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Articles
02 Jun 2009
Topics: BS 25999, Business continuity
Businesses everywhere are being battered in the recessionary storm and their resilience to unexpected interruptions may be faltering as a result. Hector Nairn reviews the case for business continuity management (BCM) during the downturn.
Tackling 2009: beating the storm
30 Jan 2009
Topics: Quality management, ISO 9001, Integrated mgt, PAS 99, Environment, ISO 14001, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, Six Sigma, Business continuity, BS 25999, Risk management, BS 31100, Kitemark
It's official: we're in the midst of what some believe could be a prolonged recession. How should businesses respond? Above all, argues Hector Nairn, don't do nothing - and look to standards for undiscovered opportunities.
IBM Taiwan e-Center awarded BS 25999 Certification
09 Jan 2009
Topics: BS 25999, Business continuity, Taiwan
IBM Taiwan's e-Center has achieved certification to BS 25999 Business Continuity Management, becoming a world's first to receive the international certificate in the area of Business Continuity & Resiliency Services (BCRS).
Vodafone UK achieves
certification to BS 25999
06 Nov 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
Vodafone UK has become the world's first mobile operator to achieve certification to BS 25999 Business Continuity Management. The company achieved certification to the standard following an audit by BSI.
Public sector:
business as usual?
21 Oct 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
Continuity may be top of the agenda for private businesses, but where does it fit in public sector organizations? Jo Russell finds out what keeps public bodies on track.
BCI and BSI join forces on BCM in the USA
10 Oct 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, USA, Americas
The American chapter of the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) and BSI America have joined forces to help businesses better prepare for disaster by encouraging the adoption of BS 25999 Business continuity management.
Embedding business continuity in the Industrial Bank of Korea
06 Oct 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, Korea
How does an organization ensure that its current business continuity practice is state-of-the-art and how does it demonstrate this fact to confirm market position and satisfy regulatory requirements? The answer for the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) has been to join the growing list of organizations certified by BSI Management Systems to business continuity management standard BS 25999.
Samsung Life Insurance ensures confidence in continuity
26 Sep 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, Korea
What do you do when you know that your business continuity management arrangements are already good, but you aim for them to be world-class? In addition, you want your stakeholders to have complete confidence in your business continuity processes and you want to confirm your market leading position.
Fujitsu gains Japanese first in Business Continuity Management
05 Sep 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, Japan
Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu FSAS Inc have been awarded certification to the Business Continuity Management (BCM) standard BS 25999, becoming the first organizations in Japan to do so.
Repligen earns first for business continuity in North America
29 Aug 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, USA, Americas
Repligen Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company in Massachusetts, has become the first company in North America to earn certification to BS 25999 Business Continuity Management, following an audit by BSI Management Systems in the US.
25 Jul 2008
Topics: Risk management, BS 31100, Business continuity, BS 25999
With the global and UK economies headed for uncertain times, the need for risk management is at an all time high, writes Oliver Cann.
BSI launches new business continuity website
17 Jul 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
BSI has launched a comprehensive website to help organizations of all kinds deal with business disruptions from unexpected events.
Verizon Business joins BSI's Associate Consultant Programme (ACP) for BS 25999
09 Jul 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, USA, Americas
Verizon Business has become the first North American-based global communications provider to be accepted into BSI's Associate Consultant Programme (ACP) for BS 25999 Business continuity management.
Business continuity confirmed for Accenture in India
27 Jun 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, India
"Our focus on business continuity through the use of consistent processes, metrics and methodologies enables us to provide a secure environment for delivering high-quality services to our clients."
Global business continuity management accreditation for BSI
20 Jun 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
BSI Management Systems has become one of the first organizations to be independently accredited to deliver global certification against BS 25999 Business Continuity Management. BSI's accreditation has been granted by UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service), the globally recognized accreditation body.
BSI Management Systems puts BCM in the spotlight
17 Apr 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, UAE
At the end of March, BSI Management Systems launched its BS 25999 business continuity management (BCM) service in Abu Dhabi. Coincidentally, on the same day a massive explosion ripped through a warehouse complex in neighbouring Dubai, destroying 80 warehouses.
