BusinessAssurance.com http://businessassurance.com The management systems community Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:03:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Cargill recognised for food security efforts http://businessassurance.com/cargill-recognised-for-food-security-efforts/ http://businessassurance.com/cargill-recognised-for-food-security-efforts/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:20:31 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4273 http://businessassurance.com/cargill-recognised-for-food-security-efforts/feed/ GFSI Focus Day - Japan http://businessassurance.com/gfsi-focus-day-japan/ http://businessassurance.com/gfsi-focus-day-japan/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:55:41 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4267 http://businessassurance.com/gfsi-focus-day-japan/feed/ GFSI Focus Day - US http://businessassurance.com/gfsi-focus-day/ http://businessassurance.com/gfsi-focus-day/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:33:12 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4263 http://businessassurance.com/gfsi-focus-day/feed/ Biomass Investing Summit 2010 http://businessassurance.com/biomass-investing-summit-2010/ http://businessassurance.com/biomass-investing-summit-2010/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:08:47 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4260 http://businessassurance.com/biomass-investing-summit-2010/feed/ Climate Change 2010 - The way forward in a post-Copenhagen world http://businessassurance.com/climate-change-2010-the-way-forward-in-a-post-copenhagen-world/ http://businessassurance.com/climate-change-2010-the-way-forward-in-a-post-copenhagen-world/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:44:38 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4257 http://businessassurance.com/climate-change-2010-the-way-forward-in-a-post-copenhagen-world/feed/ Business Assurance at work - LINPAC/LRQA PAS 2050 Podcast Series, episode 3 http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-at-work-linpaclrqa-pas-2050-podcast-series-episode-3/ http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-at-work-linpaclrqa-pas-2050-podcast-series-episode-3/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:27:28 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4201 http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-at-work-linpaclrqa-pas-2050-podcast-series-episode-3/feed/ Committee on Professional Competency Requirements commences its work http://businessassurance.com/committee-on-professional-competency-requirements-commences-its-work/ http://businessassurance.com/committee-on-professional-competency-requirements-commences-its-work/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:34:35 +0000 Madlen King http://businessassurance.com/?p=4248 http://businessassurance.com/committee-on-professional-competency-requirements-commences-its-work/feed/ Study questions food firms on HACCP experiences http://businessassurance.com/study-questions-food-firms-on-haccp-experiences/ http://businessassurance.com/study-questions-food-firms-on-haccp-experiences/#comments Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:49:38 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4246 http://businessassurance.com/study-questions-food-firms-on-haccp-experiences/feed/ Business Assurance at work - LINPAC/LRQA PAS 2050 Podcast Series, episode 2 http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-at-work-linpaclrqa-pas-2050-podcast-series-episode-2/ http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-at-work-linpaclrqa-pas-2050-podcast-series-episode-2/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:32:19 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4199 http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-at-work-linpaclrqa-pas-2050-podcast-series-episode-2/feed/ ISO 14001 delivers ‘a ten-fold payback’ for ALcontrol Laboratories http://businessassurance.com/iso-14001-delivers-%e2%80%98a-ten-fold-payback%e2%80%99-for-alcontrol-laboratories/ http://businessassurance.com/iso-14001-delivers-%e2%80%98a-ten-fold-payback%e2%80%99-for-alcontrol-laboratories/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:15:08 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4244 http://businessassurance.com/iso-14001-delivers-%e2%80%98a-ten-fold-payback%e2%80%99-for-alcontrol-laboratories/feed/ Australia addresses importance of verification of carbon emissions http://businessassurance.com/australia-addresses-importance-of-verification-of-carbon-emissions/ http://businessassurance.com/australia-addresses-importance-of-verification-of-carbon-emissions/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 08:34:08 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4240 http://businessassurance.com/australia-addresses-importance-of-verification-of-carbon-emissions/feed/ CEO’s and Sustainability http://businessassurance.com/ceos-and-sustainability/ http://businessassurance.com/ceos-and-sustainability/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:54:21 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4235 http://businessassurance.com/ceos-and-sustainability/feed/ Waitrose audits new suppliers http://businessassurance.com/waitrose-audits-new-suppliers/ http://businessassurance.com/waitrose-audits-new-suppliers/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:38:59 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4238 