Certification

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Five Key Changes in the New ISO 14001:2026 You Need to Know Now

On 15 April 2026, the world of environmental management officially entered a new era with the publication of ISO 14001:2026. This technical revision marks the most significant update in over a decade, ensuring that the world’s most recognized environmental management system (EMS) standard is equipped to handle the urgent challenges of our changing planet. Five […]

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IATF 16949 Sanctioned Interpretations is Updated – August 2020!

Last week, IATF published additional updates on the Sanctioned Interpretations document. An additional SI #19 on section 8.4.2.4 for Supplier Monitoring is put up. This updates solves a decade-old of an issues related to premium freight for suppliers. For years, many organizations implementing the IATF 16949 scheme has always raise this question: ‘why do i

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Covid-19 Guidance for Certification Added IATF Monitoring Process

IATF has just updated the Covid-19 measures guidance for certification audit. It’s now at revision 2 dated 27 April 2020 with a new section for IATF16949 monitoring. IATF has clarified that the IATF16949 monitoring is NOT a remote audit like what other ISO-related schemes are performing. Instead, it is a temporary measure for ‘surveillance’ purpose

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for IATF16949 Certification Measures Against Covid-19

With the Covid-19 lock-down period extended for most countries around the world, some impending questions begin to rise as we work from home. Below we have compiled some of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for reference. If you have other situation not addressed here, contact us at contact@leoardent.com. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Q1:         With

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Certification To ISO Schemes Allowed to Defer Due to Covid-19

As everyone stays at home for respective countries’ lockdown, be it Movement Control Order in Malaysia or Circuit Breaker in Singapore, some of us may find ourselves working from home. The longer the lock down period stretches, the more worries we have over impending deadlines. One of them is next certification audit dates for our

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