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From exclusive tours inside top organisations, to interviews with industry experts and opinion pieces written by quality innovators, read the latest features to improve your knowledge and understanding.

Clothing piled high on a rubbish tip

Why 'fast' must go out of fashion

Published: 7 Mar 2025

The fast fashion industry raises a number of questions around quality control, supply chains and sustainability. Dr Pauline Bremner, an associate professor and lecturer in retail and fashion management at Robert Gordon University near Aberdeen, discusses how a greater emphasis on quality is at the heart of mitigating its impacts.

IAF CertSearch, global transparency in suppliers

Enhancing global transparency

Published: 6 Jan 2025

In late October, it became mandatory for all accreditation and certification bodies to upload information relating to management systems certifications to the IAF CertSearch database. We speak to Nigel Johnston, CEO of Quality Trade, which developed the database, about the value CertSearch offers to organisations.

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