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All storiesWhat you need to know about voluntary pre-product certification
The implementation of the European Union’s (EU) recast Drinking Water Directive (DWD) on 1 January 2027 marks important changes for manufacturers in the drinking water sector. Any new products you place on the EU market as a manufacturer will have to comply with new requirements. And while the Directive does not explicitly address pre-products, they are in many cases the best place to start. In this article, we explain why, while also discussing how your company can prepare for the changes ahead.
Why ISO 22301 Business Continuity is a valuable addition to ISO 27001
The question your organization needs to ask isn't whether it will face a cyber-attack, but when. That's why more and more companies are investing in information security and cyber resilience. That’s where two international standards come in: ISO 27001 for information security and ISO 22301 for business continuity. In this article, Henk-Willem Mutsaers, Lead Auditor at Kiwa, explains how the two standards reinforce each other and why combining them can help you build broader organizational resilience than either one on its own.
What are the 5 elements of ISO 14001?
If your company wants to reduce its environmental footprint, raise efficiency levels, and show customers, partners, and other stakeholders that you are responsible and compliant, working toward ISO 14001 is a great step. And with the recently published revision, ISO 14001:2026, it's the perfect time to engage with this popular environmental management system (EMS). Adopting any EMS or standard in your company can be a challenging task, and it's no different with ISO 14001:2026. To help answer your questions, we spoke to Richard Walsh, Principal Assessor for Environment and Energy at NQA, a Kiwa company, about ISO 14001.
What changes with the new ISO 14001 and what does it mean for my organization?
Learn more about the ISO 14001:2026 updates, transition deadlines, and environmental management best practices to strengthen sustainability and compliance.