The management systems community
24th Jun 2010 by Alex Briggs
Health & Safety Managers are increasingly seeing Environmental Management (EM) duties becoming a part of their role. The National Examination Board in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH) carried out research on UK Health & Safety managers and found that over 40% of them now have EM included in their role profile. “We’ve seen a dramatic [...]
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.
6th Aug 2009
Professor Alan Waller and Professor Richard Wilding of Cranfield School of Management have launched a research survey on “Supply Chain Strategy in the Boardroom/ Executive Committee”
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.
26th Jun 2009 by Alex Briggs
Andrew Tunnicliffe, chief operating officer at Aon Global Risk Consulting, had a very clear message for delegates at a recent conference:
Even in the heartland of corporate capitalism there is a realisation that they must embrace a sense of responsibility to the individuals, communities and even the global markets they serve.
5th Jun 2009
A recent article on supplychainstandard.com reports on the results from a new survey PRTM conducted following the collapse of the credit markets. The new survey results and analysis reflect the views of more than 75 global manufacturing and service companies.
25th May 2009 by Alex Briggs
This BNET blog post talks about the issues that all organisations and their senior management are currently facing.
1) Things That Keep Me Up At Night
2) Reasons I Get Up In The Morning
In getting started with your own lists, this quote from Alan M. Webber should help you get started
9th Feb 2009
One of the main conclusions from the report suggests that the disaster impact could have been reduced through resilient building design and the deployment of an early warning system complemented with good community preparedness.
2nd Oct 2008
Reseach identifies the top 10 strategic risks for global supply chains and businesses. Are you ready for the highlighted five fastest-rising threats that could also have a significant impact over the next three to five years?
According to Ernst & Young’s report, they highlight regulatory and compliance as the highest risks followed closely by global financial shocks, workforce and consumer aging, and the rise of emerging markets.
30th Jun 2008
Can business strategy really be aligned with corporate responsibility strategy? This critical question is the theme of Vodafone’s 2008 CR Review
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