BENEFITS OF STANDARDS
How can standards make you more sustainable?
Using standards can help you save energy, save money and save the environment.
Sustainability has never been more important. But at the same time, people are more cynical than ever about ‘green’ marketing claims. They want to see proof of your commitment to tackling environmental and social challenges.
Implementing our standards can help you to demonstrate your credentials to customers, employees and stakeholders, and showcase your commitment to sustainable development.
We produced the world’s first environmental management standard in 1992, and since then we’ve led the way in developing new standards such as energy management and sustainable event management.
Today we can help you deliver substantial environmental, economic and social benefits, whatever your size, sector or geographical location. We can help you identify and manage the impact of your business on the environment and community, understand relevant legislation, and most importantly use resources more efficiently by implementing powerful policies across your organization. This not only helps the environment, it makes a real difference to your bottom line.
Benefits of International Standards
Increase productivity and help organizations access new markets
For Businesses, For Society, For Government
Reduce Risks
Standards and schemes reduce risk and build stakeholder confidence
Developing the Future by reducing business risks
What sort of improvements can you make by using standards?
- Environmental management – Use fewer resources, cut waste, increase recycling and reduce landfill
- Energy management – Reduce your energy costs.
- Emissions verification – Don’t just declare it, verify it
- Carbon neutrality – Achieve net zero carbon emissions.
- Social accountability – Understand and improve your impact on your local community.
- Sustainable procurement – Show your commitment to renewable resources.
And much more, from sustainable communities to corporate social responsibility.
What results do organizations gain?
Source: International WE Certification Research 2011
Standards and schemes for enhancing innovation
Businesses looking to commercialize emerging technologies are part of a developing business ‘ecosystem’, and the stronger they can exploit the networks within the ecosystem, the faster the market for their products will grow.
The development of standards can help an emerging technology ecosystem rally round the issues to promote successful commercialization of new products. This is why standards can make such a difference to the success of innovative businesses: they create a common framework for innovation and establish the ‘rules of the game’. Standards set the framework by defining common vocabularies, establishing the essential characteristics of a product or service, and by identifying the best practice within the ecosystems that will ensure successful outcomes.
Once these rules are in place, the pace of innovation will be accelerated and success will be much more likely.
Encouraging Inovation
Standards Encourage Innovation and Growth