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Articles
11 Sep 2009
Topics: Training, China, Six Sigma
In a recession, how should organizations approach training? Do they cut the budget and wait it out? Or do they put training at the heart of a survival strategy to prepare for future success? Hector Nairn finds out more.
Three times the standard for Fuji Xerox recycling efforts in China
01 Sep 2009
Topics: Quality management, ISO 9001, Environment, ISO 14001, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, China
Fuji Xerox's integrated recycling centre in China has achieved simultaneous certification from BSI for ISO 9001 Quality management, ISO 14001 Environmental management and OHSAS 18001 Occupational health and safety. Even more impressive, it achieved certification to these three standards within a year of the facility opening.
Jardine OneSolution | HK: better IT service
11 Mar 2009
Topics: IT service mgt, ISO/IEC 20000, Hong Kong, China
Jardine OneSolution | HK (JOS) has achieved certification to ISO/IEC 20000 IT Service Management from BSI in Hong Kong, for its provision of information technology services. It reached this landmark in just six months, demonstrating rigorous discipline in its efforts to maintain the highest standards of excellence.
China's Shenzhen Stock Exchange earns ISO/IEC 27001
11 Sep 2008
Topics: Information security, ISO/IEC 27001, China
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE), supervised by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), has achieved certification to ISO/IEC 27001 for Information Security Management following a recent pilot programme with BSI in China. Certification was achieved in compliance with the principles of "information and technology protection", as initiated by the government of the People's Republic of China.
Image Solutions focuses on quality across the organization
02 Jul 2008
Topics: Quality management, ISO 9001, USA, Americas, China
It seems that the desire to demonstrate that you are embracing quality management practices within your organization can be infectious. That certainly appears to be the case with ISI, which is headquartered in New Jersey, USA.
Accenture Philippines keeps a close eye on information security
04 Feb 2008
Topics: Information security, ISO/IEC 27001, Philippines, China
Accenture Delivery Center in the Philippines recently achieved certification to ISO/IEC 27001 - the international standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) - for its Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) operations.
28 Jan 2008
Topics: BRC, China
There have been a number of recent initiatives in consumer products worldwide, as producers and suppliers seek to improve quality management systems as well as understand regulations, supply chain control, packaging regulations, international retailer requirements and consumer trends.
In Brief
25 Jul 2008
Topics: China
BSI British Standards has launched a new online standards portal, which will provide Chinese industry stakeholders and policy officials with access to international standards information and technical regulations. With this launch, British Standards continues to make inroads into the world's second largest economy.
28 Jan 2008
Topics: China
Mike Low, director of BSI British Standards, has been appointed to the China Standardization Expert Committee (CSEC) as the first foreign advisor to the committee.
New consumer products standard in china
23 Jul 2007
Topics: BRC, China
BSI Management Systems took part in the British Retail Consortium (BRC) launch of its new BRC Global Standard - Consumer Products in Guangzhou, China, in April 2007.
23 Jul 2007
Topics: Medical devices, China
BSI has been named the first HK Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) by the Hong Kong Department of Health, under the Medical Device Administrative Control System (MDACS).
Question: This year marks the 25th anniversary of data protection regulation in the UK. Does the fact that such legislation exists mean that standards do not have a big role to play in the data protection puzzle?
First of all, the fact that there is legislation in place does not mean standards do not have a role to play. Quite the contrary: in many cases, standards offer a framework for businesses to better prepare and comply with legislation.
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