Decent Work And Economic Growth

Decent Work And Economic Growth

Case studies, Research and Supporting Materials associated with the Decent Work And Economic Growth Sustainable Development Goal.

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Case Studies (82 items)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The ENAC accreditation mark enables SGS Tecnos’ clients to export products to Australia

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ENAC-accredited certification facilitates products’ export to the Middle East

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The CACES system: accredited certification supporting workplace safety

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

MSPO certification scheme provides numerous benefits to certificate holders

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Improving quality in Ghana’s cocoa industry

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Strengthening the quality of essential and vegetable oils exports from South Africa through accreditation of testing laboratories

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Improving the quality and safety of cassava derivatives in West Africa through accreditation of product certification bodies and testing laboratories under the ILAC MRA/IAF MLA

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Calibration lab saves 120 supplier audit days per year

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The Footwear Technology Center of La Rioja (CTCR) increase its turnover by 50% with ENAC Accreditation

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Laboratorio Tello increases its business by 50% thanks to ENAC accreditation (2018)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Certification brings 90,000 Euros of value to Croatian shipyard

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Testing regime enables 17.3% YOY export growth in Chinese traditional medicines

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Downer gains 47% operational cost saving from implementation of IS0 55001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Sodexo enables clients to benefit from 20 efficiency, cost reductions and increased reliability

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Gerfor achieves savings of over 5 million dollars annually, with the use of 200 technical standards and management systems

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Accreditation helps LLC “Business Trend” to grow its work programme by 12.7%

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Reduced insurance premiums for snow removal companies certified to SN 9001.

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Accreditation helps the Botswana National Dosimetry Laboratory to grow

Accreditation enables TPK – ZAVOD d.d. to expand into Europe

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Indian electricians benefit from accredited personnel certification

OEM parts supplier aims to increase revenue by US$200k with ISO 9001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Insurer provides lower premium to accredited organisations

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Insurers gain accreditation to manage their own risk

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

XL Catlin insurer recognise value of standards when underwriting cyber risk

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

UK Tax Authority (HRMC) recognises ISO 9001 as criteria to be Authorised Economic Operator

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Brazilian Pharma reduces energy use by 30%

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Safety company uses ISO 50001 to reduce costs of production by 65%

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Indian Tailor saves $40s with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Shoe manufacturer saves $8m with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Petrochemicals giant saves over $1m with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Thai Chemicals company saves $10m with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

LG Chem saves $9.4m with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Hitachi saves 60m Yen per year

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Paper producer saves $1.6m with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Textile manufacturer saves $318k per year with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Gold Mine improves energy performance by 11.4%

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Precision manufacturer improves energy performance by 16.5% saving (US) $52,000

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Argentinian Energy company saves $271k with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Engine manufacturer generates savings of $37m with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Engineering company improves energy performance by 13.08%

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

$3.2m annual cost savings for paper manufacturer

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Medical Devices Provider saves €1.4 million with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Cable manufacturer saves R1.5 million per year

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Irish pharmaceuticals company saves €800k with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

3M saves $400k with ISO 50001 at Korean plant

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Furniture manufacturer reduces energy consumption by 5% per unit.

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Chrysler saves over $2m with accredited certification (ISO 50001)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

US Manufacturer saves $700k per year with accredited EnMS

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

IBM plant cuts energy consumption by 9.2% and saves CAD$550,000 per year

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Welding wire and manufacturing plant cuts energy consumption by 22%

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

US Defence Contractor saves $1m per year with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Toyota (South Africa) saves US$360k with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Producer of car parts saves US$333,000 with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Steel Company saves USD 7.6m in year 1 with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

3M cuts energy costs by 15.2% with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Dairy Producer saves 21% of energy costs, while increasing production by 42%

Thai Chemical company saves USD 9.4m

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Singaporean supermarket gains USD 3.2 million annually from standards

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

47% of sales linked to ISO 9001 certification

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards generate BRL 4.37 million (1.9 % of company turnover)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

30% of Fruit exporter profits attributed to standards

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards have a positive impact of 4.96% on EBIT for brick company

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards contribute between 1.1% and 2.8% of EBIT

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards contribute ZAR 147.5 million (USD 19.8 million) annually for cement producer

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

German ICT company achieves 14% cost savings and 19% increase in sales

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards contribute 0.43% to total revenue of Indonesian concrete manufacturer

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Development Bank of Japan uses accredited certification to assess loan premiums

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

FSSC 22000 accepted by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA).

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Businesses earn reduced environmental levies recognition through accredited certification of ISO 14001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Annual energy cost reductions of 13% and 11% with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Certification of products with official labelling has become a commercial asset

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 15189 accreditation boosts revenue for PathLab Medical Laboratories ltd.

