EMS Association Newsletter - October 2012

Contents

From the President

Since our last newsletter, there have been over 20 people sign onto the network – welcome to Matthew, Nick, Christian, Rhiannon, Johnny, Angus, Mel, Kenneth, Kate, Nathan, Jason, Ruth, Leah, Carol and Norbert, amongst others.

The industries and roles represented by these people include certification bodies, government agencies, consulting firms (including those for energy management), environment, health and safety officers, logistics and quality assurance managers, manufacturing, fisheries, and airports. This diversity reflects the diversity of the Association generally – and is one of the things that makes being a member of the Association really interesting. You never quite know just what systems background and experience someone you meet at an EMS Association event might have – but I’m sure that they will have great experience and skills to share. It’s good to see the continued growth of the Association.

Join EMSA

I encourage all of you who have not yet done so, to become financial members, so that you can make your profiles public, and help others find you and be able to share your wisdom! If you are not sure if you are a financial member or not, simply log in to the website and check your status. Being a member also means that you receive discounted registration fees for EMSA events.

This Newsletter

This newsletter looks at ISO 50001:2011 Energy management systems; the revision of ISO 14001; the state of ISO certifications; case studies on systems implementation; FluoroCycle; upcoming courses; and a job advertisement for Environmental Essentials! We also congratulate SAI Global on their win for the "interactive house' website.

EMSA Conference 2013

EMSA will hold its next conference in March or April 2013 on the theme 'Using management systems to achieve culture change’. Members interested in running a session, or suggesting a topic area, are asked to get in touch with the committee at contact@ems.asn.au. We are also now seeking sponsors for this event, so if you want to profile your business and the systems services it provides, this is a great way to do it!

Canberra Workshops

The Association is also running workshops in Canberra during November – book early to ensure you get a place. Member of EMSA will of course receive the usual discount on registration fees for these events. More workshops are planned for Brisbane and Byron Bay (or Ballina) early in the New Year – watch the newsletter and the website for more details. If you have an intersting course or workshop you would like to present in partnership with EMSA, please contact me at president@ems.asn.au to discuss a collaborative effort.

Please send in articles for the next newsletter by 4 November 2012, to president@ems.asn.au. 

Genevieve Carruthers
President EMS Association

EMSA workshops in Canberra

21 - 23 November 2012

EMSA will hold two full day workshops (21 and 23 November) and two half-day workshops (22 November) in Canberra in 2012. All sessions will be interactive and require participants to address their own work situations. Participants will develop techniques to be taken back and used in the workplace. Costs are $580 (full day courses) and $330 ( half-day workshops). EMSA financial members will receive a discount registration fee, and further discounts are available if you choose to do more than one session.

More information and registration

Environment Essentials - Sales Manager role

Environment Essentials is seeking a results-oriented sales professional to lead an enthusiastic and committed sales and client support team of 5 staff. The team is responsible for sales of the company’s on-line products and services, and supporting existing clients. An immediate start is available, for this Doncaster based role.

Applications close on Friday 19th October 2012. Click for further details 

ISO 50001 "on fire"

ISO 50001:2011, Energy management systems

Requirements with guidance for use, is a new voluntary International Standard that establishes a framework for large and small industrial plants and commercial, institutional and government facilities to improve the way they manage energy.

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Free Webinar - ISO 50001 Energy Management

Contributed by Sonia Screpis, National Marketing Manager - Assurance Services (Australia) Sonja.Screpis@saiglobal.com, Ph: 02 8206 6854.

The new ISO 50001 approach gives companies a clear framework within which to better manage energy. Helping organisations to build a strong commitment to energy efficiency, it also gives clear guidelines on developing a policy, better understanding data, setting targets and objectives, measuring results and continually improving the way in which energy is managed.

This webinar addresses: What is the ISO 50001? What does it mean for business? How does it relate to your existing business management systems and other regulatory programs? What are the benefits for my business? It provides a look at international experiences including best practice applications to business.

Presenters: Tim Parker, General Manager - Energy, Climate Change and Sustainability, WSP Environment & Energy and Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Global Leader - Sustainability & Energy, WSP Environment & Energy

Access the recorded webinar

For ISO 50001 - Energy Management Systems Training: public or in-house and tailored to your needs or call 1300 727 444 for more information.

