Review and Audit

Review and audit is an essential starting point in any consultancy intervention. It is necessary to identify the starting point that the organisation has. By accurately identifying what this is a baseline will be established against which to measure progress. The review and audit process will focus around Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. It will also enable the mind stet within the organisation to be identified. 

It is fair to say that there are no organisations that have claimed to be sustainable. This is an indication that there are no clear cut audit criteria for sustainability. We therefore test for sustainability using the 7 STAR process steps.

ISO 14001, AA1000, BS8900, SA 8000 and other standards provide a clear cut criteria against which to audit. These standards all contribute to the organisation improving it’s performance across the three legs of sustainability, social, environmental and economic.  ISO 14001 and other environmental standards will help with reducing the ecological footprint of the organisation and improving resource efficiency.  We provide an outstanding audit and review process. We have IEMA Principal Environmental Auditors. 

The Forestry Commission

The Forestry Commission commissioned a sustainability programme to enable it to move towards a position of greater sustainability. The project commenced with a high level audit of all of their existing sustainability programmes and policies. These were evaluated using the 7 STAR performance programme. Following this advice was provided on the introduction of management systems and the selection of sustainability indicators. Training and development workshops were provided for staff that enabled the key concepts and principles of sustainability to be embedded in the work of the Forestry Commission.

The DTI - United Kingdom Accreditation Service

This is a global review and audit role assessing the performance of some 32 Certification Bodies globally e.g. BSI, BVQI, BM Trada, ERMCVS, HKQAA etc, and the way in which they deliver ISO 14001 audit services.  The role involves working with the CEO’s, MD’s, senior staff and auditors of Certification Bodies to evaluate organisational performance against international standards. It also involves the evaluation of auditor performance in the field and provision of feedback.  This role involves working in some of the most demanding and high risk sectors. 

Johnson Controls

We conducted an audit of the Johnson Controls Corporate Sustainability strategy. This encompassed all elements of the Johnson Controls programme from vision through to resource efficiency. The review was conducted at some 10 plants across the United Kingdom.

Boston Scientific and the Lear Corporation

STAR provided the ISO 14001 lead auditor for these international multi site groups. This included EMS performance evaluation, the identification of opportunities for improvement and high level reporting to senior management. This role involved leading teams of auditors across some 15 sites, for these organisations.