ISO Management Systems magazine
Help for small businesses to implement ISO management system standards
Readers of ISO Management Systems were the first to benefit from a series of articles to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) reap the advantages of implementing quality and environmental management systems based respectively on ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004. ISO has now posted the articles in the ISO 9000/ISO 14000 section on its Web site as a new addition especially for SME’s.
ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden commented: “SME’s may mistakenly perceive of International Standards as being only for big business and government. In fact, SME’s too can benefit from the state-of-the-art technology and management practices disseminated by International Standards which also open the door to export markets and participation in global supply chains.”
“To encourage SME’s to use International Standards and to become more involved in developing them, ISO and its partners the International Electrotechnical Commission and the International Telecommunication Union have chosen SME’s and standardization as the theme for World Standards Day 2006, on 14 October.”
ISO's work on water services presented at World Water Forum
The suite of future ISO standards for the assessment of water and wastewater services was featured in the programme of side events to the 4th World Water Forum, which was held on 16-22 March 2006 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Expected to be issued in 2007, the suite of ISO standards (ISO 24510, ISO 24511 and ISO 24512) is being developed to serve as a tool to assess organizations involved in the provision of water services (water supply and wastewater utilities).
ISO Management Systems
March-April 2006
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Special Report: Information security
ISMS users welcome ISO/IEC 27001 – the new international benchmark 
Information is an all-pervasive asset that drives operations and processes across all business areas. Today, information is considered as a key business commodity and is ascribed business value, utility and importance.
Business needs to make sure it manages its information effectively to get the most value out of it. Experienced users of information security management systems (ISMS) are rolling out the red carpet for the recently published ISO/IEC 27001:2005, which is set to become the international benchmark.
This Special Report provides feedback from some of those thousands of businesses that have already been using an ISMS to manage and protect the critical and important asset of information. The article gives voice to users from Austria, Germany, India, the Isle of Man Government, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
A follow-up article in the next issue of ISO Management Systems will provide implementation guidance and the factors to be considered when weighing up whether or not to seek certification to the standard.
ISO 22000’s potential impact on world trade in agricultural products
According to Raymond Saner and Ricardo Guilherme, ISO 22000, Food safety management systems, has the potential to bridge some of the gaps between the rich importing and the poor would-be exporting countries. The authors are respectively Director and associate trade researcher of the Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development (CSEND), Geneva, Switzerland.
Launching of ISO 14064 for greenhouse gas accounting and verification
ISO studies people aspects in quality management
ISO prevents misuse of its name on Internet for the benefit of customers
Early adopters underline benefits of new ISO standard for safe food supply chains
Companies among the first in the world to implement ISO 22000 are underlining the benefits of the
new International Standard for ensuring safe food supply chains. At least 50 countries look set to have adopted it within only six months of its publication. Positive feedback comes from users in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Palestine, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
ISO 9000 in China’s Great March to quality
The Chinese Government’s early and forward-looking support for ISO 9000 has paid dividends in integrating Chinese companies with global supply chains.
ISO/TR 14062 gives Mercedes road map to designing environmentally friendly car
The Mercedes Car Group has introduced the S-Class, a more environmentally friendly vehicle produced via a “Design for Environment” (DfE) programme using ISO/TR 14062 and other standards in the ISO 14000 family.
Breaking news – ISO 9001-based quality management for the media
Two media quality management standards based on ISO 9001:2000 are now being rolled out by their first users in Belgium, France, India, Kenya, and Mexico.
POM or BOM? The best way to implement ISO 14001
What’s the best modus operandi for an ISO 14001:2004-based environmental management system? It depends on your organization’s life cycle.
Innovatory service standards developed by the Standards Institution of Israel (SII) include ones to make telephone billing transparent and to ensure the safety of mass public events such as concerts.
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CEO's give their views on International Standards
ISO Focus magazine regularly features a CEO from the private or public sector to give his or her views on International Standards - the benefits, the challenges, what needs doing... Many of them have underlined their organizations' implementation of ISO's management systems standards. Organizations whose top managers have been highlighted include Adobe, MasterCard International, Arcelor, The Michelin Group, Intel and UNESCO. ISO Focus is available by yearly subscription, by single issue, or in a combined subscription with ISO Management Systems magazine.