Ben Hedley

ISO Publication, May 2021: Standards & economic growth: ISO members’ research on the impact of standards on their national economies. "Very often, the notion that standards are beneficial to economies is taken as a given. Although it is easy to imagine the efficiencies created by standards at the company level and in trade relationships, these assumptions can be difficult to “prove”. ISO members have provided economic analysis that seeks to show, in real terms, the economic benefits of standards. These studies make state-of-the-art knowledge about the economic impacts of sta

BSI Education Podcast – Commonwealth Standards Network In this episode of the #bsiedpod, Cindy Parokkil and Matthew Chiles speak to Peter Sissons, Ece Lynch, Patricia Ejalu (Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS)) Charles Davies, and Benjamin Hedley about what drove the development of the #CSN, its impact on the ground in member countries, and the future plans for the network. Listen now: https://lnkd.in/dzbjT8y

Information shared from: https://giaccentre.org/commonwealth-benchmarks/ Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Benchmarks The Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Benchmarks were published in April 2021. They were produced by the Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with GIACC and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). They were developed in consultation with representatives of the African Union, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Commonwealth law ministries, anti-corruption agencies, and partner organisations. Catherine Stansbury,

CSN Roadmap for NSBs CSN Roadmap brochure_2021-03 (v4).pdf

CSN_UNECE Gender Responsive Standards Initiative_Session_30-03-2021 (v2).pdf CSN session: UNECE Gender Responsive Standards Initiative 30th March 2021 13:00-14:00 GMT/UTC Background: As part of the Commonwealth Standards Network’s (CSN) objectives to promote good practices in the use and development of international standards we will be running an online session from 13:00-14:00 (GMT/UTC) on 30th March to discuss the UNECE Gender Responsive Standards Initiative. The UNECE Gender Responsive Standards Initiative provides a practical way for standard

Click HERE to access CSN eLearning Module 5 'Business Continuity Management Systems' By the end of this module you will be able to explain the importance and benefits of having an effective Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) in place for continually improving how your organisation operates.

Click HERE to access CSN eLearning Module 4 'Safe working during the COVID-19 pandemic – General guidelines for organisations' By the end of this module you will be able to: Explain the benefits of following the “Safe working during the COVID-19 pandemic” guidelines Understand the planning and assessment of risks Identify the ways of risk management.

Click HERE to access CSN eLearning Module 3 'International standards: A tool to support policy' By the end of this module you will be able to: Explain why international standards are important for policy and trade Identify the challenges faced by National Standards Bodies (NSBs) Define good practices for standards and regulations.

Click HERE to access CSN eLearning Module 2 'Benefits of using international standards' By the end of the module you will be able to: Explain what international standards are; Describe the benefits of using international standards.