Intertek's Assurance in Action Podcast Network

Food Contamination has been a rising issue over the last year, and into 2019, incidents continue to occur. Intertek Food Expert John Searle sits down in this episode of Assurance in Action to discuss the contamination issues and trends of 2018, and the beginning of 2019. John explains common sources and causes of food contamination as well as the prioritization of supply chain validation. Learn th...

In this episode of Assurance in Action, Frank Kareth, Head of Regulatory Services for Intertek's Food Services group discusses the regulations and business practices around food labeling. Frank delves into how businesses and consumers alike can be more vigilant in validating accuracy in food labeling. Learn more about the regional regulations behind transparency of food labeling in this episo...

In this episode of Assurance in Action, Rona Starr, President & CEO of APSCA, discusses her organisation and how it relates to the compliance auditing industry. Ever-growing global supply chains pose many issues when it comes social and labour compliance. As the leading compliance auditing industry voice, APSCA aims to mitigate those issues through the promotion of consistent, professional, an...

Assurance in Action is visited by Food Safety Management Systems expert Showkat Hussain. As an experienced food safety auditor for Intertek, Canada, Showkat shares his view on the overwhelming benefits that Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)-recognised certification provides food producers. GFSI-recognised standards include FSSC2200, SQF, and BRC among others. Links Mentioned: mygfsi.com Interte...

For many organizations, accreditation is a significant difference maker in the ATIC industry. Learn about the difference an accredited certificate makes as Guillaume Gignac discusses the relevance of accreditation in this week's episode of Assurance in Action. Links to the discussed pages: intertek.com/auditing/accreditation-for-management-systems-certification iioc.org Follow us on-  Interte...

This week's episode of Assurance in Action was recorded at Ethical Sourcing Forum in New York City. Speakers Laura Rainier and Susanne Gebauer discuss their organization, the Social and Labor Convergence Project. During this presentation, Laura and Susanne discuss the drivers and mission of the SLCP and how the organization benefits the industry.  Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In A...

Patricia Atherton, Lead Auditor for Intertek's Business Assurance group, is our guest in this week's episode. Patricia discusses her experience in the food industry and the Good Manufacturing Practices that must be followed in the ever-changing, ever-high risk industry of food manufacturing. View for the FSSC 22000 Webinar at this link: Click Here Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance...

This episode of Assurance in Action was recorded live at the Ethical Sourcing Forum in Bentonville, AR. Avedis Seferian speaks about his organization, the Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP) program. Avedis discusses the challenge of Social Compliance as it has developed over the past few decades, and how WRAP plans to move forward within the apparel and footwear industry. Register...

Food fraud is an issue to both consumers and food businesses globally. David Muil, Vice President of Global Business Development for Intertek's Business Assurance group, will discuss the long-standing issues of deception and how an organization can protect itself from the unethical behavior of external forces such as malicious interference in food production. Learn more about the food industr...

Raquel Sese, Director of Global Technical, Quality & Compliance for Supplier Management, discusses Intertek’s Global Security Verification program and how it can alleviate the import and export. Learn how brands and manufacturers can ensure safe and timely access to high security countries, and profitable markets. Register for Ethical Sourcing Forum in New York City, November 6: Register for E...

Learn more about ISO 37001 with Intertek's webinar Register Now In this episode David Muil gives a brief but detailed introduction to the ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management System Standard. David discusses how the ISO 37001 standard approaches the issue of bribery, and also how an organization can take the steps to mitigate bribery risk. Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In Action ||  T...

Listen to Kelli Hoggle from amfori discuss the benefits and details of BSCI, BEPI, and Advocacy and how they are shaping the world of social compliance and sustainability in trade. Learn more about amfori, live from Ethical Sourcing Forum in Bentonville, Arkansas. Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In Action ||  Twitter || LinkedIn .

Charles Clark discusses the importance of an Information Security Management System and how ISO/IEC 27001 can help keep an organization's vital information secure. Learn more about how a management system can help your organization mitigate cyber risk and offer your customers and stakeholders assurance in Information Security. Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In Action ||  Twitter ||...

This episode of Assurance in Action, Seth Martin-Wick is joined by Alice Armand, Intertek's Program Manager of EDGE Certification Activities to discuss the business advantage of a Gender Balanced workplace. EDGE is the only global assessment methodology and business certification standard for gender equality. The EDGE assessment methodology was developed by the EDGE Certified Foundation and l...

In this episode OHSMS Expert Jeffrey Eves discusses the recently published ISO 45001 standard and migration from OHSAS 18001:2007 Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In Action ||  Twitter || LinkedIn .

Rachael Barrie of Sedex Global discusses Social Compliance, Ethical Sourcing, and SMETA in this episode of Assurance in Action. Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In Action ||  Twitter || LinkedIn .

Emerging Social Compliance Issues with Jenna Pires, Senior Manager for Products & Services at Intertek Supplier Management. During this week’s episode of Assurance in Action, Seth Martin-Wick chats with Jenna Pires about social compliance concerns from a brand, retailer, supplier, and manufacturer perspective. Jenna is responsible for the strategic innovation of new products & services for...

Join Seth Martin-Wick as he discusses the importance of accreditation with Marcus Long, President of the Independent International Organisation for Certification (IIOC). This week celebrates the World Accreditation Day where organisations around the world join to discuss how accreditation makes the world a safer place. Learn more at http://www.iioc.org/ Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In...

This week Assurance In Action is discussing the issue of Modern Slavery with Robin Bishop, Head of Business Development and Marketing at Impactt Limited. Seth Martin-Wick and Robin discuss the roles businesses and consumers play in preventing Modern Slavery in today’s business practices and the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility efforts globally. This episode is sponsored by the Ethical...

Assuring Environmental Sustainability with Jia Liu, Global Environmental Program Senior Manager, Business Assurance Jia answers questions about sustainability goals, environmental best practices and how businesses can maximize on their sustainability efforts. Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In Action ||  Twitter || LinkedIn .

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