The Standards Show

In this third episode of the series Matthew and Cindy look at the issue of food packaging. Matthew speaks to Jo Griffiths, BSI Global Food Community Director, about the purpose of food packaging and how it has changed over the years. And about the role of standards – including the soon to be launched new Sustainable Packaging Kitemark - bsigroup.com/kitemark . Matthew and Cindy are also joined by...

In this episode Matthew speaks to Thomas Verghese, Business Development Manager at Enersys - a stored energy systems and technology provider for industrial applications. Thomas is also a standards-maker, developing standards for rechargeable batteries. They discuss some of the growth areas in the use of batteries and some of the challenges facing the industry. And of course, the role of standards....

In this episode of the series, Matthew and Cindy provide a 10 minute guide to PAS 808 - the standard for purpose-driven organizations. Series | Standards in 10 Minutes @StandardsShow @thestandardsshow education@bsigroup.com

In this episode Matthew and Cindy look at the relationship between carbon emissions, trade and standards. Cindy speaks to Devin McDaniels and Mateo Ferrero of the World Trade Organization about their recent report, 'What Yardstick for Net Zero'. The report looks at how WTO principles on regulation, international standards and conformity assessments can inform net zero efforts. Cindy, Devin and Mat...

In this second episode of the series, Matthew and Cindy look at the issue of food production. They go down on the farm and speak to beef farmer Dan Burling and the National Farmer Union's John Royle and Harriet Henrick about digital transformation. And of course, to meet the cows. Matthew visits Raynor Foods to speak to Tom Holland and Jason Cresswell about the Digital Sandwich initiative. He also...

In this second episode of the series, Matthew and Cindy look at the issue of food production. They go down on the farm and speak to beef farmer Dan Burling and the National Farmer Union's John Royle and Harriet Henrick about digital transformation. And of course, to meet the cows. Matthew visits Raynor Foods to speak to Tom Holland and Jason Cresswell about the Digital Sandwich initiative. He also...

In this episode of the series, Matthew and Cindy provide a 10 minute guide to ISO 45003 - the international standard for psychological health and safety in the workplace. Series | Standards in 10 Minutes @StandardsShow @thestandardsshow education@bsigroup.com

In this episode Matthew meets Solène Anglaret. With a professional background in the environmental sector and the travel industry, Solène is currently Diversity and Inclusion Partner at Innovate UK. But she other interests too. Solène is an entrepreneur, presenter, author, and poet. And to that list can now be added ‘standards maker'. Solène has become a member of BSI committee HCS/1/2 for human c...

In this first episode of the series, Matthew and Cindy explore the issue of food and farming innovation. They speak to Jenny Walton of Harvest Plus about the biofortification of crops and the standards supporting those developments. bsigroup.com/pas233 bsigroup.com/pas234 bsigroup.com/pas235 And to Cai Linton from the organization Multus about some of the technology involved in lab-cultivated meat...

This episode is a trailer for Farm to Fork, a series from The Standards Show, exploring the relationship between standards and food. Series | Farm to Fork @standardsshow @thestandardsshow education@bsigroup.com

In this episode Matthew and Cindy look at standards and space. Matthew speaks to Alex Cacioni, Director of Flight Dynamics at Inmarsat, currently the UK’s biggest satellite operator. His job is to make sure that these satellites, and space debris too, do not crash into each other - protecting what’s known as the geostationary belt. Alex is also a standards-maker, a journey he started in 2015, work...

In this episode Matthew and Cindy look at ISO 22458 – the new international standard for consumer vulnerability. bsigroup.com/iso22458 Matthew attends the launch event and speaks to the key people involved in the development of the standard and why it matters. He also speaks to some of the organizations who will be using ISO 22458 to improve how they address the needs of vulnerable consumers. bsig...

In this episode of the series, Matthew and Cindy provide a 10 minute guide to ISO/IEC 27001 - the international standard for information security management. Series | Standards in 10 Minutes @StandardsShow @thestandardsshow education@bsigroup.com

In this episode Matthew and Cindy look at the the issue of gender bias. Stephanie Eynon from BSI and Deborah Wautier of CEN/CENELEC are their informed and passionate guests. They speak about the how the standards community is responding to the problem of gender bias by developing gender responsive standards. And all of this in the context of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s ‘Gen...

To celebrate World Bee Day on 20th May, Matthew and Cindy look at the relationship between bees, honey and standards. Matthew speaks to bee and honey experts Selwyn Wilkins and Adrian Charlton from the international science organization FERA. He chats to them about the importance of bees as pollinators and providers of ecosystem services. And also, about the new international standards being devel...

In this episode of the series, Matthew and Cindy provide a 10 minute guide to ISO 20121 - the international standard for sustainable events. Series | Standards in 10 Minutes @StandardsShow @thestandardsshow education@bsigroup.com

The UK-China Business Environment Programme (BEP) is a UK government initiative seeking to create a more transparent and improved business environment in China. And a key part of the Programme, called the 'Standards Strand' (BEP-S), aims to improve the adoption and use of international standards in China. bsigroup.com/UK-China-BEP In this special episode of the podcast, Matthew speaks to some of t...

In this episode Matthew and Cindy look at the role of researchers and innovators in standards. Matthew speaks to Irene Kamara and Saharnaz Dilmaghani, winners of the CEN and CENELEC Standards and Innovation Awards for integrating research into standards. They explain what it meant to them to win the awards, how their research has been used in the development of standards, and how important they be...

In this first episode of a new series, Matthew provides a 10 minute guide to ISO 9001 – Quality Management Systems. Series | Standards in 10 Minutes @StandardsShow @thestandardsshow education@bsigroup.com

In this episode Matthew and Cindy look at how standards support the digital transformation of developing countries. Cindy speaks to Torbjörn Fredriksson of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Nick Williams of the African Development Bank (AfDB). Torbjorn and Nick share the story about a new partnership between BSI, UNCTAD and AfDB forged through the eTrade for all initiative. T...

In this special episode of the podcast, Matthew and Cindy look at standards education. They take us on a mini European tour of Germany, Spain, Denmark, France and the UK. And along the the way they speak to colleagues from National Standards Bodies in those countries. Amelie Leipprand from DIN, Daniel Masso from UNE, Pernille Bengsten and Signe Agnette Boch from Danish Standards, Odile Caillat-Mag...

In this episode Matthew and Cindy review BSI’s new White Paper about achieving Net Zero with standards. bsigroup.com/netzerowhitepaper Matthew speaks to the two co-authors, Allan Mayo - a Smart Cities Strategist - and a certain Cindy Parokkil! They discuss the Paper's key message  - that international standards have a crucial role to play in building trust in the transformation process requir...

This episode is part of the Certification Conversations series, in collaboration with BSI Certification. Matthew speaks to BSI’s Rahul Shah and Chris Parry about how organizations can use and benefit from the BSI Innovation Management Kitemark - a certification scheme designed to measure the outputs of innovation. @StandardsShow @thestandardsshow education@bsigroup.com

For International Women’s Day, Matthew and Cindy speak to leading academic, award-winning standards educator, and standards maker Dr Irina Brass. Irina is an Associate Professor at UCL - in the Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) - teaching and researching in the field of regulation of emerging technologies. She tells Matthew and Cindy about those standards ed...

In this episode Matthew looks at the issue of next generation standards makers. And in particular the IEC Young Professionals Programme (IECYPP) and the IEC Young Professional Leaders (YPL). He speaks to the three YPLs in 2022 - Lea Emmel, Colin Sheldon and Mohammed Hasan - about their roles in promoting standards-making participation. And to the IEC’s Aristea Kyriakati about the importance and le...