Managing Sustainably
SYSTEMS FOR MANAGEMENT
Good management systems introduce consistent procedures to measure performance, introduce changes and deliver improvement within organisations and their supply chains.
They pinpoint losses, inefficiencies and hazards against a range of business risks presented by quality assurance, health and safety, environmental and community issues.
tHE ENVIRONMENT
Many organisations find that environmental management is a prime starting point to address these sustainable management requirements.
Staff can easily engage with the environmental agenda and achieve valuable quick wins. Mounting political, regulatory, stakeholder pressures for greater environmental responsibility mean that companies have much to lose but even more to gain.
AN END TO BARRIERS AND ISOLATION
Implementation managers in small organisations frequently work in isolation, facing considerable knowledge barriers when introducing changes.
ISYS International’s facilitated programmes – and the software supporting them – are designed specifically to remove ambiguity, provide structured prompts, solutions and procedural templates.
Peer-group workshops add a competitive timeframe, while participants benefit from shared problems, solutions and expert advice.
MOVING BEYOND COMPLIANCE
Our case-studies show that companies often set out just to comply with environmental standards but go on to achieve greater confidence and competence in environmental decision-making.
Where ISO 14001 certification is a supply chain requirement, contractors and suppliers are able to play their part in reducing risk and improving business efficiency.