CDP 2020 Climate Change Questionnaire – Changes for the Financial Services Sector
CDP have released their 2020 questionnaire on Climate Change, aimed at helping companies disclose their current emissions and actions around climate change mitigation and adaptation. The deadline for submission has been extended in light of COVID-19 to 26 August 2020 and the Online Response System (ORS) is now open for users to start entering their information. Cority is […]
Looking for the Helpers in the time of COVID-19
These are strange times. How many times have you heard that in recent weeks? This innocuous statement has become a colloquial way of acknowledging the global COVID-19 pandemic – “strange” becomes a euphemism for “terrifying”, something that’s easier to say because it sidesteps our acute anxiety while still addressing the fact that, yes, these times are messed […]
Top Benefits of Conducting Internal Quality Audits
Too many organizations today have fallen into a complacent — if not wholly jaded or cynical — attitude toward internal quality audits. The majority of organizations today seek to manage their audits holistically. This includes the financial domain and adhering to the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), for instance. From this high-level view of […]
Cority’s Response to COVID-19: Navigating Through Together
Cority is committed to proactively communicating potential impacts to our customers, so we’d like to address today’s announcement that the Canadian and United States governments have agreed to temporarily close border crossings to ‘non-essential traffic.’ Despite this announcement, through remote work we are fully operational across our range of services. Providing ongoing service and support […]
Supplier Audits Reveal and Solve Concerns
You already know that your spectacular proprietary product is the culmination of the highest quality parts and materials coupled with exceptional design and workmanship. But what if you have quality concerns with current suppliers or you had to find a new supplier for one or more of those materials? How do you evaluate where problems […]
COVID-19 Outbreak: 6 Essential Elements to Consider When Planning For Employee Health Management
With over 100,000 confirmed cases across 70+ countries worldwide, and the number of infections seemingly increasing every day, COVID-19 shows no signs of slowing down. And as organizations and governments continue to assess the human and economic impacts caused by the virus’ spread, it has thrust the importance of pandemic and contingency planning to the forefront. […]
Moving from Reactive Quality to Predictive Quality
Your quality strategy shouldn’t be limited to how your organization reacts to quality issues. Predictive quality is the key to achieving consistent results and positioning yourself as a reliable product or service provider. You can switch from reactive quality to predictive quality by learning how to get the most out of your quality control analytics. […]
Cority Connect 2020 Snapshot
The numbers keep growing, connections keep strengthening, and knowledge keeps expanding. Now in its 20th year, we recently hosted our annual conference, Cority Connect, in Nashville, TN, marking our biggest year yet! If you’ve never heard of Cority Connect, let me fill you in. The major annual EHSQ industry conference is designed to bring together […]
Medical Device Compliance 101
The Medical Device Amendments of 1976 regulates consumer access to new and improved devices, while keeping unsafe or ineffective ones off the market. Medical device compliance standards are overseen by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which conducts reviews through its Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Device manufacturing is complex, but modern quality management […]
3 Ways to Improve FMEAs
In the context of quality management, FMEAs are living documents, and you should always remember this fact. Improving design is the ideal when creating FMEA documents, yet far too many manufacturers simply file away FMEA paperwork, which never again sees the light of day – until a serious problem occurs. Here are 3 ways to improve […]