How do you know that your bottle of champagne is the real McCoy? That your boots were really made in Italy or that your milk is indeed pasteurized? ... Read full article
Leading professional services organisation, Lloyd’s Register (LR), has joined the Association of Professional Social Compliance Auditors (APSCA). ... Read full article
The world’s population is ageing, just like us. As we enter the era of “super-aged societies”1), governments, communities and businesses need to adapt. A new ISO technical committee has just been formed to help.... Read full article
Ageing wastewater systems are under threat from growing populations, urbanization, pollution and climate change, not to mention human behaviour. ... Read full article
Why do we need to manage global water resources? According to environmental scientist Dr Debbie Chapman, our health and well-being depend on it – and the payback is tremendous. ... Read full article
Water connects every aspect of life. Today, one in ten people lack access to safe water and about 2.3 billion people live without adequate sanitation, with disastrous social and economic consequences. ... Read full article
When we think about the most dire threats to our planet, poor sanitation rarely tops the list. Yet it’s a significant (and in some cases immediate) contributor to sickness and pollution in both rural and urban areas. ... Read full article
Global mobility, intensive farming and urban developments that have spread into once uninhabitable areas have made water access, use, and reuse, critical areas for International Standards. ... Read full article
BSI, the business standards company, has launched a new specification for looking after racing greyhounds housed in residential trainers’ kennels. The specification is comprehensive in its scope, covering requirements for constructing the kennels, be... Read full article
BSI is encouraging ministers to support the UK’s continued membership of European standards organizations CEN and CENELEC. If the UK does not maintain its full membership through BSI, British industry may face more barriers to trade with the 33 memb... Read full article
