How can standards help you beat the recession?

Standards have a proven history of supporting and contributing to business growth in the UK and around the world. But they are only as effective as the organization putting them into action.

Choosing the standards that fit your business needs is an essential part of the equation.

What are your biggest challenges? And what are you hoping to achieve?

Review this quick checklist to find out which standards could be helping your business survive and thrive in the recession.

10 Ways British Standards Can Help

1 Act early to decrease cost and inefficiency:
ISO 9001 Quality management
ISO 14001 Environmental management

2 Keep Trading Continuously:
BS 25999 Business continuity

3 Hold On To Your Best Customers:
ISO 9001 Quality management; BS 10001 Customer satisfaction

4 Hold On To Your Best Staff:
ISO 14001 Environmental management; SA8000 Social accountability;
BS OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety

5 Diversify And Innovate:
Kitemark; ISO 9001 Quality management; ISO 14001 Environmental
management; all product standards

6 Keep Control of Inventory:
ISO 9001 Quality management

7 Increase Market Presence:
Management Systems certifications and Kitemark

8 Work on improving your business:
ISO 9001 Quality management

9 Avoid unnecessary risk and debt:
BS 31100 Risk management; ISO IEC 27001 Information security
management; ComplytoSupply™

10 Work to create and maintain competitive advantage:
ISO 9001 Quality management; Kitemark; all product standards
BS 25999 Business continuity

To find out more about how these standards and quality marks can help your business beat the recession, see the Full PDF from BSI

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