Intertek Blog: Sustainability
08 May 2025
PFAS-Free Future: Insights from the 2025 AATCC PFAS Conference for the Textile Industry
The 2025 AATCC PFAS Conference emphasized the critical need to eliminate PFAS in textiles, showcasing new technologies, regulatory updates, and strategies for manufacturers to achieve a PFAS-free, sustainable future.
05 May 2025
Be reasonable: Increasing Confidence in Companies’ Climate-Related Disclosures (Part 1)
Explore Why Assurance Is the Foundation for Building Trust in Companies' Climate-Related Data and Disclosures
28 Apr 2025
Ecomark: Empowering Sustainable Choices for a Greener Future
The MoEFCC Introduces the Ecomark Rules, 2024, to Label Environmentally Friendly Products
24 Apr 2025
Understanding Australia's Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Requirements
Australia's new climate disclosure laws turn compliance into a strategic opportunity for sustainable growth
20 Mar 2025
The EU Omnibus Package: From Complexity to Clarity or Setback for Sustainability?
Simplifying Compliance or Weakening Sustainability?
13 Feb 2025
What CSRD best practice looks like – for retailers
As the implementation of CSRD continues to gather pace, we explore the key barriers to success and what ‘good’ looks like for retailers when it comes to successfully evidencing their sustainability performance.
11 Feb 2025
Pharma supply chain management: questions to ask an audit partner - Part 2
Future proofing your organisation’s focus on quality
10 Feb 2025
What CSRD best practice looks like - for oil & gas companies
The CSRD reporting requirements are starting to kick in for some sector-wide organisations this year, including oil and gas companies. We explore the current key themes and what ‘good’ looks like for the oil and gas industry.
04 Feb 2025
Emerging Sustainability Standards Are Redefining Medical Imaging Systems
What Medical Device Manufacturers need to know about Meeting the Challenges of New ENERGY STAR® Standards.
28 Jan 2025
Pharma supply chain management: questions to ask an audit partner - Part 1
Focus on audit methodology and skills
27 Dec 2024
Evidencing CSRD compliance: Which data do you need to focus on?
With CSRD reporting proving to be a minefield for so many companies, we reveal the insight and tools that are making the task more manageable.
22 Nov 2024
Spotlight on New Climate Considerations in ISO Standards
Following the revision of ISO Standards to incorporate climate change considerations, we look at which standards are impacted, clause updates, and uncover what this means for ISO certified companies.
08 Nov 2024
Why C-14 Testing is Superior to Mass Balancing: A Critical Follow-Up
Discover why Carbon-14 (C-14) testing outperforms traditional mass balancing in accurately measuring bio-based content in feedstocks and fuels.
29 Oct 2024
Why C-14 Testing is Essential for Feedstocks and Fuels
Accurate identification of bio-based content in feedstocks and fuels is crucial for sustainability, and Carbon-14 (C-14) testing offers a reliable solution for innovation and regulatory compliance.
03 Oct 2024
What CSRD best practice looks like in reality for automotive companies
Ahead of the game in driving sustainability, in this blog we explore how the automotive sector is responding to the CSRD.
24 Sep 2024
Achieving Sustainable, Healthy, and Resilient Buildings with LEED, WELL, and PRAs
Creating Sustainable, Healthy, and Resilient Spaces helps ensure our Buildings Support both People and the Environment
10 Sep 2024
Optimising Healthcare Supply Chain Auditing
How Shared Audits Save Time, Energy and Resources
04 Sep 2024
Exploring the impact of CSRD so far
In this blog we explore the current CSRD landscape and the key actions and learnings to date
02 Apr 2024
Integrating Sustainability: Environmental Initiatives in Social Events
What is your favourite type of social event?
24 Jan 2024
CFO Involvement in Getting CSRD Right
Intertek’s Chief Financial Officer for EMEA explores the role of the CFO relating to a company’s sustainability agenda.
05 Oct 2023
Diving into the E in ESG Related to CSRD Requirements
What you need to know about the environmental standards relating to the ESRS disclosures.
