-chile-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this LRQA podcast series, Vel Pillay joins Michael Ramdohr, Business Manager for LRQA South America to discuss the INOFOOD event and the increasing interest in FSSC 22000 and PAS 223 across South America.]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA/FERMA Young Risk Professional podcast</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/ferma-podcast-2/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/ferma-podcast-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to the LRQA Business Assurance Podcast series FERMA podcast. In this episode Sabrina Hartusch, Global Head of Insurance at Triumph International, shares her insight into the daily life of a young risk professional. Ferma Podcast Young Risk Professionals]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA and British Council E-idea Initiative; Spotlight on China</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-and-british-council-e-idea-initiative-spotlight-on-china/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-and-british-council-e-idea-initiative-spotlight-on-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like millions of office workers in the city, E-idea winner 32-year-old Huang Ke, a landscape designer, used to spend eight hours a day in a cubicle measuring just one square meter.  But despite the space restrictions, the mother of a two-year-old girl and passionate ecologist always wanted to improve her immediate environment. ]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA Food Forum in Mexico City draws 240+ attendees</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-food-forum-in-mexico-city-draws-240-attendees/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-food-forum-in-mexico-city-draws-240-attendees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:07:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 18, 2011, two-hundred and forty (240) food safety professionals and experts from many of the world’s leading food companies attended the LRQA Food Safety Forum in Mexico City to share best-practice in ensuring food safety across the supply chain ]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA Addresses Asia Carbon Community Challenges</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-asia-addresses-asia-carbon-community-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-asia-addresses-asia-carbon-community-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Hansor - Head of Climate Change and CSR - LRQA Asia]]></description>
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		<title>Cor Groenveld reports from China International Food Safety &amp; Quality Conference</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/cor-groenveld-reports-from-china-international-food-safety-quality-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/cor-groenveld-reports-from-china-international-food-safety-quality-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am in Beijing this week where I attended the China International Food Safety &#038; Quality Conference last Wednesday and Thursday. This conference is organised annually and it is the fifth edition. I was in China the first time in 2003 to conduct a food safety audit and during other visits in the last 8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon trading subject to &#8216;changing international winds&#8217; says climate change expert Robert Hansor</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/carbon-trading-subject-to-changing-international-winds-says-climate-change-expert-robert-hansor/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/carbon-trading-subject-to-changing-international-winds-says-climate-change-expert-robert-hansor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:11:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first day of Carbon Forum Asia (CFA) coincided with Certified Emission Reduction (CER) prices reaching a new low in Europe – the key driver for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Asia and the area of most interest to participants. But whilst the short term outlook is currently challenging, conversations in the conference hall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA Climate Change Podcast Series – Episode 1 – The Clean Development Mechanism</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-climate-change-podcast-series-%e2%80%93-episode-1-%e2%80%93-the-clean-development-mechanism/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-climate-change-podcast-series-%e2%80%93-episode-1-%e2%80%93-the-clean-development-mechanism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:42:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode, we talk to Robert Hansor, Head of Climate Change and CSR for LRQA Asia about the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Rob set the scene for us by explaining some of the key drivers for the boom in CDM business in Asia. Listen to:LRQA Climate Change Podcast Series – Episode 1 – The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA and the British Council E-Idea Podcast Series, Episode 4, “The Winners, part 2″</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-and-the-british-council-e-idea-podcast-series-episode-4-%e2%80%9cthe-winners-part-2%e2%80%b3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Briggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode in the E-Idea podcast series, we hear from winnners from Japan, Australia, South Korea and China. All of the interviews were recorded during the winners workshop which was held in Indonesia in October, 2011.
The topics covered in this episode include an introduction to some of the winning projects, the importance of the funding provided by the British Council and LRQA and the benefits of networking during the 3-day workshop. ]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA and the British Council E-Idea Podcast Series, Episode 3, &#8220;The Winners, part 1&#8243;</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-and-the-british-council-e-idea-podcast-series-episode-3-the-winners-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-and-the-british-council-e-idea-podcast-series-episode-3-the-winners-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Briggs</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this episode in the E-Idea podcast series, we hear from winnners from Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. The interviews were recorded during the winners workshop held in Indonesia in October, 2011.
