Creating a Business Case for a Quality Management System
There’s never been a more critical time to invest in a quality management system (QMS) to help elevate the quality of your business. But creating a successful business case to justify a quality management system means you have to approach it holistically. Every stakeholder in the value chain must buy into the business case you […]
What is the Cost of Poor Quality?
Placing the cost of poor quality (COPQ) in context to all stakeholders (particularly, stakeholders in IT) requires that you’re able to turn to the right data at the right time to make your business case. The cost of poor quality (i.e., scrap, rework, returns, external failures, and so on) can give upper-level decision makers a […]
Balancing the Cost of Quality, Technology Investments, and Integrated QMS
In today’s global manufacturing industry, balancing the cost of quality, investments in technology, and integrated quality management systems presents a never-ending series of challenges for your company. Cost of quality is arguably one of your organization’s most important holistic metrics, but too many organizations have neglected the complex interplay between investments in good quality and […]
4 Ways Software Can Help You Achieve Your Sustainability and ESG Goals
When it comes to sustainability and ESG, we know companies are at varying levels of maturity. If you’re at the beginning of your sustainability journey, you may be asking yourself where to start to get visibility into current performance, looking for ways to identify what data you already have, and trying to find the best […]
The State of Automotive Quality
The global automotive industry is currently undergoing a period of rapid change and growth, thanks to emerging technology. As electric and autonomous vehicles, the Internet of Things (IoT), and machine learning continue to disrupt the industry, these technological advancements and increasing market demand presents manufacturers with an opportunity to benefit from this wide-ranging industrial transformation and how […]
Sustainability and ESG: Challenges and Solutions
Who knew that committing to doing good could wind up being so much work? As more organizations embrace sustainability and practices that reflect strong environmental, social, and governance (ESG) policies, many are finding that success in this world is by no means guaranteed. You can say you’re going to change your business model to make […]
Improving ESG tops business priorities, finds Cority
Survey finds investment in technology key to ‘actualising’ improved ESG performance, with health and safety software systems the most popular, followed by environmental management systems Research from environmental, health and safety software provider Cority has shown that 92% of companies are adapting to be more sustainable and plan to increase investment in ESG measures in […]
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and EU Taxonomy: Top Questions Answered
With the Green Deal, the European Union not only wants to send a signal, but is also putting an ambitious plan for sustainable transformation into concrete terms. The EU Taxonomy and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) are key instruments to direct capital into sustainable economic activities and increasing transparency about sustainability performance. Below we […]
IFRS Announces International Sustainability Standards Board at COP26
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation officially launched the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The announcement took place today at the COP26 climate conference. As a SASB Materiality Map® and full standards licensee, Cority shares this landmark announcement. Evidently, this is an important development in the future of universally uniform sustainability-related corporate disclosure. The […]
Faces of EHS: Tanya Jenke Gets Candid About the Value of Organizational Safety Culture
After graduating from Trent University, Canada with her B.S. in Environmental Science, Tanya Jenke started her career in the environmental, health, and safety (EHS) field as a lab technician for a professor. After two years of analyzing air, water, and soil samples for chemical hazards, Jenke sought another opportunity that would allow her to […]