BUSINESS STANDARDS
is the quarterly magazine of BSI Group, highlighting the vital role that standards play in today's business environment. Regular features include interviews with leading business figures, as well as news on the latest developments in management systems and standards.
Sustainable events standard takes off
25 Jul 2008
Topics: Sustainability, BS 8901
Manchester-based Out There Events is among the first companies to participate in a pilot programme, launched by BSI Management Systems in April, to assess the opportunities for creating official certification for BS 8901, the sustainable event management standard.
"The event industry is extremely fragmented, with companies varying massively in size and specialism," says Out There Events' chief executive Marcie Incarico. "I will endeavour to ensure that BSI produces a certification scheme that is all encompassing, and does not hinder smaller agencies from achieving something that will be hugely beneficial to their businesses." She also says that her agency would be among the first to achieve certification if the scheme gets the go-ahead. If the pilot is successful, it is hoped that BS 8901 assessment and certification will be available by the end of 2008.
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Business continuity comes to ICT
When BSI published PAS 77IT Service continuity management. Code of practice in 2006, it sparked such interest that it set the stage for a new British Standard. The result is BS 25777 Code of practice for information and communications technology continuity, which has been published as a draft for public comment and is targeted for publication before the end of the year.
Given the forthcoming revision to ISO 9001 Quality management systems, it's a good time to remind everyone that 13 November 2008 is World Quality Day.
BSI Management Systems has been awarded global ISO/IEC 17021 accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service and the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board in the US.
Castrol and Kitemark:
spreading the word
Castrol and BSI Product Services have teamed up for a joint marketing campaign to spread the word about the Kitemark scheme for Garage Services, which ensures that the standards of PAS 80 and the Kitemark are met and maintained.
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.
Question: Why is risk management important to business?
First, there's more to risk management than just managing risk. Most organizations will talk about risk assessments, but the question is: what are they assessing? If you don't know what the threats are, then how can you conduct an effective risk assessment?
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