UK must save four times more CO2

Policy measures aimed at cutting the UK’s carbon emissions resulted in less than a 1% fall in CO2 output last year, according to the Committee on Climate Change’s latest report on how the UK is progressing to meeting its long-term reduction targets. At this rate, the UK will not meet its projected carbon budgets.

A combination of milder weather, high energy prices and the tough economic environment were the real causes behind the 7% drop in greenhouse gases (GHG) during 2011, argues the CCC. It warns that without an urgent step change in efforts to decarbonise energy, deploy carbon capture and storage (CCS), improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce emissions from transport, the UK will be unable to meet its third or fourth carbon budgets.

The CCC called for an urgent demonstration of CCS. While welcoming the reopening of the government-sponsored competition to construct CCS demonstration projects, the report says that four projects need to be up and running by 2017, to ensure the technology has the momentum to provide the necessary emissions reductions from industry and fossil-fuelled power stations in the future.

To encourage companies to lower their emissions, the CCC argues that the government must do more to support the development of sustainable biofuels by industry and to strengthen the EU emissions trading scheme, which is currently failing to incentivise energy efficiency due to the low price of carbon.

More information

Bayer and Nestle lead emissions cuts

A recent Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) report has shown that Bayer and Nestle are leading efforts to measure and cut emissions as companies increasingly view extreme weather events caused by climate change as a threat to their business. The CDP requested data from the so-called Global 500 companies, the biggest by market capitalization in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series. A total of 405 businesses supplied the information, although the report is based only on the 379 that replied by July 31, 2012.

About 37% of respondents to the survey reported an immediate danger to their operations from disruptions ranging from floods that shut factories in Thailand to drought that decimated crops in the US. CDP Executive Chairman, Paul Dickinson, stated “There's an attention to extreme weather events which are in many cases disrupting businesses' operations and supply chains. Legislative action and extreme weather events are coming together to provide a tipping point for companies to pay attention to emissions.”

German drugmaker Bayer and Swiss foodmaker Nestle topped the CDP's list of companies disclosing and cutting carbon, followed by Spanish utility Gas Natural SDG SA, German automaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG and chemical company BASF SE, also from Germany. The top 10 was rounded out by U.K. drinks-maker Diageo, Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia, German insurer Allianz SE, Swiss bank UBS and Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp.

The number of companies incorporating climate change into business plans rose 10 percentage points in the last 12 months, and those that monitor their emissions have proved a better investment than those that don't, according to the report. Even so, the pace of emissions cuts is nowhere near what's needed, said co- author PwC. PWC claim that current emissions targets are currently a quarter of the rate needed to meet the UN’s goal of constraining global warming since the 18th century to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Paul Dickinson advocates taxation and GHG regulation by governments to generate greater outcomes. Paul Simpson CDP’s CEO, also noted that “It is vital that we internalize the costs of future environmental damage into today's decisions by putting an effective price on carbon.”

The 379 respondents reported emissions totalling 3.6 billion metric tons. That's a decline of more than half a billion metric tons, equivalent to pollution from 138 million cars, from 2009, when 409 replies were processed.

About 82% of companies said they have set themselves emissions targets, though only 20% had goals to 2020 and beyond. 78% said they integrate climate change into their strategy, and 96% said they have a board member or senior executive with oversight of climate change.

A separate report on the members of the S&P 500 Index of US stocks showed that 52% said they were attempting to cut their emissions, up from 35% last year. The proportion of companies seeking outside verification of their emissions data almost doubled to 42%. The reports were carried out by CDP on behalf of 655 institutional investors with $78 trillion in assets.

An investment in a basket of stocks based on the Global 500 disclosure leadership index, and rebalanced each year to reflect the new index members would have generated total returns of 67%, compared with the 31% return from an investment in all the Global 500 members, according to the study. “Companies that work to decouple greenhouse gas emissions from financial returns have the potential for both short and long-term cost savings, sustainable revenue generation and a more resilient future,” said Paul Simpson, CDP’s CEO.

CDP reports showed that the methods most frequently driving investment in emissions reduction were:

  • Having a dedicated budget for energy efficiency (51% of companies surveyed)
  • Compliance with regulatory requirements/standards (49%)
  • Employee engagement (44%).

Payback periods were shorted for emission reduction activities involving

  • Behavioural change (less than 1 year for 69% of these activities)
  • Transportation fleet (less than 1 year for 50%)
  • Transportation fleet (less than 1 year for 41%).

