Climate change, supply chain, CSR? The issues facing the corporate world today are all covered here. Business Assurance is LRQA's strategy for helping brands manage their risk. Note, video podcast series are also featured here.
Episode 2 of the 10 part LRQA Business Assurance "Trust and Transparency" Podcast Series. Five of the episodes are audio and five video. The entire series can be accessed at www.businessassurance.com . The material was gathered at the launch of the "What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn" Report in London on April 23rd. This episode focuses on the "Accountability Gap" that was highlighted in the report, the difference between what consumers think an organisation's responsibility is and how well they are at living up to that responsibility. Featured are Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation, Alan Knight and Kate Ives, AccountAbility, Sandy Sutherland, LRQA and Solitaire Townsend, Futerra Communications.
This is an interview with Paul Smith, Project Leader, Carbon Footprinting and Carbon Labelling (Products) at Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). Paul introduces the iaudience to PAS 2050, a document that enables organisations to measure and verify the carbon footprint of their products. Paul talks about the potential benefits to organisations as well as explaining how PAS 2050 works with existing environmental standards.
Chris Harrop, Group Marketing Director for Marshalls UK, a pavement and slabbing company, talked to www.businessassurance.com about the importance of independent third-party verification to give corporate claims credibility.
Security is one of the biggest threats facing Global Supply Chains today.
Chris Anstey is the Outreach Director for the Global Social Compliance Program. In this clip he talks about the growing trend towards certification amongst global food retailers and their suppliers.
Episode 2 in the www.businessassurance.com Ethical Supply Chain Video Podcast series. Frances Way, Supply Chain Project Director for the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) talked to us about some of the global brand/local supplier issues that are being discussed.
Episode 1 of the www.businessassurance.com Ethical Supply Chain Video Podcast series. This episode features Chris Harrop, Group Marketing Director for Marshalls. Marshalls is the first brand to carbon label their entire product range.
Episode 3 of the www.businessassurance.com ethical supply chain video podcast series. This episode features Hewlett-Packard's Karl Daumueller, Program Manager, SC SER Lead Auditor, Global Procurement Services. This interview was shot at the Ethical Supply Chain Summit, Berlin Germany, October 16, 2008.
Climate Change video from LRQA featuring experts from the business, NGO and sports world talking about building trust with your customers and what it takes.
Featuring Europe's leading Supply Chain expert, Professor Richard Wilding of Cranfield University, this video focuses on the key issues of supply chain security, green supply chains, food safety and product conformity.
Episode 1 of the LRQA/Professor Richard Wilding Supply Chain Video Podcast Series
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Episode 2 Business Assurance Supply Chain Video Podcast Series
This episode in the series features Professor Richard Wilding talking about the importance of assurance and management systems in minimising risk across your supply chain.
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Episode 3 of the Business Assurance Supply Chain Video Podcast Series
Episode 3 features Professor Richard Wilding talking about the key issues and risks facing today's global supply chains.
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Episode 4 Business Assurance Supply Chain Video Podcast Series
This episode features Professor Richard Wilding talking about the importance of time, transparency and trust in assuring your supply chain.
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Episode 5 Business Assurance Supply Chain Video Podcast Series
The final episode in this series features Professor Richard Wilding discussing case study examples. Dell, Zara, Victoria's Secret and Dyson are the four companies.
Forum for the Future's Check-out Carbon report was launched on June 30th, 2008 at Lloyd's Register HQ in London. This video features the basics on the event and where to find podcasts and the report itself.
Interview on the New Carbon Labelling Report, titled Check-out Carbon recently released by Forum for the Future, the sustainability charity. Dan Crossley and Tom Berry, the authors of the report, talk about the research and the results.
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