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January 2012

BSI Leads The Way With Completion of Global ISO 17021 Transition

Upgraded accreditation gives further confidence to BSI’s global customer base

January 31, 2012 - The British Standards Institution (BSI) is proud to announce that it is one of the first certification bodies in the world to successfully upgrade its global accreditation certificate to the newly revised ISO/ IEC 17021:2011 standard.

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December 2011

BSI Appoints Sir David Brown as Chairman Designate of BSI Group

December 1, 2011 - The British Standards Institution (BSI) today announced that Sir David Brown has been named as the Deputy Chairman and Chairman Designate of BSI Group with immediate effect.

Sir David Brown will take over from BSI’s current Group Chairman, Sir David John KCMG, who will retire on 30th March 2012.

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July 2011

BSI award Neptec Design Group for Quality Excellence

(Toronto, ON) July 15, 2011 - BSI have awarded an Ottawa aerospace firm for its leadership in the industry recently at a special ceremony in Kanata. Neptec Design Group Ltd., an aerospace design firm, was recognized by the British Standards International (BSI) Group Canada Inc., a leading global standards, certification and training organization, with an Award for Quality Excellence.

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July 2011

BSI opens first Ottawa office in Kanata

EMC News - Kanata continues to set the standard when it comes to strong business growth.
Tuesday, July 12 marked the official opening of BSI Group Canada Inc.'s new office at 515 Legget Dr. in Kanata. BSI Group is a global independent business service organization, which enables businesses, governments and other organizations to increase profits and market access, and to enhance reputation with its standards-based solutions and assurance services.

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June 2011

BSI Introduces Entropy® Software for Healthcare Product Manufacturers

(Toronto, ON) June 10, 2011 - BSI Group America Inc. (BSI), a leading global provider of ISO-standards-based assurance, compliance, and information solutions, is pleased to introduce Entropy Software for the healthcare industry. Entropy Software is a market-leading quality management software solution to assist organizations to deliver products to market on-time with transparency, real-time reporting, and improved quality and compliance assurance. Designed and developed to meet recognized international standards, Entropy Software provides a technology framework that allows companies to effectively manage for ISO 13485 and U.S. FDA compliance.

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May 2011

Colin Firth supports launch of new Sustainability Standard for Film, BS 8909

UK film industry pioneers sustainability standard developed by BSI

May 16, 2011 - The British film industry, in conjunction with BSI, is taking the lead in the global entertainment market with the announcement at the Cannes Film Festival of a new British Standard that will improve the industry’s environmental, social and economic impact. For example, in London alone, screen production accounted for 125,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2009, 40% of which came from studios and 28% from TV and film production.

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May 2011

BSI Releases Upgrade to Quality Module of Entropy® Software

(Canada, Toronto, ON) May 10, 2011 - BSI Group America Inc. (BSI), a leading global provider of ISO-standards-based assurance, compliance, and information solutions, today announced an upgrade to the quality management module in its Entropy Software solution. The enhancement provides organizations with the tools to maximize business performance and improve bottom-line results by embedding Good Practice quality guidelines into every facet of their quality management program. The enhancement provides improved transparency across a product’s lifecycle, facilitating the early identification of gaps in the product realization process and equipping organizations to improve business processes and drive business growth.    

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April 2011

BSI Group America Inc. Launches “SCREEN”, an Exclusive, Real Time, Web-based Supply Chain Security Intelligence Tool

Toronto, ON - April 5, 2011- Every four days there is a terrorist attack on the global supply chain. Criminal syndicates and smugglers exploit gaps in the supply chain to steal and engage in illicit trade.  Governments world-wide are asking businesses to apply higher levels of diligence to suppliers’ security practices and chain of custody controls. Managing risk and securing trade in the face of both dynamic threats and shifting compliance requirements is demanding, and it requires reliable and in-depth intelligence. BSI Group America Inc (BSI) introduces the Supply Chain Risk Exposure Evaluation Network (SCREEN), a web-based intelligence tool for supply chain security. Debuted on April 5, 2011 at BSI’s Global Supply Chain Security Summit, SCREEN offers the most complete, publically available supply chain security intelligence data and analysis resource.  

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December 2010

BSI Group Canada Honoured By ASQ Toronto

Award of Recognition Presented For Supporting Quality Standards

BSI Group Canada Honoured By ASQ Toronto

(TORONTO – December 14, 2010) – BSI Canada was awarded for their work on quality standards yesterday, at the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Toronto Recognition Event that brought together hundreds of members from across the city.

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November 2010

Strategic partnerships foster success in recessive economic climate

-New Standard facilitates effective collaborative business relationships-

TORONTO – (November 2010) - With businesses and sectors worldwide looking to move forward from economic recovery, organisational partnerships are becoming increasingly attractive. Important questions of how to finance growth and investment against this backdrop of uncertainty have directed our sights to a more collaborative – less transactional – business future.