http://businessassurance.com/waitrose-audits-new-suppliers/feed/ Business Assurance at work - LINPAC/LRQA PAS 2050 Podcast Series, episode 1 http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-at-work-linpaclrqa-pas-2050-podcast-series-episode-1/ http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-at-work-linpaclrqa-pas-2050-podcast-series-episode-1/#comments Sat, 10 Jul 2010 06:41:10 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4197 http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-at-work-linpaclrqa-pas-2050-podcast-series-episode-1/feed/ Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it http://businessassurance.com/good-quality-improves-business-performance-bad-quality-damages-it/ http://businessassurance.com/good-quality-improves-business-performance-bad-quality-damages-it/#comments Sat, 26 Jun 2010 09:17:09 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4193 http://businessassurance.com/good-quality-improves-business-performance-bad-quality-damages-it/feed/ Continuous Improvement – Plan, Do, Check, Act http://businessassurance.com/continuous-improvement-%e2%80%93-plan-do-check-act/ http://businessassurance.com/continuous-improvement-%e2%80%93-plan-do-check-act/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:08:48 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4190 http://businessassurance.com/continuous-improvement-%e2%80%93-plan-do-check-act/feed/ Health & Safety and Environmental Compliance Climb the Corporate Agenda http://businessassurance.com/health-safety-and-environmental-compliance-climb-the-corporate-agenda/ http://businessassurance.com/health-safety-and-environmental-compliance-climb-the-corporate-agenda/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:17:59 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4185 http://businessassurance.com/health-safety-and-environmental-compliance-climb-the-corporate-agenda/feed/ Food Industry needs to be proactive - in both actions and communications http://businessassurance.com/food-industry-needs-to-be-proactive-in-both-actions-and-communications/ http://businessassurance.com/food-industry-needs-to-be-proactive-in-both-actions-and-communications/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:59:57 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4181 this FoodNavigator article, Poole said, “There’s a lot we can do by being pre-emptive."]]> http://businessassurance.com/food-industry-needs-to-be-proactive-in-both-actions-and-communications/feed/ What can LRQA’s Business Assurance do for you? http://businessassurance.com/what-can-lrqas-business-assurance-do-for-you/ http://businessassurance.com/what-can-lrqas-business-assurance-do-for-you/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 06:45:53 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4178 Find out more about Business Assurance here ]]> http://businessassurance.com/what-can-lrqas-business-assurance-do-for-you/feed/ LRQA Business Assurance Quote of the Day, May 25, 2010 http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-business-assurance-quote-of-the-day-may-25-2010/ http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-business-assurance-quote-of-the-day-may-25-2010/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 06:36:50 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4176 Just off the Starting Blocks - Benchmarking Sustainability and Carbon Assurance in the FTSE 350 report:
Verified data is the only credible way to assess whether we are lowering our emissions and meeting our targets as a country.
Ben Murray, managing director Carbon Smart]]> http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-business-assurance-quote-of-the-day-may-25-2010/feed/ Carbon Expo 2010 http://businessassurance.com/carbon-expo-2010-2/ http://businessassurance.com/carbon-expo-2010-2/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 09:35:57 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4142 http://businessassurance.com/carbon-expo-2010-2/feed/ ASIS 2010 http://businessassurance.com/asis-2010/ http://businessassurance.com/asis-2010/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 06:04:06 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4112 http://businessassurance.com/asis-2010/feed/ Risk & Resilience Expo http://businessassurance.com/risk-resilience-expo/ http://businessassurance.com/risk-resilience-expo/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 05:43:52 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4106 http://businessassurance.com/risk-resilience-expo/feed/ Quality Beyond Compliance http://businessassurance.com/quality-beyond-compliance/ http://businessassurance.com/quality-beyond-compliance/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 14:10:01 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4115 http://businessassurance.com/quality-beyond-compliance/feed/ Transport Security Expo and Conference http://businessassurance.com/transport-security-expo-and-conference/ http://businessassurance.com/transport-security-expo-and-conference/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 06:48:00 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4108 http://businessassurance.com/transport-security-expo-and-conference/feed/ PDS achieve ISO 9001 and EN 1433:2002 - Case Study http://businessassurance.com/pds-achieve-iso-9001-and-en-14332002-case-study/ http://businessassurance.com/pds-achieve-iso-9001-and-en-14332002-case-study/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:50:25 