Introduction This year ISO’s World Standards Day is focused on the subject of protecting our planet with Standards. At Assent we champion International standards including those for Environmental & Energy management, but there are many more ISO Standards that contribute…
In May 2019 the UK Government’s Climate Change Committee released a report recommending the UK cut greenhouse gases to nearly zero by 2050. This, combined with a change in public opinion on the matter means businesses can not ignore their…
In February 2019 we were pleased to get the opportunity to co-host an event about ‘The Hidden Benefits of ISO: #GrowWithISO’, at The Shard in London with AvISO Consultancy and BSI. It gave us a great opportunity to meet face-to-face…
As organisations grow and evolve it’s important to maintain the core values that set the foundations for success in the first place. At Assent we face the same challenges, which is why we have reaffirmed our commitment to building an…
Energy Monitoring – Benefits and Risks As we have discussed in the first of this series of blogs, monitoring energy is key to energy reduction. Both automatic meter-reading systems and portable electric data loggers are a cost-effective and simple way…
This blog will focus on some key energy relevant legislation that will also be relevant to anyone wishing to achieve and maintain certification to ISO 14001:2015. The legislation listed below may not be relevant to every business but, at the…
In the first blog “Exploring the Role of Energy in an Environmental Management System” we started to discuss how energy management can be an integral part of an effective Environmental Management System. In this blog, we will focus on the…
This series of blogs will help organisations in achieving and maintaining certification to ISO 14001 and ISO 27001. Assent Risk Management and AvISO Consultancy have joined forces to produce a series of blogs to investigate the role energy can play…
Every night at 11.30pm something changes at my house. Without any human intervention, the smart lights from the front garden to the upstairs landing reduce their power consumption or switch off completely. If you are still awake after 11.30pm you…