18 Dec 2007
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
BSI Management Systems held three global Business Continuity launch events in October 2007, in London, New York and Tokyo. The events showcased BS 25999 Business continuity management. Code of practice and related training and certification services. And with 500 delegates in the UK, 190 in Japan and 142 in the US, it was an unqualified success.
14 Nov 2007
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, Japan
With this month's launch of BS 25999-2, Business Standards talks to Fujitsu Group to learn what Business Continuity Management means to the Japanese IT services giant, and why it is so keen to work with the new British Standard.
26 Oct 2007
Topics: Flood, Risk management, Business continuity, Kitemark®
If you think this summer was a washout, just wait until you hear meteorologists ' - and insurers' - projections for future rainfall: winters are going to get wetter. This means that for many homes and businesses, flood risk is on the rise. What should homeowners, companies, insurance firms and the government be doing about it? Scott Payton dives in.
26 Oct 2007
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
Is planning for disaster merely the flavour of the month, or is it a disaster not to plan? Hector Nairn considers why there is unprecedented demand for the world's first business continuity management (BCM) systems standard, and what it means for business.
14 Feb 2007
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
With business continuity management (BCM) entering mainstream management practice, BSI has published its first BCM British Standard. Oliver Cann reports.
In Brief
11 Sep 2009
Topics: BS 25999, Business continuity, Telecoms
Vodafone UK has achieved certification to BS 25999 Business continuity management for its 3G voice and mobile broadband service, reflecting its reliable business continuity management (BCM) system. Vodafone UK is the first mobile network operator to achieve certification to BS 25999 and the only operator globally to have both 2G and 3G networks certified. And with 19 million customers demanding consistent, reliable service, continuity is key.
02 Jun 2009
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
Every year, organizations around the world experience some disruptions to their operations. The reasons can be innocent, from staff illness to weather conditions, but they can also be more severe, from industrial accidents to criminal activity. Whatever the disruption, organizations are under pressure to maintain business as usual. For most, this is helped by the implementation of a business continuity management system (BCMS).
BS 25999 for Scottish Borders Council
30 Jan 2009
Topics: BS 25999, Business continuity
Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has become the first local authority in the UK to achieve certification to BS 25999, the British Standard for business continuity management (BCM).
25 Jul 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
In May 2008, BSI British Standards was presented with the Continuity Insurance & Risk (CIR) Award for Industry Advancement for its work in developing BS 25999, in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by BSI to the world of Business Continuity Management. CIR is the UK's leading bi-monthly risk management and insurance journal. This ceremony marked the tenth anniversary of the awards, which recognize excellence in business continuity and operational risk management.
Global BCM accreditation for BSI
25 Jul 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
BSI Management Systems has become one of the first organizations to be independently accredited to deliver global certification against BS 25999, the business continuity management standard.
25 Jul 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, Information security, ISO/IEC 27001
Audatex UK, a leading provider of insurance claims management solutions, has become the first company in the world to simultaneously attain certification to ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management and BS 25999 Business Continuity Management from BSI Management Systems.
29 May 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
TDG, one of Europe's leading supply chain management companies, became the first logistics company in the world to achieve certification to BS 25999 Business Continuity Management (BCM) in November 2007, following a review of its BCM approach during the first quarter of 2007.
29 May 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
BSI Management Systems has become a Business Continuity Institute (BCI) industry partner as part of its ongoing efforts to raise the profile of business continuity management (BCM) as a discipline and to promote corporate excellence in the delivery of BCM.
28 Jan 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, Japan, USA, Americas
BSI Management Systems held three global Business Continuity launch events in London, New York and Tokyo on October 30. The events showcased BS 25999, the Business Continuity Management (BCM) standard and BSI's related training and certification services. And with 500 delegates in the UK, 190 in Japan and 140 in the US, it was an unqualified success.
23 Jul 2007
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
BSI will be offering the first certifications to BS 25999 Business continuity management later in 2007, with the publication of Part 2 of the standard.
Business continuity self assessment
24 Apr 2007
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
A new online self-assessment tool is soon to be launched to help businesses benchmark their organizations against BS 25999, the new standard for Business Continuity Management (BCM).
Taking risk out of the equation
02 Oct 2006
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999
Risk and business continuity management are vital - and a new standard will help alleviate some of the worries.
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