The Coronavirus lockdown has rapidly changed the way that many businesses operate. Although the threat of a pandemic already appeared on many risk registers and business continuity plans, ‘no plan survives contact with the enemy’. As the lockdown continues there…
If your organisation is certified to an ISO Standard, or you are thinking about achieving ISO Certification, then the threat of ‘nonconformities’ is probably playing on your mind. Nonconformities can represent weaknesses or deficiencies within your management system, so it’s…
Since the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic many organisations are relying on remote working using conferencing facilities like Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meets. There are many business activities which can be completed remotely allowing people to work from home and reduce…
Many people will have been asked to work from home if their job allows because of the recent government measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 Virus. It’s a great opportunity to find out how this arrangement works for…
We Love What We Do As a team we are very proud of what we do at Assent – we continue to work with our PRIDE values – to be Progressive, Responsible, Independent, Dedicated and Expert, at the centre of our work.…
ISO Consultants, Assent, launch improved information services technology to help you stay up-to-date with legal, regulatory and other changes. For many years we have provided clients with monthly legal update emails as an added value service. Several ISO standards include…
This December, we chose to support The Great Ormond Street Children’s Charity for a second year. We fundraised throughout the month, we wore Christmas jumpers, had bake sales and held raffles. Each year in our office, we buy Christmas cards…
As ISO Consultants we are keen to understand the clauses of ISO Standards that our clients find most challenging, so we can focus our support in those areas. Assent have analysed a sample of over 1,300 anonymised non-conformances from a…
If you’re responsible for implementing an ISO Standard in your organisation it may feel like you need to tackle every requirement on your own. And while ISO Consultants from Assent can support you at every stage, there are some things…
