The Kegworth Air Crash 1989
The Incident On 8th January 1989 a Boeing 737-400 aircraft left Heathrow airport for Belfast with 8 crew members and 118 passengers on board. About […]
Environmental
The Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2020
These Regulations were made on 18th November 2020 and will come into force on 1st January 2021, and although they only apply to Scotland, it’s […]
World Standards Day: Protecting the Planet with Standards
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 […]
The Evolution of the Environmental Management System
The Evolution of the Environmental Management System – From Stockholm to ISO 14001;2015. It would be easy to believe that environmental awareness is a new […]
Sustainability is in the Choices we Make
I think we can all agree that more needs to be done to protect our planet for future generations. Governments around the world are just […]
Health, Safety and Environmental Risk Management is like a Religion
Health and Safety, such a wide term it covers all walks of life and technologies. It’s like a religion, it has existed since the beginning […]
How Much Does ISO 14001 Cost?
In our blog “How Much does ISO Certification Cost?” we discussed some of the factors that influence the cost of achieving ISO Certification, but with […]
Assembling your ISO Management Team
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 […]
Does going meat-free reduce carbon?
Global attitudes towards climate change are evolving with many of us expecting businesses to do more to reduce their impact on the environment. We can […]
Energy and the Environment: Exploring the Role of Energy in an Environmental Management System Introduction
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 […]