Quality Insights Volume 9: Focusing on COP26, Industry 4.0 and a Circular/Bioeconomy

Around 200 countries and thousands of world leaders, scientists, businesspeople, negotiators, activists and policymakers attended the UN’s 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, late last year.

All definitions of sustainability agree that a balance must be maintained between environmental, social and economic needs, satisfying current and respecting future requirements. Therefore, the pillars of sustainability are – environmental, social and economic. These three are related and must be addressed in a balanced manner.

Organizations worldwide must undergo a fundamental transformation towards a circular economy and/or bioeconomy by gradually replacing fossil raw materials with recycled or bio-based alternatives.

A management system is a set of interrelated or interacting elements to establish an organization’s structure, roles, responsibilities, planning, operation, policies, practices, rules, beliefs, objectives and processes for achieving organizational objectives.

We have an update for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC™) and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) Chain of Custody (COC) certificate holders about actual developments and trends.

Cloud solutions introduce specific security risks that can be mitigated by an ISO/IEC 27001 management system combined with related certifications.

Did you know that only 1% of a typical week is focused on training and development? Training is often undervalued. It can be an afterthought or lower down the budget list. In sport, managers do not bring in expensive and highly skilled players and then stop training them.

The first industrial revolution saw the advent of mechanization and steam and water to power technology. The second industrial revolution concerned mass production and electricity-powered assembly lines. The third industrial revolution saw a wave of electronics, IT systems and automation, which gave rise to the cyber-physical fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0.