DNV GL Pushes the Boundaries for Management Systems

Business Assurance raises the bar for management systems again through the launch of Next Generation Risk based Certification. DNV GL Pushes ... Advertisement Backtooverview HomeGreenmarineDNVGLPushestheBoundariesforManagementSystems DNVGLPushestheBoundariesforManagementSystems February19,2014 BusinessAssuranceraisesthebarformanagementsystemsagainthroughthelaunchofNextGenerationRiskbasedCertification. “Wehavecometoapointwherebusinessescan’tperformwellwithoutdoinggood.Sustainabilityhastobeanintegratedpartwhensuccessfulcompaniescreatevaluebymeetingtheworld’seconomic,socialandenvironmentalneeds.Thisiswhywepushtheboundariesagainbyintroducinganofferingthatunleashevenmorebusinessvalueforourcustomersthroughmanagementsystemcertification,”saysLucaCrisciotti,CEOofDNVGL–BusinessAssurance. Sustainabilityisagrowingfocusforcompaniesofallsizes.Largecompaniesstillleadtheway,butashighlightedintheGlobalCorporateSustainabilityReport2013byUnitedNationsGlobalCompact,smallercompaniesarecatchingup.Thistrendwasalsobackedupintheglobalsurveyconductedin2013byDNVGL–BusinessAssuranceandtheresearchinstituteGFKEuriskoonmorethan2300professionalswordwide. Thestudyfoundthatsustainabilityisrisingontheagendaforcompaniesofallsizes.Whilecloseto90%ofmediumandlargecompaniesfelttheneedtoprovidesustainableproducts,83%ofcompaniesemployinglessthan50peoplesawtheneedaswell. NextGenerationRiskBasedCertification™bringsthefullstakeholderperspectiveandmostcriticalriskstolongandshorttermbusinesssuccessintothecertificationprocess.Thisenablesbusinessestofindsustainablepathsforcreatingvalue,buildingtrustandmeetfuturestandardizationdevelopments. Forexample,ISOismovingtoimprovehowitsmanagementsystemsstandardssupportcompaniesinbecomingmoresustainablewithrequirementsonstakeholderanalysis. “AtDNVGL,wehavecertifiedmanagementsystemsfordecadesandtookaleapin2004whenweintroducedtheRiskBasedCertificationmethodology.Tenyearslater,weraisethebaragain.InourNextGenerationRiskBasedCertificationprocess,wepartnerwithourcustomersintakingabroaderviewonmanagementsystemcertification,lookingatallrelevantstakeholderstoensurethatmanagementsystemsbettersupportlong-termbusinessgoalsandsustainablebusinessperformance,”saysMr.Crisciotti. Newtoolforfuturevalue Companiesareincreasinglybeingheldaccountablefortheirentirevaluechain,andneedtofindwaystomanagethis.Thatmeansunderstandingabroadersetofissuesandrisks,managingtheiroperationalchallengestodaywhilealsobuildingsustainablebusinessperformanceovertime.Businesseshavetotakeabroaderviewtounderstandthetotalcontextoftheiroperations–understandingrisksanddemandsandmanageandmitigatethem. “NextGenerationRiskBasedCertificationhelpsyouuseyourmanagementsystemtobetternavigateacomplexbusinessenvironment.Bytakingallrelevantstakeholdersintoconsideration,youareabletobetterseewhatandwhoimpactsyourabilitytoreachyourbusinesstargets,”saysMr.Crisciotti. Managementinvolvement TheFinnishprocessperformanceproviderMetsosupportsthemining,construction,andoil&gasindustriesglobally.MetsoAutomationhaspilotedtheNextGenerationRiskBasedCertificationmethodologyfortheirlatestmanagementsystemre-certificationtothestandardsISO9001,ISO14001andOHSAS18001. EventhoughsustainabilityisanembeddedpartofMetso’soverarchingstrategy,DNVGL’scertificationprocesshelpedensureatighterintegrationofsustainabilityintothemanyprocessesoftheorganisation. “Theauditshavegeneratedvaluableinputonhowtoimproveourprocesses.Itisimportantthatwecaninformourstakeholdersthatwemeettherequirementsofglobalstandards,”saysAniittaSepännen,DirectorofQualityManagementatMetsoAutomation. “Theinvolvementfromthemanagementgroupmightbethebiggestvaluewehavegainedbyhandlingthingsinanewandsmartway,”Sepännenconcludes.   [mappress] PressRelease,February19,2014 Sharethisarticle Relatednews DNVgivesgreenlighttoCrewSmart’splannedmaintenancesystem Posted:about1monthago DNVacquiresAppliedRisktobuildcybersecuritypowerhouse Posted:about1monthago DNV,industryplayersteamupforCO2shiptransportsolutions Posted:4daysago Wanttobefutureproof? Join theplatform! Asapremiumsubscriber you get unique insightsintothe offshoreenergyindustry. 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