BS 10012

Information on individuals is a valuable asset and needs to be properly protected. Apart from making good business sense, the reputation and success of your organization can be under threat if personal information isn’t managed appropriately. Organizations can demonstrate effective management of personal information with BS 10012 from BSI.

Easily integrated with other popular management system standards, BS 10012 brings big benefits to companies of all sizes. Confidence, reassurance and more business can come with an BS 10012 Personal Information Management System as more customers require you to demonstrate your compliance with data protection legislation. It helps you:

• Identify risks to personal information and put controls in place to manage or reduce them
• Demonstrate compliance with data protection legislation and gain preferred supplier status
• Gain stakeholder and customer trust that their personal data is protected 
• Gain a tender advantage and win new business
• Safeguard your organizations reputation and avoid adverse publicity
• Protect you and your organization against civil and criminal liability
• Benchmark your own personal information management practices with recognized best practice

No matter what size your business is or what type of personal information you are processing, BS 10012 can help you to manage risks to the privacy of personal data and implement the necessary policies, procedures and controls to help ensure compliance with data protection legislation.

A Personal Information Management System gives SMEs the confidence to meet expectations – from legal to customer – giving you a solid and secure base to grow from.

The PAS 2060 standard specifies a four-stage process to demonstrate carbon neutrality. This involves:

• Assessment of GHG emissions based on accurate measurement data
• Reduction of emissions through a target-driven carbon management plan
• Offsetting of excess emissions, often by purchasing carbon credits
• Documentation and verification through qualifying explanatory statements and public disclosure.

Through independent BSI verification to PAS 2060, your business can demonstrate that it has met these requirements. You can show you are serious about sustainability, responding to the challenge of climate change and contributing to the UNSDGs, while enhancing your organization’s performance and resilience.