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30th Jan 2012 by JChowdhury
During the State of the Union address by President Obama this week, he spent time talking about the American Manufacturing Renaissance and how “[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 [...]
20th Jan 2012 by Philippa Weare
Professor Toffel conducts research on corporate environmental sustainability and examines companies’ 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 [...]
17th Nov 2011 by JChowdhury
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
30th Oct 2011 by Alex Briggs
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.
30th Oct 2011 by Alex Briggs
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.
24th Oct 2011 by JChowdhury
Listen to: E-idea Podcast Series, Episode 2: British_Council_Episode Read Transcript: E-idea Podcast Series, Episode 2: transcript
27th Jun 2011
Carolyn Campbell, LRQA’s EnMS Expert and UK Lead Assessor, talked to LRQA Business Assurance about the importance of ISO 50001 to both
countries and organisations
16th Jun 2011
In this interview, LRQA Business Assurance talked to Edwin two days before the global launch of ISO 50001.
15th Mar 2011 by Alex Briggs
In the 10th and final episode of the 2011 LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Fons Schmid, the Global Food Safety Initiative’s (GFSI) first Chairman of the Board and currently the Independent Chairman of the Board of Stakeholders of the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC) talked to our editor about the key issues facing the food sector. He took a look back at some of the historical issues and how those have been addressed by the sector, some of the issues that the sector is currently facing as well as looking ahead to the issues that will define the food sector over the coming years.
16th Feb 2011 by Alex Briggs
With the opening of the world’s most important food safety conference, The Global Food Safety Conference, LRQA has launched a food sector video.
In the video, Cor Groenveld, LRQA’s global food expert, Mark Overland, Cargill’s Global Director, Certification and Mike James, LRQA’s Managing Director talk about the benefits of taking a process-based management systems approach to addressing risks across the food supply chain.
1st Feb 2011 by Alex Briggs
Cor Groenveld, one of the world’s leading food safety experts and LRQA’s Global Product Manager for food services, kicks off this podcast series with his thoughts on a range of food safety and food supply chain topics.
Cor talks about the two global food safety events coming up this month as well as the importance of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and finally the changes taking place in the USA regarding food safety.
30th Jul 2010 by Alex Briggs
Episode 3 in the LINPAC/LRQA PAS 2050 podcast series features an interview with Mike Hill of Sustain.
Hill stated: “PAS 2050 gives a good basis to work from but until an organisation gets the results verified, there will always be those who doubt the process.”
20th Jul 2010 by Alex Briggs
Episode 2 in the LINPAC/LRQA PAS 2050 podcast series features an interview with LRQA Climate Change Manager, Paul Smith.
Paul Smith said: “As more companies follow LINPAC Allibert’s lead, environmental performance will be enhanced and verified product carbon footprint data will become an increasingly important factor in both domestic and commercial purchasing decisions.”
14th Jul 2010 by Alex Briggs
A new study by Accenture in Sustainability Magazine shows that 93% of global corporation CEO’s believe that sustainability will be critical to their future success, 78% say that sustainability is now viewed as a source of revenue growth and 72% said that stakeholder education is critical.
10th Jul 2010 by Alex Briggs
Episode 1 in the LINPAC_LRQA PAS 2050 podcast series features an interview with Simon Mendes of LINPAC Allibert.
Commenting on the benefits of being verified to the PAS 2050 specification, Simon said: “Internally, the process has helped us to identify and improve performance along the supply chain. Externally, LRQA verification delivers confidence and trust in the data so that we can now help customers to achieve their own environmental targets.”
21st Jun 2010 by Alex Briggs
Jon Poole, the recently appointed new chief executive of the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST), told FoodNavigator.com that the industry needs to be pro-active and not reactive. In this FoodNavigator article, Poole said, “There’s a lot we can do by being pre-emptive.”
26th Feb 2010 by Alex Briggs
On the final day of February, LRQA’s Food Month, we bring you an interview with Catherine Francois, Director Food Safety Programmes, Consumer Goods Forum. Catherine is one of the most influential figures in the world of food safety. This podcast features her thoughts on certification, the GFSI’s role in harmonising global food safety standards and the Global Food Safety Conference.
