The management systems community
12th Oct 2010
A recent article from The Asian Hotel & Catering Times, September 2010, looks at how green-washing builds cynicism in both staff and guests, which may damage the brand. Ruth Williams looks into how hotels can convince stakeholders they are sincere.
Event: 21st Oct 2010
The British Safety Council exists to promote a healthier, safer and more sustainable society. Health, safety and the environment are of paramount importance to our member organisations. The conference will address a range of issues on environmental management and sustainability and aims to share advice, guidance and best practice. It will be aimed at those with responsibility for environmental management, as well as those with a broad interest in environmental issues.
19th Jul 2010
A recent article in the ‘Environmentalist’ is by Health Safety and Environment Manager David Doherty and looks the benefits they has experienced by implementing ISO 14001 at his company. He says that the process has delivered ‘a ten-fold payback’.
26th Jun 2010
Here is another great article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell, looks at how good quality improves business performance and bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. The article looks at how you can audit yourself and continuously improve the way your business runs…
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.
18th Feb 2010
“Recently, a food manufacturing client asked me why they needed a FSSC 22000 management system certification and Business Assurance from LRQA. The conversation was all about “what could a certified management system approach offer that a checklist approach could not?” Read the full blog!
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.
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.
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