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Articles
The business case for sustainability
28 Jul 2010
Topics: Sustainability, Environment, ISO 14001, Energy management, EN 16001, BS EN 16001, Direct marketing, PAS 2020, Waste management, BS 8901, Social responsibility, CSR, ISO 26000, BS 8903, BS 8904, BS 8905, BS 8909
The downturn affected everything, not least sustainability. As a result, organizations are now revisiting what it means to be sustainable and embracing the business benefits.
Working towards a low-carbon economy
20 Jul 2010
Topics: Low-carbon, PAS 2060, Carbon footprint, Carbon neutral, climate change, Carbon market, ETS, Emissions trading, Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, Environment
Where does the world stand on a low-carbon revolution? The British government, for example, is legally bound to cut total greenhouse gas emissions by over a third before 2020. The US is investing billions to encourage "green" industries and infrastructure. But are legislation and investment going to be enough? What is the world doing right now to make our low-carbon future a reality?
Energy management: carbon reduction, cost savings and BS EN 16001
02 Jul 2010
Topics: Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, GHG, Carbon footprint, Environment, ISO 14001, Kitemark®
New legislation is forcing many organizations in the UK to publicly disclose their carbon emissions for the first time. A compulsory cap and trade carbon emissions scheme culminates in the publication of an annual league table detailing the best and worst businesses at delivering energy savings. What is your business doing to sort out its energy management?
Energy management: the next stage
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, GHG, Carbon footprint, Environment, ISO 14001
Switch off a light, turn off computers, change suppliers - it's all well and good to strive for improved energy management, but it will only be as successful as the people behind its implementation. John Coutts shines a light on the subject.
Bell: calling on environmental management
23 Sep 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Canada
Bell, Canada's largest communications company, has been certified to ISO 14001 for its environmental management system.
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.
Accenture goes global with certification to ISO 14001
10 Jun 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, USA, Canada, South Africa, Europe, South America, Asia
Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, has achieved certification to ISO 14001, reflecting its ongoing commitment to environmental issues as well as the quality of its environment management system (EMS).
02 Jun 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, Entropy Software
For GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the world's best-known pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, compliance issues add complexities that most industries never have to face. Having the right tools in place to collate and manage the data and to help keep things looking healthy is critical.
KJO Hospital and BSI Egypt achieve a world first
29 May 2009
Topics: Integrated mgt, PAS 99, Quality management, ISO 9001, Environment, ISO 14001, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, Egypt
Al-Khafji Joint Operations Hospital (KSA), along with its ISO certification partners, BSI Egypt, have together realized a major milestone, becoming the second medical facility and the first hospital in the world to be registered to PAS 99 Integrated Management System Specification.
BSI: world leader in greenhouse gas emissions verification
27 Apr 2009
Topics: GHG, Environment, ISO 14065
BSI has received accreditation to ISO 14065 for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission verification services from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
30 Jan 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Integrated mgt, Entropy Software
The building trade is under pressure to deal with environmental issues, but British Gypsum is taking their response even further.
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.
21 Oct 2008
Topics: Direct marketing, Environment, PAS 2020
It's not surprising that companies turn to direct mail when trying to get their message across to customers. The Royal Mail website cites a 2004 survey of 3,942 advertising mail campaigns, in which the average response rate for business-to-business campaigns was 10.9 per cent.
21 Oct 2008
Topics: Carbon footprint, CFV, GHG, Environment, Carbon market, PAS 2050
Professor Michael Grubb, chief economist of the Carbon Trust, on the economic and policy implications of climate change, and the work that still needs to be done if we are to successfully migrate to a low carbon economy. Interview by Oliver Cann.
City of Kitchener gets to grips with the environment
19 Aug 2008
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Canada, Americas
When the city of Kitchener, in the Canadian province of Ontario, decided to act on its air quality, it knew what to do. In its environmental committee's 2006 report Air Quality in Kitchener, it recognized that local governments can play a significant role in addressing air quality, with some regulatory authority over many direct and indirect sources of air pollution.
25 Jul 2008
Topics: Carbon footprint, CFV, GHG, Environment, Carbon market
Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, highlights the climate of change facing businesses of all sizes today.