12th Feb 2010 by Alex Briggs
This podcast is an interview with Robert DuPuy. Robert is the Vice-President of Sales and Training for LRQA USA. Robert joined LRQA in 2007. Robert has brought a revolutionary approach to the certification industry, with his insight and extensive IT experience helping shape Business Assurance in the USA. On the final day of the Global Food Safety Conference in Washington, D.C., we talked to Robert about his take on the event and organisations in attendance.
8th Feb 2010 by Alex Briggs
Cor Groenveld, LRQA’s global food safety expert, delivered a presentation at the Washington D.C. Global Food Safety Conference. His presentation on the Food Supply Chain was one of the highlights of the world’s largest food safety conference.
Cor is also the chairman of the Foundation for Food Safety Certification, the owners of FSSC 22000.
4th Feb 2010 by Alex Briggs
On day two of the Global Food Safety Conference in Washington, D.C., we talked to Vel Pillay, LRQA’s food safety expert for the Americas. Vel talked about the road that LRQA has taken to FSSC 22000 and what lies ahead. Visit our food blog throughout the month of February for more information from the event.
3rd Feb 2010 by Alex Briggs
The Global Food Safety Conference is the world’s leading global food sector event. With over 700 delegates attending the Washington D.C. event, food safety issues are being addressed at the highest levels.
We are live at the event, with daily blogs, podcasts and news stories.
On day one, we interviewed Cor Groenveld, LRQA’s leading global food sector expert, Andrew Smith, LRQA’s Senior Vice-President, Americas and Martin Brown, LRQA’s Vice-President for the Americas.. Visit our blog throughout February 2010 for daily blogs on issues affecting the food sector.
18th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Episode 11 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series is an interview with Karin Sjolin-Frudd, one of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)’s leading environmental experts. Karin presented the results of an independent climate change and shipping study during the COP 15 conference in Copenhagen.
18th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Dr Anne-Marie Warris’ blog today is also an audio blog as she called us from outside of the Bella Centre last night to update us on the latest COP 15 happenings. The audio file is just above, and below is the transcript of her phone in. Just before this was uploaded, Anne-Marie called back to say,
The mood has definitely changed over the course of today, with optimism on both funding and the possibility of a deal being done creeping back into people’s thoughts.
17th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Today’s blog was phoned in by Sean Cuthbert, the Lloyd’s Register Energy’s leading climate change expert. The blog post is available as an audio file or as the transcript below.
16th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Lloyd’s Register COP 15 blog
LRQA Copenhagen links of the day:
December 17, 2009
December 16, 2009
Copenhagen Podcast Series
Episode 10, Interview with Paul Genoa, Nuclear Energy Institute
Episode 6 Final episode with Dr Anne-Marie Warris
Episode 5, Standards and Schemes interview with Madlen King, LRQA
16th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Today’s Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen COP 15 blog post is from Sean Cuthbert, one of our leading climate change experts. Sean attended an oil industry meeting at the COP 15 conference and here are his thoughts.
Skeptics, Standards, and Peak “Everything”
15th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Episode 10 in the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series is an interview with Paul Genoa, Policy Director for the Washington D.C. based Nuclear Energy Institute. The interview was conducted at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen, Denmark during the COP 15 Global Climate Change Conference. Lloyd’s Register Energy’s leading climate change expert, Sean Cuthbert, is the interviewer.
15th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
W Ian Hamilton is today’s Lloyd’s Register COP 15 blogger. He is the Technical Director for Human Engineering, a member of the Lloyd’s Register Group. His insightful post takes a look at what can be done to influence human behaviour in regards to climate change. May be the best post in the series yet?
10th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
On day three of the COP 15 global climate change conference, the CDM was still firmly on the agenda. Marine also remained a central topic.Dr Anne-Marie Warris shares her thoughts on day three of the conference in the last daily edition of the Lloyds’ Register Copenhagen Podcast Series.Visit www.copenhagencountdown.blogspot.com for the Lloyd’s Register Daily Blog.
9th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
On day two of the COP 15 global climate change conference, several important themes began emerging. The future of the CDM was a recurrent theme throughout the day, with the CDM Q and A session being a standing room only meeting. A joint IMO/ICAO (marine and aviation organisations) also drawing a large crowd.
8th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Today’s blog post is from Andrew Ritchie, a member of the LRQA Climate Change Team. Andrew is in Copenhagen attending the CDM DOE meeting today. This post features his thoughts on the CDM, DOE’s and the meeting on Tuesday.