22 Sep 2023
A Day in the Life: Social Compliance Auditor
Technical Specialist Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at Intertek UK, Athiya Khatri, shares insight into her role as a CSR Auditor & reveals examples of non-compliance
07 Sep 2023
Benefits of Early Compliance to the CSRD
The amount of ESG metrics is vast and varies by industry, company size and complexity. In this blog we look at the advantages for companies complying with CSRD early.
31 Aug 2023
European Commission's proposal on the regulation of ESG ratings providers
In this blog we look at the measures released by the European Commission 13 June, 2023 to bolster its sustainable finance framework and the implications for companies.
08 Nov 2024
EU Battery Regulation explained
What you need to know about the new EU Battery Regulation
10 Aug 2023
EU Commission Eases Sustainability Reporting Rules. What does it mean?
On the 12 June 2023 the European Commission released a series of proposed changes to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), the rules and requirements for companies to report on sustainability-related impacts, opportunities and risks under the EU’s upcoming Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive (CSRD).
03 Aug 2023
Introduction to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
This introductory guide breaks down the CSRD requirements, outlines which companies are impacted, stages of application, and actions to take now.
27 Jul 2023
Making Environmental Choices in Products Easier: Insights from Intertek’s Experiences with Comparative Life Cycle Assessments
Comparative Life Cycle Assessments provide advantages to companies looking to design products that make positive environmental contributions
20 Jun 2023
Trends in Sustainable Building Materials - Part 2
A look at the tools used to evaluate the environmental impact of building products and processes
18 Apr 2023
Quick Start Guide to Developing a Green House Gas Inventory
What You Need to Know to Begin Your GHG Inventory
14 Mar 2023
Trends in Sustainable Building Materials - Part 1
Initiatives that are driving the industry to focus on reduction of embodied carbon
21 Feb 2023
Retrofitting Building Enclosures to Improve Energy Consumption
An introduction to the BECx process
03 Nov 2022
Assuring the Quality of your Upstream Supplier Data in Value Chain (Scope 3) Emissions
Is the complexity of your supply chain and the lack of visibility in its data quality crippling your net zero ambitions?
24 May 2022
Reducing GHG Emissions in the Built Environment
Learn about the building- and material-focused strategies used to lower operational and embodied GHG production
03 May 2022
Building for Occupant Health and Wellbeing
An overview of healthy building and its role in improving indoor air quality
11 Nov 2021
Sustainability: Altering the Boundaries of Quality Management
Are your quality systems ready for a sustainability shake up?
21 Sep 2021
Determining Materiality in Value Chain (Scope 3) Emissions
Have you fully considered the impact your value chain has on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when setting net zero targets?
07 Sep 2021
Reflecting on Remote Supplier Audits
Helping the pharma industry maintain focus on quality
21 Jan 2020
Implementing an Anti-Bribery Policy in Your Management System
Learn more about how ISO 37001 is designed to help an organization to prevent, detect and respond to bribery and comply with anti-bribery laws.
04 Dec 2019
Total Sustainability in Progress: Episode 12
Operational Sustainability – ISO 50001 Energy Management
27 Nov 2019
Total Sustainability in Progress: Episode 11
Operational Sustainability - ISO 22301 Business Continuity
13 Nov 2019
Total Sustainability in Progress: Episode 9
Total Sustainability Assured – Enterprise Security
23 Oct 2019
Total Sustainability in Progress: Episode 6
Total Sustainability Assured – People & Culture
02 Oct 2019
Total Sustainability in Progress: Episode 3
Total Sustainability Assured - Quality & Safety
25 Sep 2019
Total Sustainability in Progress: Episode 2
Total Sustainability Assured - Risk Management
18 Sep 2019
Total Sustainability in Progress: Episode 1
Introduction - The Need for Total Sustainability
10 Jun 2019
June 9 is World Accreditation Day!
World Accreditation Day underscores accreditation's role in bolstering the global supply chain