At the other end of performance, installation of low carbon energy had a payback period of greater than 3 years for 72% of activities.

S&P US companies reported that the most common energy reduction activity implemented was energy efficiency building services such as HVAC, lighting and building controls; followed by energy efficiency processes; transportation fleet; low carbon energy installation; energy efficiency building fabrication and behavioural change.

Read the CDP Cities, Investor, Supply Chain and Water Disclosure reports 

Special report on ISO14001

Keeping ISO 14001 manageable

Contributed by Mal Clarke, Operations Manager Quality Control Services (Environmental) Pty Ltd; mal@qcse.com.au or 08 8325 1471.

AS/NZS ISO14001:2004, more commonly known as the International Environmental Standard has had a chequered history. The previous version released in 1996 was often targeted as being “too weak” in that it did not “make” Industry clean up its act. This perception was one of the driving forces that led to the amended and updated version. However, the same criticism is often levelled at the 2004 version.

To add insult to injury, the Standard has been used inappropriately by a number of countries as a “non-tariff” barrier following the removal of financial tariffs as part of the GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) process. There are a number of examples linked to northern Asian nations in particular related to the use of non-tariff barriers to trade. Of greater concern is the perceived drive by the European Union in this area in recent times. Whilst this group will strenuously deny that this is their aim, they do appear to have a lot to say about making the Standard more challenging.

In reality, the Standard provides a relatively simplistic methodology to allow companies to identify, rank the risk of, manage and review the issues within their operations that have a potential environmental negative outcome.

The challenge for Standards committees/writers is to ensure that future versions of the Standard allow all companies to achieve this objective. There is amongst many industry sectors and Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) a fear that the process will only be aligned to large, heavily polluting companies and that the requirements of the Standard will become too onerous for many service based companies to manage. This may have the unintended consequence of forcing small, relatively environmentally benign companies to drop its use and to lose the associated benefits of having an Environmental Management System (EMS).

The obvious answer is to write an all-encompassing Standard that tries to meet the needs of interested parties with specific respect to high pollution industries, which is what we appear to have now. Possibly a better solution would be to have a second Standard more aligned to the less environmentally negative industries to allow them to get the benefits of an EMS but still minimise their environmental impact.

ISO 14001 - why do you really want it?

Contributed by Ray Ciseau, SGS Australia - Systems & Services Certification; ray.ciseau@sgs.com .

This is the first decision that your company needs to address. Some companies want ISO certification to be seen as a good corporate citizen, some companies want ISO certification to help them qualify for tenders, other companies want to achieve peace of mind, or identify areas of improvement and put action plans into place to help lift productivity or profitability.

A few companies want all of the above, and these are the companies that will derive the greatest benefit from ISO certification. Your ISO certification does not just come with a manual and a certificate to hang on the wall; it comes with a great responsibility to make it work for your organisation and to ensure that it is driven from the very top to the shop floor. To ensure that this message is clearly communicated to all staff, to put into place action plans and really work the system as a living part of your organisation.

The next decision is to make a clear statement about what your organisation will accept in terms of commitment from your staff to comply with the standard. This coupled with the relationship you develop with your auditor will determine how effective your investment in ISO certification will be to your organisation.

A good organisation will want their auditor to really scrutinise their operations and report on all items that do not conform to the standard (so they can be addressed). You quite often hear about organisations that complain about their auditors and the fact that the auditor issue a corrective action report (CAR). This type of organisation has a focus on hiding or minimising the rate of CARs. A reported CAR is seen somehow as a measure of failure. However, this is actually what the audit process is all about, and any CARs should be viewed as an opportunity for improvement. If your organisation adopts the view that the audit process is actually a positive thing, then you will embrace the findings from your auditor and reap the benefits

Changes expected to ISO 14001

Contributed by Renzo Huruit, DNV Business Assurance;  renzo.huruiti@dnv.com or 02 9922 1966.

The Environmental Management System Standard ISO 14001 is currently under revision. A first draft of comments will be ready early 2013 and release is scheduled initially for January 2015. The revision shall be based on the new ISO High Level Structure that has recently been developed by ISO to provide a new and common framework to be used for all new and revised ISO management system standards. The revision will also ensure the retention and improvement of the basic principles and requirements of ISO 14001:2004.