Materiality and the Clean Development Mechanism
Andrew Ritchie (from Copenhagen)
8th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
On day one of the COP 15 global climate change conference, we were in Copenhagen and interviewed two of the Lloyd’s Register Group’s leading global climate change experts, Dr Anne-Marie Warris and Sean Cuthbert. In this 5-minute podcast, they shared their first impressions and expectations of the conference. Visit www.copenhagencountdown.blogspot.com for the Lloyd’s Register Daily Blog.
7th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
As the COP 15 conference gets under way, today’s post on the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen blog features Dr Ivor John from RMA. Dr John’s post is an excellent look at the US climate change situation, both for people in and out of the US.
To read the entire post, click read more below…
6th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Today’s post features our leading climate change expert, Dr Anne-Marie Warris. She is on her way out to Copenhagen today. She will also be posting several times throughout the conference.
Click on read more to read the entire post…
6th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Episode 6 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series features an interview with the Lloyd’s Register Group’s leading global climate change expert, Dr Anne-Marie Warris. Anne-Marie was also the interviewee in episode 1 and episode 2, as well as being the interviewer for episode 4. In the episode in the series, Anne-Marie takes a look at the developments that have taken place over the past weeks that will have a direct effect on the COP 15 negotiations.
5th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Link of the day today is the latest post in the Lloyd’s Register COP 15 Blog. It is an update on 5 key topics that are making headlines on the weekend before the COP 15 global climate change summit begins.
Read the entire post by clicking read more…
4th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Today’s link is to the latest Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Blog post. Today’s topic is the Marine sector and COP 15, with Dr Anne-Marie Warris the blogger.
3rd Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Today’s link is to Dr Anne-Marie Warris’ second post on the Lloyd’s Register COP 15 blog. This post takes a look at the debate between scientists and public opinion polls.
2nd Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Today’s link is to Nicholas Brown’s blog post on the progress being made in the shipping sector on climate change issues.
2nd Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Today’s link is to Sean Cuthbert’s blog post on CCS and the Copenhagen conference. Sean is recognised as a leading thinker on Carbon Capture and Storage.
2nd Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Today’s link is to the first blog post of the Lloyd’s Register COP 15 Climate Change blog. Today’s blogger is Dr Anne-Marie Warris.
1st Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs
Sean Cuthbert’s blog post takes a look at the climate change debate and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in particular.
30th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
Building on the success of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series, today is the beginning of the Lloyd’s Register COP 15 blog. Dr Anne-Marie Warris, our leading climate change expert, is our blogger for day one. Her first post is up now. The blog will run at least through the Copenhagen negotiations, with several leading experts from different sectors and nationalities posting their views on the COP negotiations.
30th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
Episode 5 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series features an interview with the Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) Global Climate Change Manager, Madlen King. Madlen talks about the importance of the COP 15 Copenhagen discussions for the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms, including CDM, JI and the EU ETS.
She also takes a look at the recent inclusion of the Aviation sector in the EU ETS.
23rd Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
Episode 4 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series features a discussion between Dr Anne-Marie Warris, the Lloyd’s Register Group’s leading climate change expert and Sean Cuthbert, Lloyd’s Register Energy’s climate change expert. Anne-Marie and Sean take a closer look at the key issues that the different elements within the energy sector will be watching during the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) negotiations in Copenhagen, December 7-18.
19th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
This page contains all 10 episodes of the LRQA Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, which included 5 audio and 5 video episodes, as well as the “What Assures Consumers in an Economic Report.” The report was launched in April, 2009 and this podcast series is a result of that report and a series of interviews that were conducted during the launch of the report.
17th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
This Guardian blog compares the lead up to Copenhagen and the lead up to Kyoto 12 years ago.
This Treehugger post has an interesting Copenhagen Top 10 list.
16th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
As we move into the final weeks before the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, COP 15, we will be having regular links, podcasts, blogs and resources related to the conference.
To start off, our first link to the Huffington Post’s excellent coverage of the stories around Copenhagen.
For everything we have on COP 15, visit our Copenhagen page.