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November 2010

Social Responsibility Standard Promotes Sustainable Growth

-New BS ISO 26000 answers call for standardization of corporate social responsibility-

TORONTO – (November 2010) – Within the last few decades, social responsibility has become an organizational imperative. As global awareness heightens, businesses around the world are becoming increasingly mindful of the need for, and benefits of, socially responsible behaviour. This month, the first ever international standard to address this subject has been published to respond to such challenges. Read More

November 2010

BSI Supply Chain Solutions Response to Explosives Detected within US Destined Parcel Shipments

Reston, VA – November 1, 2010 – The suspicious packages found in cargo shipments in the United Kingdom and Dubai on October 29th led to a major disruption of cargo networks around the world.  Cargo airplanes and trucks in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York were halted and searched for additional packages that may have been linked to what initially appears to be a plot carried out by a known terrorist group operating in Yemen.  These events have captured the attention of the world as global media outlets ran “Cargo Chaos” headlines with images of cargo planes sitting idle on airport runways.   The complexity of the international supply chain and interdependencies of commercial passenger and dedicated cargo aircraft was further illustrated when a passenger aircraft which was carrying cargo was escorted by U.S. military aircraft into a New York airport.

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July 2010

BSI Certified to Deliver AS9100 Rev. C Training

(Reston, VA.––July 13, 2010) BSI announces it is one of the first Certification Bodies to be certified by RABQSA to provide the International Aerospace Quality Group’s sanctioned “Aerospace Auditor Transition Training” (AATT).  This training covers the latest revision to the quality management system standard for Aviation, Space and Defense Organizations, AS9100.  The training is mandatory for all auditors needing to certify organizations to AS9100 Revision C.

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June 2010

BSI’s Business Continuity Management Standard Adopted by DHS

(Reston, VA.––June 21, 2010) BSI announces that its Business Continuity Management standard, BS 25999, has been adopted by the Department of Homeland Security as one of the final standards for the Voluntary Private Sector Preparedness Accreditation and Certification Program (PS-Prep).  The program aims to enhance nationwide resilience by encouraging private sector preparedness.

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June 2010

Maritime Security Council’s Annual Conference Features BSI’s Dan Purtell

(Reston, VA – June 7, 2010) Dan Purtell, Senior Vice President for BSI’s Supply Chain Security Solutions, will speak on supply chain security at the Maritime Council’s June 16 -17, 2010 event to be held at the Organization of American States.  Entitled “Security of Global Trade and the Economic Impact on the Americas”, Dan joins other experts in supply chain security, including Todd Owen, Executive Director at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Rear Admiral Kevin Cook from the U.S. Coast Guard and Ambassador Albert Ramdin, Asst. Secretary General of the Organization of American States.  Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano has been invited to give the keynote address.

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May 2010

BSI Receives 2010 Supply and Demand Chain Executive 100 Award

(Reston, VA – May 25, 2010) BSI is pleased to announce it has been selected as one of the top 100 supply and demand chain innovators by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine, in recognition of its Supply Chain Solutions portfolio.  In its 9th year, this award recognizes leading supply and demand solution providers, consultants and demand chains.  Competition focused on providers who demonstrated best-in-class solutions that helped customers achieve supply chain excellence during demanding economic times.

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March 2010

BSI Launches New Website for Supply Chain Security

(Reston, VA – March 22, 2010) BSI announced today a new Supply Chain Security Website, www.supplychainsecurity.com, intended to provide essential information and guidance necessary to launch and/or maintain a successful Supply Chain Security Compliance Programs.

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May 2009

BSI Acquires First Advantage Corporation’s Supply Chain Security Division

Toronto, ON - May 27, 2009 - BSI today announced the completion of its acquisition of the Supply Chain Security Division of First Advantage Corporation.  BSI assumes  ownership of First Advantage’s Supplier Compliance Manager® Web based C-TPAT, AEO and PIP  supplier assessment tool; Quantitative Risk Solutions loss prevention assessment program and its proprietary databases .  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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May 2009

BSI Responds to Marketplace Business Challenge BSI Launches New Version of Entropy™ Software

Toronto, ON - May 18, 2009 - BSI, a leading provider of management systems, software, and supply chain security, today announced it has delivered a major enhancement to its Entropy software portfolio to enable organizations to mitigate risk, thereby protecting their brand and reputation for good governance. 

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March 2009

Connections eNewsletter - Spring 2009

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March 2009

BSI Achieves ANSI Greenhouse Gas Emissions Verification Accreditation

(April 20, 2009, Toronto ON) BSI Management Systems America, Inc. (BSI) was recently awarded accreditation to ISO 14065 for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission verification from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).   This accreditation places BSI amongst the few recognized GHG emission verification bodies in North America.

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July 2008

14001 Award winner

PRESS RELEASE

5 June 2008

BSI British Standards last night rewarded the achievements of four organizations in its second ISO 14001 Awards. 

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January 2008

Updates to ISO 9001 and ISO 9004

Newly released ISO 9001:2008

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