Twenty-five different countries are currently contributing to the developments, with two meetings held so far. DNV Business Assurance has been involved in the process, giving the certification body an opportunity to follow the developments closely.

Key Points and Direction:

  • The new structure to the standard will probably be the source of the biggest changes. Work is being done on how to integrate environmental specific text to the new structure.
  •  The new format includes the concept of more strategic level considerations of issues affecting the EMS, including influences from interested parties. This is additional to the usual identification of environmental aspects related to activities, products and services.
  • Almost all existing requirements will be continued and re-distributed into the new format.
  •  It will be more evident that the aim of the standard is to provide continual improvement of environmental performance. In addition, the need for performance evaluation will most likely be strengthened.

 For further information

Case Study: Brierty implements ISO 140001

Contributed by Sonia Screpis, National Marketing Manager - Assurance Services (Australia) Sonja.Screpis@saiglobal.com, Ph: 02 8206 6854.

More and more people are taking an active role in the protection, conservation and welfare of the planet. This increased public environmental awareness has meant that organisations are under more pressure to show that they are implementing systems and procedures around environmental sustainability. Companies are also realizing the additional benefits of managing their environmental impact through the cost savings that they receive from managing their resources and measuring their usage.

One company that has proactively taken steps towards this end is Brierty Limited. Working in the field of civil construction and mining services, Brierty took an opportunity for market capitalisation and established an Environmental Management System (EMS) based on ISO 14001.

The first step was to establish environmental management capability through training relevant staff in the ISO 14001 EMS Standard. Brierty’s Environmental Manager required the correct knowledge, interpretation, relevance and application of the Standard in order to establish the company’s EMS. The training outlined the various actions, tools and techniques required to implement an EMS. The environmental manager also undertook Lead Auditor training -designed to give an understanding of the responsibilities of an environmental auditor, and techniques and methodologies required to effectively audit an EMS.

The Environmental Manager tailored the EMS to suit the company, and disseminated knowledge to others within Brierty. Creating environmental awareness throughout the organisation helped ensure compliance to the Standard at all levels. This meant the EMS was able to be successfully implemented and certified in less than 12 months. The auditor training had the added benefit of supporting the ongoing maintenance of the EMS.

The next step was gaining certification to ISO 14001, in order to fully realize the benefits of the EMS. Certification reinforced and strengthened the organisation’s ability to tender, win and deliver more significant, competitive and environmentally challenging projects. Certification also provided confidence to clients and stakeholders and was a powerful means of promoting a culture of environmental awareness more readily accepted by staff.

Brierty established the EMS in 2000 (pre-certification), with enhancements made in accordance with the ISO 14001 Standard in early 2004. Initial compliance was assessed by Brierty’s Internal Auditors, who conducted a self-assessment of the EMS before inviting SAI Global’s certification team to conduct a Gap Audit. The Gap Audit identified improvements to the EMS, giving Brierty three months to fill any gaps in the system prior to conducting the Certification Audit. Certification was achieved following the audit in July 2004.

Brierty have won a number of environmental awards from various organisations in recognition of their EMS, including National Case Earth Awards for their initial EMS in 2000 and the SAI Global Systems Excellence Award for Environmental Management Systems in 2011, amongst others.

Brierty has reported various benefits from their EMS. They have been able to sustain continual growth – even at times when their peers suffered economic downturn. They attribute this success to a number of factors - the certified management systems; zero reportable environmental incidents to date; effective and efficient communication and environmental practice; and possession of a well-maintained, environmentally compliant fleet of plant and equipment. But these aren’t the only benefits Brierty have experienced. It has also provided them with opportunities for alliance partnerships, given a market advantage over competitors in tendering for projects and enhanced their image within the industry. It has also boosted employee morale and encouraged potential jobseekers to join Brierty.

Read more about Brierty's journey

FluoroCycle recycles mercury-containing lamps

Contributed by Mick Dawes, Vice-President of EMSA vicepresident@ems.asn.au

In Australia, an estimated 95% of waste mercury-containing fluorescent lamps are disposed to landfill each year. They are the largest single category of consumer products that contain mercury, and their disposal contributes to Australia's total annual emission of mercury. The FluoroCycle scheme attempts to address this issue.

FluoroCycle is a voluntary, national scheme that aims to increase recycling of mercury-containing lamps. It commenced operations on 21 July 2010. The initial focus of the scheme are on those sectors that account for the largest consumption of mercury containing lamps, the commercial and public lighting sectors.