28 May 2008
Topics: Carbon footprint, CFV, GHG, Environment, Carbon market
With the publication of BSI's White Paper on Carbon Footprinting and the launch of its Carbon Footprint Verification scheme, Hector Nairn weighs the benefits to business of opting for voluntary emissions management and verification.
Cast the certification date in concrete
02 Apr 2008
Topics: Quality management, ISO 9001, Environment, ISO 14001, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, Integrated mgt, PAS 99, Qatar
In a first for any company in the Middle East, the world's largest operating gas-to-liquids (GTL) company - Oryx GTL, located in Ras Laffan, Qatar - has achieved simultaneous registration to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and PAS 99 with BSI Management Systems.
Santa Clara Valley Water District: The Water's Fine
04 Mar 2008
Topics: Quality management, ISO 9001, Environment, ISO 14001, USA, Americas
Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD) of San Jose California has become the first water district in the US to have been awarded certifications to both ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004.
Turning on to energy management
28 Jan 2008
Topics: Energy management, Environment
Improving energy efficiency has never been higher up the business agenda. Where does energy management fit into the mix? Scott Payton finds out.
07 Dec 2007
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Spain
How do you make social responsibility and environmental stewardship a reality within your organization? For the world's largest management consultancy, a key step within its Spanish operation has been securing certification to the world's most successful environmental management system, ISO 14001, with BSI.
From Kyoto
to the carbon market
26 Oct 2007
Topics: Carbon market, Environment, Emissions trading, ETS, Climate change
Is the world ready for a climate change economy, asks John Oliver?
23 Jul 2007
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Japan
The design of the new Keymed Ltd building goes above and beyond all expectation.
24 Apr 2007
Topics: Energy management, Environment, Carbon market, Emissions trading, ETS, Climate change
Cost or investment? Regulation or voluntary measures? We report on the business case for energy management.
24 Apr 2007
Topics: Climate change, Environment
For David Miliband, the arguments about climate change are over. The debate is now about what we do, not whether we need to act.
In Brief
A clear case for carbon neutrality
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Climate change, Carbon footprint, Carbon market, Carbon neutral, CSR, GHG, Sustainability, CFV, PAS 2050
"Carbon neutral" sounds good on paper, but what does it really mean? Organizations are making claims about carbon neutrality for everything from products to travel, events, projects and buildings. The problem is that no one quite agrees what "carbon neutral" means or how far it extends.
Sapphire earns a standards hat-trick
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Quality management, ISO 9001, Environment, ISO 14001, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001
Sapphire Energy Recovery, the waste processing and resource recovery business owned by Lafarge Cement, has achieved certification to three management systems standards (ISO 9001 Quality management, ISO 14001 Environmental management and BS OHSAS 18001 Health and safety management) from BSI. Sapphire is the UK's leading processor of used tyres, and sources and manages the logistics of a range of waste-derived fuels and raw materials for the cement industry.
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Quality management, ISO 9001, Environment, ISO 14001, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001
OCS, an international facilities services group based in the UK, has achieved triple certification to ISO 9001 Quality management, ISO 14001 Environmental management/ and BS OHSAS 18001 Health and safety management with BSI.
Integra ICT Hits environmental high
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, WEEE
Integra ICT, the Bedfordshire-based telecoms provider, has achieved certification to ISO 14001 Environmental management from BSI.
Sustainability: more than "green"
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Climate change, Carbon footprint, Carbon market, Carbon neutral, Emissions trading, GHG, PAS 2050, CSR, Ethical trading, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, PAS 2020, SA8000, Social responsibility, Sustainability, Social accountability, CFV
Sustainable development means taking into account the social, economic and environmental impacts of business activities, not only for the present but also for future generations.
11 Sep 2009
Topics: ISO 14001, Construction, Environment, Windows
Anglian Building Products (ABP), the business-to-business division of Anglian Windows Ltd, has achieved certification to ISO 14001 Environmental management systems following an audit by BSI.
FirstGroup for the environment
11 Sep 2009
Topics: Transport, ISO 14001, Environment
FirstGroup, the UK's largest transport operator, has become one of the first national operators in the sector to achieve certification to ISO 14001 Environmental management systems across all of its UK-based businesses. Certification covers all 20 of FirstGroup's bus and rail operating companies across the UK. This is part of a group-wide effort to reduce emissions in its UK Bus Division by 25 per cent and Rail Division by 20 per cent by 2020.
