The world of ISO is often stumbled into as a result of being tasked with either Implementing or maintaining a Standard for a business. It is rarely a desired career path, and yet there are thousands of ISO professionals from all corners of the globe.

We're continuing with our latest mini-series where we introduce members of our team, to explore how they fell into the world of ISO and discuss the common challenges they face while helping clients achieve ISO certification.  

In this episode we introduce Derek Hall, a Senior Isologist® and Sustainability Lead at Blackmores, to learn about his journey from spending 40 years in the printing industry to becoming an ISO Consultant, and what drives him to help clients on their ISO journey.  

You'll learn

·      What is Derek's role at Blackmores?

·      What does Derek enjoy outside of consultancy?

·      What path did Derek take to become an ISO Consultant?

·      What is the biggest challenge he's faced when implementing ISO Standards?

·      What is Derek's biggest achievement?

Resources

·      Isologyhub

·      Climate Change Amendment Workshop

In this episode, we talk about:

[02:05 ] Episode Summary – We introduce Derek Hall, a Senior Isologist® here at Blackmores, to discuss his journey towards becoming an ISO consultant who specialises in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 22716.  

[03:45 ] What is Derek's role at Blackmores? Derek is a Senior Isologist® with Blackmores, supporting companies with maintaining systems, undertaking internal audits, and supporting with implementing new systems to gain certification utilising our Isology methodology.

His passion lies in the realm of sustainability, embedding it within the management systems of many of our clients regardless of any certification to any dedicated sustainability Standard.

Derek was worked with a number of sectors, including:-

·      Media

·      Printing

·      Constructions

·      Cosmetics

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