FluoroCycle is based on collaboration between industry and government. It is administered by the Lighting Council Australia and sponsored by the COAG Standing Council on Environment and Water (formerly the Environment Protection and Heritage Council  or EPHC).

More information on the FluoroCycle scheme

Increasing production and efficiency while reducing carbon emissions

From: Green Plus; 18 June 2012

A major concern for manufacturers is how to increase production and efficiency while reducing carbon emissions. One way in which businesses have addressed this issue is by implementing lean and green manufacturing protocols. Lean manufacturing systems stream line operations by reducing labour, use of raw materials, and production costs. Green manufacturing is production that seeks eliminate greenhouse gas and the use of non-renewable and toxic materials. It also includes reducing the amount of post-production waste from the manufacturing chain. In addition to implementing lean and green methods, businesses may purchase carbon offsets to counteract their carbon emissions. A second concern for manufacturers is how to minimize the immediate and long-term effects of their operations on ecosystems (i.e. land, air, water, people). Green manufacturing methods that reduce the use of toxic chemicals are one way to address this.

Lean manufacturing, based on a production method developed by Toyota Motor Company in the 1950s, emphasizes changing and improving processes in order to maximize profits. It was the precursor for green manufacturing, which involves similar processes and adds practices that include toxic chemical and waste reduction, using renewable energy and materials, and environmental (i.e. people, land, air, & water) stewardship. One way green manufacturing is beneficial to small and large companies is that it introduces businesses to an ever-growing clientele that is interested in reducing the impact on the earth.

Overall, there are a few procedural requirements that should be commonplace amongst all manufacturing entities. These include, but are not limited to:

  • Written standard operating procedures
  • Forms for recording keeping
  • Product identification numbers
  • Product labels

Each of these requirements are keys to the safe and successful management of manufacturing companies.

To get started in the ‘lean, green’ manufacturing process, first conduct research into sustainable industrial production for your particular sector. There is a wealth of independent, scholarly, and governmental resources available to introduce companies to and update them on sustainable manufacturing methods. Going Further

Second, find a reputable certification organisation to assist in transitioning your operations to lean and sustainable manufacturing practices. A certifier can help a business avoid the pitfalls of entering this new terrain as well as help locate markets for your sustainably produced and certified products.

Third, consider joining an sustainable manufacturing organisation. These consortiums often host national events, help build camaraderie within the industry, and inform its members of policy developments and the latest innovations in the manufacturing sector.

More information

See also Gogreen for supply chain inforfmation

Some  helpful ‘lean, green’ tools include:

SAI Global wins award for its ‘interactive house’ website

We featured the ‘Interactive House’ website in a past EMSA newsletter. This innovative features has won SAI Global the Web Marketing Association’s 2012 Award for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development, in the ‘Best Information Services Website’ category.  Congratulations to the 11-strong SAI Global team.

EEIG Program Email Address Change

The EEIG Program has changed its email address from infogrants@climatechange.gov.au to eeiginfo@climatechange.gov.au.   The phone contact for the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency is 1800 779 638. 

Greens call for return of pink batts insulation scheme

Reported by Jessica Marszalek, News Limited Network September 13, 2012.

GREENS leader Christine Milne has called for a return to the Government's pink batts scheme, after a new report showed the disastrous program actually managed massive environmental and cost-of-living savings. If the program was finished, an extra $4 to $5 billion could be shaved off power bills and 12 million tonnes of carbon emissions avoided by 2020, according to the report's author. The Rudd Government's $2.4 billion scheme was wound up early after a rushed rollout led to rorting, 224 house fires and the deaths of four fitters.

But, an Insulation Council of Australia report by Energy Efficient Strategies has found a silver lining. Author and senior analyst Robert Foster said the 1.27 million houses retrofitted with insulation saved just under one tonne of greenhouse gas emissions per year and $300 in annual energy costs each. He has estimated that will save approximately 10 million tonnes in greenhouse gas emissions and $3.9 billion from energy bills by 2020. But finishing the job properly would have even greater benefits, he said. The program's early closure left about 1.13 million homes still without insulation. Foster said a reinstated program should run over 9 or 10 years to guarantee standards.

