How Effective Is Third-Party Certification? Really?
Ever wonder how effective your ISO 9001 certification program is? Your certification body continues…
Here Be Dragons: An Auditor’s Guide to Where They Lurk and How to Evade Them
According to ancient myth, “Here Be Dragons” was marked on maps identifying uncharted waters…
The Changing Face of Standards
My company plays an important role in ensuring the safety and quality of products…
Understanding the Organization and Its Context
The circumstances in which an organization operates plays an important role in its interactions…
Standards and Small Business—Why Size Does Matter
Small businesses are the backbone of almost all national economies. They represent the human…
Meeting the Challenges Facing Environmental Auditors
Environmental auditors are facing increasing expectations for their performance—including the range of subjects they…
ISO 14001 Environment Management System-Supporting Non-State Actors to Deliver UN SDGs and the Paris Agreement
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out long-term actions to improve the lives…
Internal Auditor Independence in SMEs – Mission Impossible?
This presentation discusses the challenges that small and medium enterprises face in establishing and…
Auditing and the new ISO 14001
Auditing is the basis for first-, second-, and third-party assessment of management systems and…
The Auditor and Audit Approach—Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions