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CQI Sustainability SIG (SusSIG)
The SusSIG was officially launched by the CQI in November 2021 as part of World Quality Week, the theme being Sustainability: improving our products, people and planet.
CQI’s International Quality Awards return in 2022
After a hiatus in 2021, the CQI’s flagship awards, which celebrate excellence in quality management, will be back next year with some notable changes.
Five years of celebrating World Quality
As we approach World Quality Week 2021, Nataliya Nasonova CQP MCQI, Project Quality Manager at Sir Robert McAlpine Ltd, looks back at how she and her team at the Battersea Phase 3A project have celebrated World Quality Day over the years, how the World Quality themes have influenced their work, and share their plans for World Quality Week 2021.
The International Quality Awards 2022 categories
Read more below about the criteria for each award’s category, meet the 2020 winners and finalists and be inspired by best practice case studies produced based on finalists’ entries.
How quality can help deliver the UK’s sustainability objectives
For leaders, translating strategic intent into results can be challenging. Take, for example, the UK government’s net zero target: despite political intent, there seems to be little in place to tangibly deliver the crucial objectives. That is why it is important for leaders to recognise the key role management tools, such as systems thinking, can play in delivering results.
Quality assurance in the supply chain
At global supply chain service group Czarnikow, CEO Robin Cave says a philosophy of continuous improvement leads to consistency of quality.
The continuing relevance of ISO 9004
ISO 9004 should be seen as more than pure guidance if it is to help ensure standards for today’s organisations, says Richard Green, Senior Consultant at Kingsford Consultancy Services.
2020 ISO Survey of Management System Standards reveals 17% increase in certifications
ISO has released the results from its survey on Management System Standard Certifications 2020, reporting an increase of valid certificates of over 17% compared with 2019.
Upgrading standards for the global moving business
Due to the impact of the global pandemic and ever-increasing scrutiny of the environmental practices of relocation businesses, the industry is gearing up for an important update to its quality standard.
Turning boardroom concerns into strategic aims for quality professionals
A good quality professional thinks like a business leader because they have a keen eye on an organisation’s strategy and its leadership team’s concerns. That is why the C-Suite Challenge report by business and research body the Conference Board and KPMG’s 2021 CEO Outlook is of particular relevance.