10th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
Episode 3 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series features an interview with Anton van Himbergen, Principal Consultant for Lloyds Register Rail in Utrecht, Holland. In this interview, Anton talks about the climate change issues that the rail and road transport industries will be watching during the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) negotiations in Copenhagen, December 7-18.
Anton talked about both the current situation for rail and road transport, as well as the most likely issues in the future, stating, ” It is important for the rail sector to focus on long-term sustainable planning to improve the climate friendliness of the railway system.”
6th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
In Episode 10, the final one in the LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation, Kate Ives, AccountAbility, Helen McTaggart, the Co-operative and Solitaire Townsend, Futerra Communications talk about the key findings from the “What Assures Consumers” research.
3rd Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
Episode 2 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series features Dr Anne-Marie Warris talking about the key issues that the Marine sector will be watching during the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) negotiations in Copenhagen, December 7-18. Anne-Marie is the Lloyd’s Register’s leading global climate change expert and will be representing the Lloyd’s Register Group in Copenhagen.
2nd Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs
Part 2 of the LRQA Aviation and the EU ETS webinar features Madlen King, LRQA’s Global Climate Change Manager. The new EU ETS amendments bring aviation into the scheme. With Aviation now entering the EU ETS, it is crucial that organisations, particularly airlines, understand the implications of their carbon emissions. Here is the entire webinar for downloading or watching.
30th Oct 2009 by Alex Briggs
Part 1 of the LRQA Aviation and the EU ETS webinar features Madlen King, LRQA’s Global Climate Change Manager. The new EU ETS amendments bring aviation into the scheme. With Aviation now entering the EU ETS, it is crucial that organisations, particularly airlines, understand the implications of their carbon emissions. Here is the entire webinar for downloading or watching.
26th Oct 2009 by Alex Briggs
In episode 1 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast series, Dr Anne-Marie Warris provides an overview of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) negotiations in Copenhagen, December 7-18, including what to expect, who might play a key role, which nations will be at the centre of negotiations and a closer look at which industries are likely to be most affected by any possible global deal that may be signed during the conference
20th Oct 2009 by Alex Briggs
Part 6 of the LRQA Aviation and the EU ETS webinar is the final one and features Madlen King, LRQA’s Global Climate Change Manager. This session was the final Q + A, following on from the technical update that Madlen presented. The new EU ETS amendments bring aviation into the scheme. With Aviation now entering the EU ETS, it is crucial that organisations, particularly airlines, understand the implications of their carbon emissions. Here is the entire webinar for downloading or watching.
20th Oct 2009 by Alex Briggs
This page contains all of the posts and tools connected to the LRQA Aviation and the EU ETS Webinar,
including:
a news story on the webinar and the new EU ETS Amendments which bring the aviation industry into the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme
the recordings of the webinar, part 1 and part 2
A complete transcript of the Question and Answer session between LRQA’s Climate Change Manager, Madlen King and the webinar audience
The entire webinar as a series of six short videos, part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5 and part 6 .
20th Oct 2009 by Alex Briggs
Part 5 of the LRQA Aviation and the EU ETS webinar features Madlen King, LRQA’s Global Climate Change Manager. This part of the webinar is the entire technical session with Madlen focussing on the key issues that airlines will be watching as the sector is integrated into the EU ETS. Here is the entire webinar for downloading or watching.
20th Oct 2009 by Alex Briggs
Part 4 of the LRQA Aviation and the EU ETS webinar features Madlen King, LRQA’s Global Climate Change Manager. This video is the first of two question and answer sessions that formed a key part of the webinar. With Aviation now entering the EU ETS, it is crucial that organisations, particularly airlines, understand the implications of their carbon emissions. Here is the entire webinar for downloading or watching.
20th Oct 2009 by Alex Briggs
Part 3 of the LRQA Aviation and the EU ETS webinar features Madlen King, LRQA’s Global Climate Change Manager. The new EU ETS amendments bring aviation into the scheme. With Aviation now entering the EU ETS, it is crucial that organisations, particularly airlines, understand the implications of their carbon emissions. Here is the entire webinar for downloading or watching.
19th Oct 2009 by Alex Briggs
In Episode 9 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, Helen McTaggart rom the Co-operative talks about the What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn Report. She also talks about some of the key issues that the Co-operative is dealing with regarding CSR and climate change.