Mr Foster said bad management led to governments everywhere dropping home insulation schemes ''like a hot potato''. ''It is unfortunate because it does represent a cost efficient measure for a lot of households,'' he said.

Senator Milne blamed the failure of pink batts on the fact Kevin Rudd didn't listen when told the scheme could not be rolled with proper standards in the timeframe he wanted. ''That doesn't make the idea of insulation a bad one,'' she told ABC Radio. ''We need to move on energy efficiency, we need to move on renewable energy. ''The community's excited about the opportunities and if you're genuine about reducing power bills for people, then insulating buildings is a fantastic way of doing it.'' Reported by Jessica Marszalek, News Limited Network September 13, 2012.

GREENS leader Christine Milne has called for a return to the Government's pink batts scheme, after a new report showed the disastrous program actually managed massive environmental and cost-of-living savings. If the program was finished, an extra $4 to $5 billion could be shaved off power bills and 12 million tonnes of carbon emissions avoided by 2020, according to the report's author. The Rudd Government's $2.4 billion scheme was wound up early after a rushed rollout led to rorting, 224 house fires and the deaths of four fitters.

But, an Insulation Council of Australia report by Energy Efficient Strategies has found a silver lining. Author and senior analyst Robert Foster said the 1.27 million houses retrofitted with insulation saved just under one tonne of greenhouse gas emissions per year and $300 in annual energy costs each. He has estimated that will save approximately 10 million tonnes in greenhouse gas emissions and $3.9 billion from energy bills by 2020. But finishing the job properly would have even greater benefits, he said. The program's early closure left about 1.13 million homes still without insulation. Foster said a reinstated program should run over 9 or 10 years to guarantee standards.

Mr Foster said bad management led to governments everywhere dropping home insulation schemes ''like a hot potato''. ''It is unfortunate because it does represent a cost efficient measure for a lot of households,'' he said.

Senator Milne blamed the failure of pink batts on the fact Kevin Rudd didn't listen when told the scheme could not be rolled with proper standards in the timeframe he wanted. ''That doesn't make the idea of insulation a bad one,'' she told ABC Radio. ''We need to move on energy efficiency, we need to move on renewable energy. ''The community's excited about the opportunities and if you're genuine about reducing power bills for people, then insulating buildings is a fantastic way of doing it.''

The People’s Food Plan ‘Values, Principles and Best Practice’

This discussion draft is the result of intensive collaboration and discussion amongst a small group of writers and editors over the past few months. It is intended merely to form the basis of a much fuller and inclusive national public conversation regarding the values and principles that Australians want to underpin food system, now and for future generations. The document also aims to highlight examples of best and leading practice in fair, sustainable and resilient food systems, from Australia and around the world. The Steering Team is seeking thoughts, ideas, comments and suggestions on the draft, and is also calling for attendance at public forums being organised around Australia.

Download the ‘People’s Food Plan ‘Values, Principles and Best Practice’

Journal of Political Ecology – free paper access

For those of you interested in the politics of ecology, the Journal of Political Ecology has free access to all papers. Recent topics have included natural resource governance, water management, human rights and asylum seekers.

See http://jpe.library.arizona.edu/ 

2010 ISO Survey Results

An increase of 6.23 % in certifications to ISO management systems standards for quality, environment, medical devices, food safety and information security was found in the latest edition of the ISO Survey of Certifications, for 2010. A world total of 1 457 912 certificates and users of one or more standards in 178 countries was noted.

The greatest increases in certification were reported for ISO 22000: 2005 (Food Safety management system standard) and ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Information Security Management Systems Standard.

ISO 22000: 2005, the Food Safety management system standard was reported to have at least 18 630 certificates issued in 138 countries and economies. This represents an increase of 34 % over 2009. The top three countries for number of certificates were China, Greece and Turkey.

ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Information Security Management Systems Standard certifications showed a 21% increase from 2009 to 2010, with 15 625 certificates issued, with Japan, India and the UK having the greatest number of certificates.

ISO 9001:2008 certifications had increased by 4% (from 2009 to 2010), for a total of 1 109 905 certifications, with China, Italy and Russian having the greatest number of certificates respectively.

ISO 14001: 2004 certifications had grown by 12%, with 250 972 certificates issues in 155 countries. China again held the greatest number of certificates, with Japan and Spain holding 2nd and 3rd places, respectively.

More information : www.iso.org/iso/iso-survey2010.pdf

 

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