ISO Management Systems
March - April 2009

The future of certification

Special Report

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The future of management system certification
What is the future of management system certification? Is it relevant to organizations affected by the current financial turmoil impacting the world economy? This Special Report comprises perspectives from a selection of certification bodies, or organizations representing them, from around the world.

Japanese analysis of challenges and way forward
This article addresses similar issues to those commented on in the preceding round-up of perspectives. It is longer because it was, in fact, originally requested as a stand-alone article. On receipt, it was quickly realized that its subject matter could be enlightened by a global selection of viewpoints, leading to the format of this Special Report with the round-up balanced by a more in-depth article on the situation in Japan, one of the “top ten” countries for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification.

Viewpoint

Nobel Laureate leads work on ISO carbon footprint standard

Klaus Radunsky, a Nobel Prize winner, is convener of the ISO working group that is developing the future ISO 14067 standard on the carbon footprint of products.

ISO Insider

• New edition of ISO brochure on getting the best out of ISO 9000 family
  ISO has just published an attractive new paper edition of its popular brochure of advice for managers, Selection and use of the ISO 9000 family of standards. ISO Secretary-General Rob Steele comments : “With an estimated one million users worldwide, ISO 9001 tends to overshadow the rest of the ISO 9000 family and that means lost opportunities because integrated use of these standards can multiply the benefits for organizations and their customers. This new edition of the Selection and use brochure will give managers ideas on how to achieve such benefits.”
• ISO signs updated MoU with IAF and ILAC to strengthen cooperation
• New ISO standard tackles recyclability of earth-moving machinery
• ISO standard brings greater transparency to worldwide exhibition industry

International

• Breakthrough in US hospital accreditation looks set to accelerate ISO 9001 adoption in healthcare
  In a breakthrough move, ISO 9001 implementation has become a requirement of a hospital accreditation programme approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in the USA. The development is expected to accelerate ISO 9001 adoption in the US healthcare industry.
• Indian manufacturer benefits from ISO 10015 training guidelines
• Intensifying focus on carbon footprint of consumer goods
• Quality management applied to crops