1st Oct 2009 by Alex Briggs
With the FERMA conference and exhibition coming up next month, we interviewed one of the world’s leading risk management experts, Marguerite-Soeteman Reijnen, AON’s Chief Broking Officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa. In Episode 2, Marguerite talks about AON’s GRIP approach to risk management. She also talks about the future of risk management.
LRQA and www.businessassurance.com will all be in Prague for the October 4-7, 2009 FERMA event.
28th Sep 2009 by Alex Briggs
With the FERMA conference and exhibition coming up next month, we interviewed one of the world’s leading risk management experts, Marguerite-Soeteman Reijnen, AON’s Chief Broking Officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa. In Episode 1, Marguerite talks about the financial crisis that led to the 2008/2009 recession. She also talks about the AON “Crystal Ball Report.”
www.businessassurance.com will be attending the FERMA event, October 4-7 in Prague.
15th Sep 2009 by Alex Briggs
ALcontrol is one of Europe’s leading environmental and food testing organisations. David Doherty, ALcontrol’s Health & Safety and Environmental Manager talked to us about their ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems implementation and certification. Listen in as David talks about tangible benefits, internal and external, financial and non-financial, short and long-term, that ALcontrol’s LRQA certified ISO 14001 EMS has delivered.
14th Sep 2009 by Alex Briggs
In Episode 8 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation, Alan Knight, AccountAbility and Solitaire Townsend, Futerra Communications share their thoughts on what it will take for organisations and government to rebuild consumer trust.
24th Aug 2009 by Alex Briggs
In Episode 7 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, Sandy Sutherland, Head of Technical and Regulatory Affairs for Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) talks about trust, carbon footprinting and the “AccountAbility Gap.” The interview was conducted at the Launch of the What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn Report at the Lloyd’s Register HQ in London. The research is the latest in a series from AccountAbility, sponsored by the Co-operative and supported by LRQA.
17th Aug 2009 by Alex Briggs
The latest part of the LRQA Food Safety Webinar to be uploaded is PART 11. Part 11 is also from Cor Groenveld’s PAS 220:2008 technical presentation. In this 3 minute segment, Cor talks about section 4 and 5 of the specification, including construction and premises outlay issues.
11th Aug 2009 by Alex Briggs
In episode 6 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, carbon footprinting and “green issues” are discussed. Featured are Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation, Sandy Sutherland, LRQA and Solitaire Townsend, Futerra Communications.
30th Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs
Part 10 is the second part of Cor Groenveld’s technical update webinar on PAS 220.
28th Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs
We are also quite sceptical when confronted with environmental claims from large organisations, assuming they are either greenwash or for PR.
That makes the following statement from Gavin Neath, Senior VP for Unilever all the more suprising and important:
I do think when business people talk about climate change, they ought to start with some humility. The harsh realities are that for the last thirty years or so the environmental movement has been right on this question and business has been fundamentally wrong. I think the salient point to make is that although business is now engaged with this question and many businesses are doing good work on it, the reality is that isn’t the case for all businesses and I don’t think business has fully internalised the consequences for it.
24th Jul 2009 by Richard Gunawan
Lack of Work-Life Balance has significant risks to the organisation; including loss of productivity, poor health, and higher absenteeism. By offering flexible work arrangements to employees can help companies navigate the troubled times. By offering periods of unpaid leave or options to work part-time, companies may be able to avoid massive retrenchment and still retain their talented employees.
23rd Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs
In Episode 5 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, Dr Alan Knight, Head of Standards and Related Services at AccountAbility, one of the leading think tanks on corporate social responsibility and climate change issues, and Kate Ives, co-author of the What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn report and also from AccountAbility, talk about some of the key results from the latest What Assures Consumers research.
22nd Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs
The latest LRQA Business Assurance interview features Robert DuPuy, the Head of Sales and Training for Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance, Inc. (LRQA). In this interview, Robert talks about some of the key issues that organisations are facing during difficult economic times. He talks about management systems, the characteristics of a good management system and the importance of having accredited independent third party certification of management systems.
14th Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs
In Episode 4 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, the importance of independent assurance in restoring consumer trust in organisations and government is highlighted. Featured are Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation, Helen McTaggart of the Co-operative, Alan Knight and Kate Ives, AccountAbility, Sandy Sutherland, LRQA and Solitaire Townsend, Futerra Communications.