Some of the topics covered in this episode include an introduction to some of the winning projects as well as the importance of the mentoring that both LRQA and the British Council are providing the winnners throughout the competition.]]></description>
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		<title>Wixon earns Food Safety System Certification</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/wixon-earns-food-safety-system-certification/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/wixon-earns-food-safety-system-certification/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wixon, Inc. achieved Certification to the international food safety scheme FSSC 22000:2010 by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) Energy Efficiency Scheme</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/carbon-reduction-commitment-crc-energy-efficiency-scheme/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/carbon-reduction-commitment-crc-energy-efficiency-scheme/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Judith Turner, EMS Technical Manager at Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) talks to Business Channel TV about the CRC and what it means for UK business.]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA Business Assurance Risk Management Podcast Series</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-business-assurance-risk-management-podcast-series/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-business-assurance-risk-management-podcast-series/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We talk to Gregory Schilz, Aon Risk Solutions’ Environmental Practice, Managing Director, San Francisco, California and Dr Simon Johnson, Aon Risk Solutions’ Environmental Practice, Group Director EMEA. In this episode recorded at the FERMA Forum 2011 in Stockholm, Greg and Simon make a clear link between environmental insurance and ISO 14001 environmental management systems standards. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video of the highlights from the E-idea Indonesia event</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/video-of-the-highlights-from-the-e-idea-indonesia-event/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/video-of-the-highlights-from-the-e-idea-indonesia-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Watch the highlights from the E-idea Winner&#8217;s Workshop event in Indonesia.]]></description>
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		<title>E-idea Podcast Series, Episode 2 #Eidea_ea</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/e-idea-podcast-series-episode-2-eidea_ea/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/e-idea-podcast-series-episode-2-eidea_ea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Listen to: E-idea Podcast Series, Episode 2: British_Council_Episode Read Transcript: E-idea Podcast Series, Episode 2: transcript &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast Series: LRQA Food Forum Mexico</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/podcast-series-lrqa-food-forum-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/podcast-series-lrqa-food-forum-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This LRQA podcast series features interviews with Cor Groenveld, Global Manager Food Service for LRQA and Vel Pillay, Manager Food Safety Programs for LRQA Americas.]]></description>
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		<title>NYK Adds CO2 E-calculator Tool to Its Group Websites</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/nyk-adds-co2-e-calculator-tool-to-its-group-websites/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/nyk-adds-co2-e-calculator-tool-to-its-group-websites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An NYK Group CO2 e-calculator* has been developed with the cooperation of Yusen Logistics Co. Ltd. and made available on group websites** from October 17. ]]></description>
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		<title>Cor Groenveld discusses the impacts of Mexico food exports</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/cor-groenveld-discusses-the-impacts-of-mexico-food-exports/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/cor-groenveld-discusses-the-impacts-of-mexico-food-exports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cor Groenveld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I arrived this weekend in Mexico City in preparation for the LRQA Food Forum Mexico to be held tomorrow October 18.  Last week I attended the GFSI Focus Day and the LRQA Food Forum in Tokyo, Japan, and this week we have the LRQA Food Forum here.  ]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA certifies Northern Rail to ISO 50001 &#8212; the comprehensive new international standard for energy management</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-certifies-northern-rail-to-iso-50001/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-certifies-northern-rail-to-iso-50001/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LRQA has certified Northern Rail to the new ISO 50001 energy-management standard as the UK's largest train operator looks to further improve its energy performance and reduce its carbon footprint.]]></description>
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		<title>Global Food Safety Conference 2012</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/global-food-safety-conference-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/global-food-safety-conference-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LRQA is a premium sponsor of the Global Food Safety Conference 2012 organised by the Consumer Goods Forum and themed ‘Advancing Global Food safety Through Collaboration’.]]></description>
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		<title>Carbon Forum Asia</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/carbon-forum-asia/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/carbon-forum-asia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:52:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LRQA is a premium sponsor of Carbon Forum Asia from 2-3 November 2011 in Singapore. Carbon Forum Asia is the Asia's largest conference, exhibition and trading platform for the Carbon and Energy Market.]]></description>
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		<title>Implementing food safety management systems in small and medium enterprises</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/implementing-food-safety-management-systems-in-small-and-medium-enterprises/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/implementing-food-safety-management-systems-in-small-and-medium-enterprises/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cor Groenveld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cor Groenveld, LRQA Global Product Manager Food Services reports from LRQA Food Safety Forum]]></description>
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		<title>INOFOOD 2011: International Food Safety Expo</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/inofood-2011-international-food-safety-expo/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/inofood-2011-international-food-safety-expo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[INOFOOD is the largest international food safety conference in Chile.  If your organization operates within the food supply chain in South America, you don’t want to miss this event.]]></description>
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		<title>E-idea Podcast Series, Episode 1 #Eidea_ea</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/e-idea-podcast-series-episode-1/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/e-idea-podcast-series-episode-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<title>LRQA Japan : FSSC 22000 will result in a robust and effective food safety management system</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-japan-fssc-22000-will-result-in-a-robust-and-effective-food-safety-management-system/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-japan-fssc-22000-will-result-in-a-robust-and-effective-food-safety-management-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cor Groenveld, LRQA Global Product Manager Food Services reports live from the LRQA Food Event being held in Tokyo; “Today I am at the LRQA Food Event in Tokyo. This event has been organised by LRQA Japan to inform food organisations on the current status and new developments regarding standards, audits and certification in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA Japan: Global food retailers highlight of GFSI Japan Food Safety Day</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-japan-global-food-retailers-highlight-of-gfsi-japan-food-safety-day-2/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-japan-global-food-retailers-highlight-of-gfsi-japan-food-safety-day-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BusinessAssurance.com Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This event is organised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) to provide information on their activities and new developments in the food supply chain. There are over 200 delegates representing several food supply chain stakeholders including manufacturers, retailers, food service, certification scheme owners, certification bodies, consultants and trading companies.]]></description>
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		<title>LRQA Food Forum Japan: &#8216;How to leverage the FSSC 22000 for supply chain audit?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-food-forum-japan-how-to-leverage-the-fssc-22000-for-supply-chain-audit/</link>
		<comments>http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-food-forum-japan-how-to-leverage-the-fssc-22000-for-supply-chain-audit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>JChowdhury</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yoshihisa Onishi, Consultant at Japan FSMS Assessment and Registration Body (JFARB), discusses the purpose FSSC 22000 and how it can improve food safety. “In Japan, the spread of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) was promoted by establishment of the &#8220;Total Hygiene Controlled Manufacturing Process Approval System&#8221;. When ISO 22000 was issued in 2005, [...]]]></description>
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