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Rashad Issa, Chair, CQI Board of Trustees takes a selfie with the CQI Council members

Disruption, innovation and strategic quality

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Dave Smith, Chair, CQI Council, reflects on the CQI’s 2025 Council meeting. Bringing together elected CQI members and external stakeholders, the Council discussed the impact of global disruption, the role of quality in innovation and the challenges of positioning quality management as a strategic force for organisations and economies.

Engineer checking a car in a factory

Thinking differently: mitigating quality compromises

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To kick-start our World Quality Week 2025 blog series, Chief Executive Vince Desmond offers perspectives on the importance of thinking differently and innovatively to deliver the value of quality management.

Steffan Speer, Chair of the CQI Construction special interest group

Building foundations for quality

Published: 24 Feb 2025

As part of a series shining a spotlight on some of the many volunteer roles at the CQI, Steffan Speer CQP MCQI discusses his role as Chair of the CQI’s Construction special interest group.

Two people working together in a lab

Getting fired up about quality

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Chief Executive Vince Desmond discusses critical success factors, from quality skills to advocating for quality management, that must be included in the UK government's industrial strategy.

Damien Tiller, founder and compliance specialist, TQC

Challenges of ensuring quality in AI

Published: 19 Dec 2024

With artificial intelligence now an established part of our working lives, Damien Tiller explains how quality professionals can ensure quality is baked in when AI processes are implemented.

Climate change impact on ISO 45001

Impact of climate change considerations on ISO 45001

Published: 12 Nov 2024

IRCA Principal Auditor Ravindiran Gurusamy takes a closer look at the impact of ISO’s climate change amendment on ISO 45001 when considering an occupational health and safety management system.

Hand using small building blocks to create an interconnected network

Advancing quality management through collaborative engagement

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Dave Smith, Chair of the CQI Council reflects on the CQI’s first new look CQI Council meeting. Bringing together elected CQI members and external stakeholders, the Council discussed critical priorities from positioning quality management as a strategic tool to developing a quality management culture and capability.

Audit to boost organisational capabilities

Enhancing the role of auditing to boost organisational capability

Published: 22 Jul 2024

How can enhancing the role of auditing boost an organisation’s capability, sustainability, compliance, resilience and performance? Ian Rosam CQP FCQI, Chief Product Officer at DeepFathom and a member of the CQI's Audit special interest group, takes a closer look at the benefits of moving away from the traditional audit role.

LifeScan Scotland team at International Quality Awards 2023

Making a lasting impact on sustainability

Published: 2 Nov 2023

LifeScan Scotland was among the finalists at the International Quality Awards (IQA) 2023 in the Sustainability Impact category, with the organisation’s ONEarth team praised by the judges for its work on a range of sustainability issues.