13th Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs
The recent LRQA Food Safety Webinar is now available in smaller segments, starting with the opening session, “Food Safety Issue and Standards” being broken down into 8 individual video files. This post contains 5-8. Click on any of the images below to view that section of the webinar. Here is also the link to sections 1-4 .
8th Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs
The July 1st Food Safety Webinar from LRQA is now available for listening, viewing and downloading.
The entire session is available as a recorded Webex here.
You can also view the webinar in parts with each of the sections being uploaded individually. The first sections will be uploaded tomorrow, covering all of the opening session, “Food Safety Issues and Standards.”
2nd Jul 2009 by Alex Briggs
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.
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.
26th Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs
According to this FoodNavigator.com article, Danisco’s new sustainability chief, Jeffrey Hogue, will look to build more value from company policies and seeing results on the bottom line – as well as for the environment and local communities.
19th Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs
Episode 2 of the 10 part LRQA Business Assurance “Trust and Transparency” Podcast Series. This episode focuses on the “Accountability Gap” that was highlighted in the What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn Report. The research for the report was conducted in the UK by YouGov, commissioned by AccountAbility , sponsored by the Co-operative and supported by LRQA. The “AccountAbility Gap” refers to the difference between what consumers think an organisation’s responsibility is and how well they are at living up to that responsibility.
16th Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs
Here is a collection of notes and thoughts from Guardian Climate Change Summit 2009 in London yesterday, most of which were posted yesterday on our www.twitter.com/lrqa page.
First session thoughts and notes
Quote from Gavin Neath, Senior VP Unilever “Organisations need to learn humility.For the past 30 years, environmental groups were right, businesses were wrong.”
Mars looking to work with PAS 2050 the carbon Footprinting for products, according to Fiona Dawson, Managing Director, Mars, UK
9th Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs
The 10 part “Trust and Transparency” podcast series is here! Harriet Lamb of The Fairtrade Foundation starts the series with her insight on what it takes for organisations to rebuild consumer trust. She also talks about Fairtrade and how they have done during the current economic downturn. She also shares her thoughts on the What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn report, the latest in a series from AccountAbility, sponsored by the Co-operative and supported by LRQA.
1st Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs
The LRQA Business Continuity in an Economic Downturn Podcast Series continues with Episode 2. This episode also features global Business Continuity expert, David Austin. Following on from his Video Podcast, this is the second episode of the audio series.
In this episode, David talked to us about integrating BS 25999, the business continuity management system standard into your existing management systems framework. He also talked about the ease with which business continuity works with an organisations environmental, quality, health and safety and security management systems.
27th May 2009 by Alex Briggs
The What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn report was commissioned by AccountAbility, sponsored by the Co-operative, supported by LRQA, with the online research being conducted by YouGov. In early June, we will be launching a 10-part audio and video podcast series from interviews and presentations from the launch event. Sign up to our subscription updates or our iTunes podcast link at the top right hand corner of www.businessassurance.com .
21st May 2009 by Alex Briggs
The LRQA Business Continuity in an Economic Downturn Podcast Series starts with global BC expert, David Austin. Following on from his Video Podcast, this is the first episode of the audio series.
In this initial episode, David introduces BC and discusses its origins. He also talks a bit about his personal experience in BC over the past 30 years.
6th May 2009 by Alex Briggs
Sandy Sutherland is widely recognised as one of the pioneers of Quality Management Systems. He was a part of the team that developed 9001, and currently chairs the drafting group for OHSAS 18001, the Health and Safety Management System standard. In the latest episode of our Management Systems Podcast Series, he talked to www.businessassurance.com about the importance of robust management systems to help organisations survive the current economic downturn.
24th Mar 2009 by Alex Briggs
Today’s Business Assurance topic is food safety. This link highlights the origins of HACCP , the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points Technique that is used around the world to help organisations to identify effective control measures for food safety.
It is our thought of the day today due to the involvement of NASA in the creation of HACCP. We asked our Food section editor, Cor Groenveld, if he could tell us why NASA would place such a high level of importance on food safety.
19th Mar 2009 by Alex Briggs
In the LRQA Business Continuity Video Podcast, David Austin, one of the world’s leading business continuity experts, talks about the importance of business continuity planning during the current economic downturn.