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4117 http://businessassurance.com/pds-achieve-iso-9001-and-en-14332002-case-study/feed/ Carbon TradeEx America Tradeshow & Conference http://businessassurance.com/carbon-tradeex-america-tradeshow-conference/ http://businessassurance.com/carbon-tradeex-america-tradeshow-conference/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:17:35 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4104 http://businessassurance.com/carbon-tradeex-america-tradeshow-conference/feed/ European Supply Chain and Logistics Summit 2010 http://businessassurance.com/european-supply-chain-and-logistics-summit-2010/ http://businessassurance.com/european-supply-chain-and-logistics-summit-2010/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:13:43 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4101 http://businessassurance.com/european-supply-chain-and-logistics-summit-2010/feed/ Nine out of 10 consumers believe number of food recalls are rising http://businessassurance.com/nine-out-of-10-consumers-believe-number-of-food-recalls-are-rising/ http://businessassurance.com/nine-out-of-10-consumers-believe-number-of-food-recalls-are-rising/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:04:21 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4099 http://businessassurance.com/nine-out-of-10-consumers-believe-number-of-food-recalls-are-rising/feed/ LRQA Food Safety Link of the Day - April 28, 2010 http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-food-safety-link-of-the-day-april-28-2010/ http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-food-safety-link-of-the-day-april-28-2010/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:11:49 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4094 His blog post, "Ten things government can do to help small plants improve food safety", is our link of the day today. Find out how LRQA is actively helping organisations manage their food safety risks, ]]> http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-food-safety-link-of-the-day-april-28-2010/feed/ Food Factory for the Future http://businessassurance.com/food-factory-for-the-future/ http://businessassurance.com/food-factory-for-the-future/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:37:08 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4096 http://businessassurance.com/food-factory-for-the-future/feed/ Trust and Transparency - the new consumer buzzwords? http://businessassurance.com/trust-and-transparency-the-new-consumer-buzzwords/ http://businessassurance.com/trust-and-transparency-the-new-consumer-buzzwords/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:17:26 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4083 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer is out, and the results show that consumers want independent verification of corporate claims. ]]> http://businessassurance.com/trust-and-transparency-the-new-consumer-buzzwords/feed/ Volcano Reduces Carbon Emissions from European Aviation http://businessassurance.com/volcano-reduces-carbon-emissions-from-european-aviation/ http://businessassurance.com/volcano-reduces-carbon-emissions-from-european-aviation/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:53:59 +0000 Madlen King http://businessassurance.com/?p=4088 http://businessassurance.com/volcano-reduces-carbon-emissions-from-european-aviation/feed/ How ISO 9001 relates to your supply chain http://businessassurance.com/how-iso-9001-relates-to-your-supply-chain/ http://businessassurance.com/how-iso-9001-relates-to-your-supply-chain/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:28:49 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4062 http://businessassurance.com/how-iso-9001-relates-to-your-supply-chain/feed/ IMO making progress on addressing emissions http://businessassurance.com/imo-making-progress-on-addressing-emissions/ http://businessassurance.com/imo-making-progress-on-addressing-emissions/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 11:20:15 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4060 http://businessassurance.com/imo-making-progress-on-addressing-emissions/feed/ UN Publishes Copenhagen Accord Elements http://businessassurance.com/un-publishes-copenhagen-accord-elements/ http://businessassurance.com/un-publishes-copenhagen-accord-elements/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:15:48 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4057 http://businessassurance.com/un-publishes-copenhagen-accord-elements/feed/ Study links Independent Assurance and Consumer Credibility http://businessassurance.com/carbon-and-sustainability-data-from-ftse-350-companies-lack-credibility/ http://businessassurance.com/carbon-and-sustainability-data-from-ftse-350-companies-lack-credibility/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:25:11 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4054 http://businessassurance.com/carbon-and-sustainability-data-from-ftse-350-companies-lack-credibility/feed/ Assurance: what it means for you and your stakelholders http://businessassurance.com/assurance-what-it-means-for-you-and-your-stakelholders/ http://businessassurance.com/assurance-what-it-means-for-you-and-your-stakelholders/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:07:56 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4051 