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Electronics firms saves $32,357 with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 50001 saves cement plant in Canada $2,071,309

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

247% return on ISO 50001 certification for Standard Bank

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 50001 payback in less than 2 months for cement business

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Telecoms company improves energy performance by 21% with ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Arabian Cement Company saves $8.74m from ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Nissan Saves $9.4 Million by Implementing ISO 50001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Competing on a level playing field with larger rivals

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Up to 28% insurance premium reduction with Health & Safety certification

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Accreditation reduces the need for regulatory audits and the associated costs

Research (73 items)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9000 certification associated with increase in bilateral exports (2009)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The economic impact for manufacturing sites operating to BRCGS certification

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Getting Aligned: How Adopting Standards Affects Canada’s Productivity and Growth

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Accreditation and certifications. Economic value and social benefits

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The positive economic impact of accredited certification for exporters (ISTAT, 2020)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

World Bank Group Infographic

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

European Metrology Research Programmes boost sales of 1,627 million Euro

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards influence economic growth (2018)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

International commerce – the value of accreditation and standardization (May 2019)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 22000 certified dairy companies significantly outperform the non-certified (2015)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9001 revision achieves its goals and offers great opportunities (2010)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9000 enhances organisation’s internal and external efficiency (2013)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Quality results for Greek businesses following ISO 9001 certification (2015)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9001 Accredited companies show better organisational performance than non-accredited (2015)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Environmental performance positive relationship with the operational performance for organisations with ISO 9001 (2015)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9000 Accredited Malaysian companies outperformed non-accredited (2004)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9000 delivers success to manufacturing organisations in Saudi Arabia (2006)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Companies gain financial rewards following implementation of ISO 9000 in Greece (2015)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Combined implementation of ISO 22000 and ISO 9001, proves a favourable effect on companies’ performance in Europe (2013)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Excellence from ISO 9001 certified organisations in Cyprus (2007)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9000 Standards prove to benefit companies (Greece 2001)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 14001 delivers positive results (Australia 2012)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Investment in ISO/IEC 17020 and its impact in Latin America (August 2018)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Italian Study identifies the benefits of accredited H&S management systems

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Innovation Dynamics and the Role of Quality Infrastructure (2012)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Symbola report identifies environment management systems to be a competitive accelerator

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Censis Report: ISO 9001 certified companies perform better

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Insurance association: Standards and Accreditation support risk and add value (2018)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The Economic Value of Accreditation in Australia (April 2018)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards support business competitiveness in Colombia (2018)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

UK Business report uses 9001 as an indicator of Good Governance

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The Correlation between the number of accredited laboratories and domestic GDP (January 2017)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Does ISO 9001 pay? – An analysis of 42 studies

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Purchasers in Asia consider ISO 9001 certified suppliers to perform better

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Formal standardisation positively related to firm performance in German manufacturing sector

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards needed to increase customer satisfaction and product comparability in Insurance Industry

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards play a role in rebuilding a safer and more trusted financial services sector

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Mutual recognition of certification has significant effect on trade in the food, beverage and tobacco industry

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards have a positive effect on Chinese food exports

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 14001 certification provides critical positive impact on many dimensions of operational performance.

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Exploring business benefits of internationally recognized certifications

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Accreditation helps businesses to win new or maintain existing business

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

QMS certification enhances business performance and delivers financial benefits

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

12 year study in Brazil shows direct link between QMS Certification and increased sales revenue

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Positive impact of integrated management system certification for Portuguese SME’s

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Certified companies’ see improving rates of return after certification from non-certified companies

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Spanish firms certified to ISO 22000 improve their services and achieve major external benefits

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

US OHSAS 18001 certified firms show significant increases in business and safety performance

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Portuguese ISO 9001 certified organisations show higher levels of improvement

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Comprehensive literature review of 82 scientific studies shows clear benefits of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Environmental Management Systems Certification improves performance according to US Managers

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Australian and New Zealand companies improve operational performance with ISO 9001 certification

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

65% of ISO 9001 certified companies obtain high levels of internal and external benefits

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Financial performance of ISO 14001 certified publicly traded US firms is higher than those without certification

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Brazilian publicly traded ISO 14001 certified companies demonstrate higher profitability

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Australian firms enhance environmental performance and social and market positioning with ISO 14001 certification

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9001 certified firms perform significantly better on Singapore Stock Exchange

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

US public traded manufacturing firms show improved financial performance with ISO 9001 certification

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Harvard Business School confirms ISO 9001 US certified companies out-perform similar non-certified ones

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Spanish companies improve customer relationships with ISO 9001 certification

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9001 certification supports success for Spanish construction companies

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9001 improves Greek service companies’ performance during economic downturn

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Management Standards certification improve the sustainability performance of Chinese manufacturing firms

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Gaining a competitive advantage by implementing and using ISO 9001

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9001 certification has significant effect on Brazilian cardboard companies

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9000 improves quality and performance results of Australian companies

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO 9000 certification significantly impacts process innovation performance of Australian companies

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The benefits of adopting the Quality Management Standard, ISO 9001 as a small business owner

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The value of ISO 14001 in Australia and New Zealand

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The Value of ISO 9001 for Australian and New Zealand Businesses

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The value of accreditation for small conformity assessment bodies

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

The value of ISO 9001 for businesses

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Supporting Material (8 items)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Ensuring Quality to Gain Access to Global Markets : A Reform Toolkit (the World Bank)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Guide for the Use of Standards and Accreditation in public procurement

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Inter-governmental agency promotes use of quality infrastructure to make renewable energy investment decisions

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Directory of accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies in West Africa (August 2017)

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

ISO Economic Benefits of Standards

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

Standards for SMEs

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

What’s the bottom line?

Accreditation plays a significant role in facilitating trade, employment and GDP

What ISO standards can do for you as an SME

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