16th Feb 2009 by Alex Briggs
In this video interview, Joe Goasdoué, the CEO of the BQF, talked to www.businessassurance.com about helping organisations through these difficult economic times. We talked to him during the BQF Awards Ceremony, held at the Lloyd’s Register HQ in London.
He also talked about the importance of certification and of Business Continuity for organisations during the credit crunch.
19th Jan 2009 by Alex Briggs
Following on from the Climate deliberations at Poznan, Keith Jones of CropLife International talks about the contribution of agriculture to climate change mitigation and need to achieve better collaboration among all food chain participants to achieve ever more sustainable productivity.
14th Jan 2009 by Alex Briggs
Dell, Zara, Victoria’s Secret and Dyson are all household names. Professor Richard Wilding,one of Europe’s leading supply chain experts,
talked to www.businessassurance.com about what these brands did to get it right in their supply chain and about how they have set
examples that have changed the way that global supply chains operate today.
Here is a link to the case study video.
Here is a link to the entire 5-part Supply Chain video podcast series.
7th Jan 2009 by Alex Briggs
Chris Anstey, Global Outreach Director for the Global Social Compliance Program is the interviewee for the 4th and final episode of the BusinessAssurance.com Ethical Supply Chain Video Podcast Series.
Chris talks about the importance of ethics and transparency for brands looking to protect both their profits and their reputation.
5th Dec 2008 by Alex Briggs
Episode 3 of the www.businessassurance.com Ethical Supply Chain Video Podcast series features Hewlett-Packard’s Karl Daumueller, Program Manager, SC SER Lead Auditor, Global Procurement Services. This interview was conducted at the Ethical Supply Chain Summit, Berlin Germany, October 16, 2008.
The video can also be found here .
3rd Dec 2008
A recent article on Manufacturing & Logistics IT website talks about the rapidly rising energy costs and environmental concerns have driven ‘green’ issues ever higher on the business agenda.
12th Nov 2008 by Alex Briggs
TNT UK/Ireland and their use of ISO 14001 as the key to their overall environmental strategy was the focus of a Sustainable Business Magazine article in the October edition.
TNT uses management systems to underpin their business, currently holding four certifications in the UK/Ireland: ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems) OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) and Investors in People. TNT has reported significant competitive advantage from the achievement of verifiable environmental performance.
Neil Griffiths, director of health, safety and environment at TNT Express Services says: “In terms of business assurance, this is not just a tick in the box.”
11th Nov 2008 by Alex Briggs
Frances Way, Supply Chain Project Director for the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), talked to us about the CDP’s Supply Chain Project. This is the second episode in a four part series. The interviews for this video podcast series were conducted at the Ethical Supply Chain Summit in Berlin.
Frances shared some of the key supplier insights that the CDP have gathered in their work with the world’s leading global brands, as well as the role that verification plays in the data that the CDP collect on global supply chains.
The video can also be found here .
27th Oct 2008 by Alex Briggs
Chris Harrop, Group Marketing Director for Marshalls in the UK is on the cutting edge of CSR, ethical supply chain initiatives, carbon labelling, workers rights and stakeholder engagement. In the first episode of our Ethical Supply Chain Video Podcast series. Chris talked to us during the recent Ethical Supply Chain Summit in Berlin.
Chris shares his thoughts on some of the key topics that are facing global brands today, with the conversation ranging from competitive advantage for businesses embedding CSR as part of their business practice to Marshalls work with the Carbon Trust in becoming the first brand to carbon label their entire product range.
Chris shares his thoughts on some of the key topics that are facing global brands today, with the conversation ranging from competitive advantage for businesses embedding CSR as part of their business practice to Marshalls work with the Carbon Trust in becoming the first brand to carbon label their entire product range.
10th Sep 2008
The final episode in this series features Professor Richard Wilding discussing case study examples. Dell, Zara, Victoria’s Secret and Dyson are the four companies which are discussed.
8th Sep 2008
In this episode, we hear from Katherine Symonds, Tesco’s Sustainability Manager, about Tesco’s carbon labelling pilot project.
28th Aug 2008
Professor Richard Wilding of Cranfield University introduces the fourth in a series of Supply Chain video podcasts.
This episode features Professor Richard Wilding talking about the importance of time, transparency and trust in assuring your supply chain.
