Alex Briggs

LRQA Business Assurance launches new “What is?” video series

30th Nov 2010

LRQA Business Assurance today launched a new series of short videos that answer the most relevant questions regarding management systems, organisational risk management, certification, independent assurance, organisational resilience and climate change verification, validation and carbon footprinting.The series starts with six short videos from Paul Smith. See the video series on YouTube! or Vimeo. You can follow LRQA Business Assurance for updates and Climate Change news on Twitter @LRQA_CC_CSR.

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LRQA Business Assurance offers Carbon Footprinting basics for organisations

30th Nov 2010 by Alex Briggs

Paul Smith, LRQA’s Climate Change Manager, is an expert on environmental management systems and carbon footprinting. He works with global organisations verifying their greenhouse gas emissions, ensuring that their data are relevant, complete, consistent, accurate and transparent. In this short interview, he shares the basic elements that companies need to understand to successfully manage their carbon footprint.

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LRQA Business Assurance Quote of the Day, May 25, 2010

25th May 2010 by Alex Briggs

This quote is taken from the recent 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

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Trust and Transparency – the new consumer buzzwords?

26th Apr 2010 by Alex Briggs

The 2010 Edelman Trust Barometer is out, and the results show that consumers want independent verification of corporate claims.

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Catherine Francois, Director of Food Programmes, Consumer Goods Forum, Interview

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.

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Cor Groenveld Global Food Safety Podcast

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.

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LRQA Food Assurance Podcast – Day Two -Global Food Safety Conference

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.

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Global Food Safety Conference – live on Day one – podcast

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.

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LRQA Food Assurance Blog Live!

3rd Feb 2010 by Alex Briggs

LRQA’s Food Assurance Blog is now live!

Managing Director Mike James started it off on day one, with Senior Vice-President of the Americas, Andrew Smith blogging on day two.

Day three featured a series of live blogs from the Global Food Safety Conference in Washington, D.C.

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Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series, Episode 11 – Interview with Karin Sjolin-Frudd, IMO

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.

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