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By Clare Naden on 14 August 2017
New handbook helps SMEs best manage water use
Clean water is vital to life and one of our most precious resources,
yet around 40% of the worlds population doesnt have enough. At Annual reports
the same time, we are our own worst enemy as over 80% of A summary of the year's activities
wastewater generated by society ows back into the ecosystem
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Building a sustainable future with ISO 21930 Find out what's
With urban populations worldwide swelling, theres an urgent coming up and what
need to calculate the sustainable performance of the buildings you might have
that we live and work in. But the variety and complexity of missed.
methods available can seem overwhelming. This is where
ISO21930:2017 comes into play.

By Clare Naden on 10 August 2017

Learning from the best: a new standard for education
providers
Todays knowledge economy requires diverse training and
learning services beyond the formal, national education system. A
new standard aims to not only help providers improve their
service, but provide recognition and credibility on the
international market.

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issue takes a look back at ISOs 70-year journey and
some of the formative events that shaped its history.
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