14th Aug 2008
Professor Richard Wilding of Cranfield University introduces the third in a series of Supply Chain video podcasts on BusinessAssurance.com.
This episode features Professor Richard Wilding talking about the key issues and risks facing today’s global supply chains.
30th Jul 2008
This episode is an interview with Neil Griffiths, Director of Health, Safety and Environmental at TNT express. LRQA recently certified TNT’s environmental management system to the ISO 14001 standard.
3rd Jul 2008
This special edition podcast was recorded at the launch of a new report on carbon labelling, Check-out Carbon.
26th Jun 2008
In this episode, you will hear Richard talk about four case studies. Each of them are about global brands that have added value to their brand through an innovative approach to supply chain management.
17th Jun 2008
Professor Richard Wilding of Cranfield University introduces the second in a series of Supply Chain video podcasts on BusinessAssurance.com.
This episode in the series features Professor Richard Wilding talking about the importance of assurance and management systems in minimising risk across your supply chain.
9th Jun 2008
This podcast is episode two of a three part series. The series is made up of interviews with Professor Richard Wilding from Cranfield University, one of Europe’s top supply chain management experts.
19th May 2008
David Cameron talks to pupils at Stonesfield Primary School about their views on climate change. For more about the podcast, read Alex Briggs’ blog post, or download the transcript above.
13th May 2008
Professor Richard Wildingof Cranfield University introduces the first in a series of Supply Chain video podcasts on BusinessAssurance.com.
In this episode, he talks about the definition of the supply chain, ‘cradle to grave’ thinking and the global nature of today’s supply chains.
20th Mar 2008
In this episode we talk to the Vice-President of Ryerson, Master and Associates, (RMA), about the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR), a non-profit public/private partnership headquartered in Los Angeles that serves as a voluntary greenhouse gas registry to protect, encourage, and promote early actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
21st Feb 2008
In this podcast, Neville Hobson interviews Simon Emeny, Product Conformity Manager at Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). Neville asks how EU directives affect people and their daily lives — both personal and business. Simon also talks about the CE mark, and the role of quality certification and verification.
21st Jan 2008
In this episode, we hear from Michelle Brassell, Project Advisor at Business in the Community for Clubs that Count, a programme dedicated to helping sports organisations measure and improve their community and social investments.
12th Oct 2007
In this podcast, Neville Hobson interviews Douglas Parr, Greenpeace’s chief scientist, and David Chaytor, MP for Bury North. They discuss the roles of consumers, businesses and government in tackling climate change.
Also interviewed is Rebecca Willis, vice chair of the Sustainable Development Commission, who discusses the Grid 2.0 concept.
26th Sep 2007
Recently, Manchester City FC installed a wind turbine in their stadium grounds. When it is fully operational next year, it will supply enough energy to power the stadium and thousands of nearby homes.
In this podcast, Pete Bradshaw, Social Responsibility Manager for Manchester City Football Club talks about ways in which Man City FC have been leading the UK’s football clubs in tacking climate change.
10th Sep 2007
Series of interviews with key Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) experts on supply chain issues and opportunities for businesses today.
31st Aug 2007
This episode is an interview with the Policy Manager at the Soil Association, Gundula Azeez and focuses on organic farming, described by Wikipedia as “a form of agriculture which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, plant growth regulators, and livestock feed additives.”
16th Jul 2007
This podcast is all about What Assures Consumers on Climate Change?, the title of a report produced by AccountAbility and Consumers International.
15th May 2007
The launch of the new climate change section is highlighted by a podcast featuring some of the most influential people in the carbon industry.
Conducted at the CarbonExpo conference in Cologne, and presented by business podcaster Neville Hobson, this podcast features leading industry experts discussing issues around carbon emissions and trading.
15th Feb 2007 by Anne-Marie Warris
In this speech, Anne-Marie Warris discusses new challenges related to effectively monitoring, reporting and verifying emissions under revised monitoring and reporting guidelines in the EU, and what the revised guidelines actually mean.
29th Nov 2006
Simon Zadek, Chief Executive at AccountAbility, gives his view on what Materiality means for industry.
9th Nov 2006
Following today’s release of the Materiality Report, LRQA’s Deborah Evans talks about the need for materiality in non-financial reporting, outlining steps that companies can take to ensure that what they report is relevant and useful to management and stakeholders.
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