http://businessassurance.com/assurance-what-it-means-for-you-and-your-stakelholders/feed/ Grocers are facing a growing problem with food fraud http://businessassurance.com/grocers-are-facing-a-growing-problem-with-food-fraud/ http://businessassurance.com/grocers-are-facing-a-growing-problem-with-food-fraud/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:11:31 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4049 http://businessassurance.com/grocers-are-facing-a-growing-problem-with-food-fraud/feed/ LRQA Business Assurance Thought of the Day - 3rd Party certification = Trust http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-business-assurance-thought-of-the-day-3rd-party-certification-trust/ http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-business-assurance-thought-of-the-day-3rd-party-certification-trust/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:56:47 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4043 Saffron Rouge's study found that 77% of their customers have trust and confidence in third party certification, whereas 72% did not trust natural and organic claims made by brand owners.]]> http://businessassurance.com/lrqa-business-assurance-thought-of-the-day-3rd-party-certification-trust/feed/ Food safety breaches rise 24% in 2009 compared to 2007 http://businessassurance.com/food-safety-breaches-rise-24-in-2009-compared-to-2007/ http://businessassurance.com/food-safety-breaches-rise-24-in-2009-compared-to-2007/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:16:38 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4046 http://businessassurance.com/food-safety-breaches-rise-24-in-2009-compared-to-2007/feed/ Business Assurance Thought of the Day, IT Security, Corporate Reputation and ISO 27001 http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-thought-of-the-day-it-security-corporate-reputation-and-iso-27001/ http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-thought-of-the-day-it-security-corporate-reputation-and-iso-27001/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:47:07 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4036 In a recent Websense study 98% of organisations indicated that they are under pressure from clients to protect data. So what tools are out there to help them deal with it?]]> http://businessassurance.com/business-assurance-thought-of-the-day-it-security-corporate-reputation-and-iso-27001/feed/ CONTROL 2010 - Trade Fair http://businessassurance.com/control-2010-trade-fair/ http://businessassurance.com/control-2010-trade-fair/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:57:10 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4032 http://businessassurance.com/control-2010-trade-fair/feed/ Food Technology, Innovation & Safety Forum 2010 http://businessassurance.com/food-technology-innovation-safety-forum-2010/ http://businessassurance.com/food-technology-innovation-safety-forum-2010/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:52:30 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4030 http://businessassurance.com/food-technology-innovation-safety-forum-2010/feed/ Ri$kMinds 2010 http://businessassurance.com/rikminds-2010/ http://businessassurance.com/rikminds-2010/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:51:48 +0000 Sarah Whitworth http://businessassurance.com/?p=4028 http://businessassurance.com/rikminds-2010/feed/ CARBON EXPO 2010 http://businessassurance.com/carbon-expo-2010/ http://businessassurance.com/carbon-expo-2010/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:45:12 +0000 Sarah Whitworth http://businessassurance.com/?p=4025 http://businessassurance.com/carbon-expo-2010/feed/ China to focus on Food Safety in 2010 http://businessassurance.com/china-to-focus-on-food-safety-in-2010/ http://businessassurance.com/china-to-focus-on-food-safety-in-2010/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:58:30 +0000 Alex Briggs http://businessassurance.com/?p=4022 In this Food Quality News article, China's Vice Minister of Agriculture Wei Chao'an said,
Our agricultural products overall are safe and of high quality, but we must also recognize that while we transition from traditional to modern farming, many of our operations remain scattered, production methods are still backward and our supervision lags behind.
]]> http://businessassurance.com/china-to-focus-on-food-safety-in-2010/feed/ Logistics and Supply Chain Management 2010 http://businessassurance.com/logistics-and-supply-chain-management-2010/ http://businessassurance.com/logistics-and-supply-chain-management-2010/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:06:57 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4020 http://businessassurance.com/logistics-and-supply-chain-management-2010/feed/ 9th Annual ASIS European Security Conference http://businessassurance.com/9th-annual-asis-european-security-conference/ http://businessassurance.com/9th-annual-asis-european-security-conference/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:53:15 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4016 http://businessassurance.com/9th-annual-asis-european-security-conference/feed/ Conference for Food Protection http://businessassurance.com/conference-for-food-protection/ http://businessassurance.com/conference-for-food-protection/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:49:07 +0000 BusinessAssurance.com Team http://businessassurance.com/?p=4014 http://businessassurance.com/conference-for-food-protection/feed/