Technology is now a very personal thing, and that trend is set to increase with the introduction of wearable tech. Staff are always ‘connected’ whether at home or at work, so inevitably the boundaries become blurred. Some companies have embraced the…
The Inevitable March of the Electric Vehicle. Electric cars have been ridiculed for many years now; they have been slower, less reliable, harder to find charging points for and impossible to replace parts when they break or wear out. However, in…
For a variety of commercial and operation reasons, office space can be shared between more than one organisation. This is particularly prominent in the tech start up culture, where ideas can be shared. However, when operating an Information Security Management…
The signs seem to pointing towards a recovering UK economy and that is certainly what we are seeing as we go about our business around the UK. The clients we have been working with this year are doing some genuinely…
The Nottingham region is providing some exciting prospects for Risk Management firm Assent, as its diverse business community look towards ISO standards to help them develop. From Software Developers to Manufacturers, the East Midlands is benefiting from Management Systems in areas…
Experts have suggested that if farms were to accommodate renewable energy resources, our clean energy and food-price-hike problems could be dramatically reduced. Trade association Renewable UK, online energy community Energyshare and food business River Cottage organised a conference at the…
Labour’s Eco-home scheme has been declared a failure after 6 years, with only 24 homes taking up the offers. Gordon Brown sectioned off £15m for tax relief after announcing in his last budget as Chancellor that he would scrap the…
2017 UPDATE: BS11000 has become ISO 44001. “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford. It can be argued that the great achievements in human history have come from working together, and the…
Sometimes our clients are on a very tight deadline to meet the requirements of ISO standards and achieve certification. Here are 6 tips for efficient management system implementation. 1. Be Clear on the Scope Define and document which processes and…
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and BSI have partnered to develop a certification scheme dedicated to the security of cloud services. STAR Certification has been designed as an enhancement to ISO27001 and a response to growing business concerns over the…