11 Sep 2009
Topics: CSR, Sustainability, Entropy Software, Environment, Health & safety, Greece
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company has selected Entropy Software? to help manage its corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability commitments throughout its 28 countries of operation. Entropy Software? is a web-based platform that allows organizations to collect and report data with regard to environmental and health and safety compliance.
02 Jun 2009
Topics: Energy management, BS EN 16001, EN 16001, Environment, ISO 14001
As pressures mount for businesses to become more efficient, to do more with less and to keep an eye on the bottom line, managing resources effectively is proving more essential than ever. Resource prices have been particularly volatile over the past year and fuel and energy costs to businesses have seen more fluctuations than most.
British Gas: Environmental awareness
30 Jan 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001
British Gas has achieved certification to ISO 14001 for environmental management. The certification covers more than 26,000 people and 30 locations across British Gas Services, British Gas Business, British Gas Residential and British Gas New Energy, as well as the support functions of Group Property, Fleet and Information Services.
Lerwick Port Authority goes green
30 Jan 2009
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001
Lerwick Port Authority has gained certification to ISO 14001 as part of their ongoing Strategy & Business Plan. The Authority seeks to improve its environmental performance on a continual basis, while preserving the balance between commercial, recreational and environmental interest in the harbour.
ISO 14001 Award: the shortlist
29 May 2008
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001
Environmental performance is proving to be as important for a company's record and reputation as the bottom line. The BSI British Standards ISO 14001 Awards 2008, supported by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), will celebrate the achievements of organizations following their implementation of ISO 14001
Reducing risk to the environment
29 May 2008
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, Quality management, ISO 9001, Entropy Software
Norfolk Environmental Waste Services (NEWS), a waste management company in East Anglia, has achieved certification to ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9001.
A measured response to climate change
29 May 2008
Topics: Climate change, GHG, ETS, Environment, Entropy Software
In order to participate in the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme (EU ETS), organizations must comply with UK Climate Change Agreement obligations and better manage their energy management and minimize their carbon footprint.
Tracking your carbon footprint
29 May 2008
Topics: Carbon footprint, CFV, GHG, Environment, Carbon market
BSI Management Systems has launched a Carbon Footprint Verification (CFV) scheme in the UK for businesses seeking to verify their carbon footprint.
28 Jan 2008
Topics: ISO 14001, Awards, Environment
Think your business has really gone green? Then why not send in your nomination for the BSI British Standards ISO 14001 Awards 2008 - being held this year on 4 June at the Bournemouth International Centre - and pit yourself against some of the most environmentally astute organizations in the country?
Direct action on sustainability
28 Jan 2008
Topics: Environment
BSI held a direct marketing industry stakeholder workshop to discuss the feasibility of developing a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) for reducing the environmental impacts of direct marketing.
23 Jul 2007
Topics: Environment, GHG
The Carbon Trust, Defra and BSI are co-sponsoring a Publicly Available Specification (PAS), to be overseen by BSI British Standards, for the measurement of the embodied greenhouse gases (GHGs) in products and services.
Taking the Carbon Neutral approach
24 Apr 2007
Topics: Environment
In support of BSI Management Systems UK's commitment to the environment and their carbon neutral status, staff from BSI's Milton Keynes office took part in a tree planting event in February 2007 organized by the Forest of Marston Vale in Bedfordshire.
14 Feb 2007
Topics: Environment, Climate change
Looking for green guidance and don't know where to start? A new series of environmental management reports have been published, focusing on core environmental issues to keep your organization fully up-to-date.
Catering for a sustainable future
14 Feb 2007
Topics: Environment, STEMS, BS 8555, ISO 14001
BaxterStorey, the UK's leading independent contract caterer, has become the first company to be awarded BS 8555 certification following the STEMS (Steps to Environmental Management Systems) Scheme
02 Oct 2006
Topics: Environment
The REMAS project was set up in 2002 to investigate "whether industrial sites that have implemented a robust environmental management system (EMS) have improved their environmental performance".
Question: Does business really need an integrated management systems standard?
Integrate or disintegrate - which would you choose? Some ten years ago the environmental standard, ISO 14001, was born and there are now over 100,000 organizations registered to it worldwide.
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