Quality infrastructure services in countries and regions

Product safety for consumers and the free exchange of goods and services between nations is promoted by the existence of well performing, quality-enhancing infrastructure. These make know-how on international standards more accessible in a given country, enable local actors to implement it efficiently, and facilitate trade by providing recognised tests and conformity evidences. They also support the necessary product safety for the population and consumers through appropriate market surveillance systems.

CONFORMITY & GOVERNANCE offers consulting and support for the development and improvement of quality infrastructure in countries, in particular:

Promote quality infrastructure in countries with the objective to utilize international standards and conformity assessment to improve quality, enhance measures for international recognition of certificates and conformity evidences, as well as establish, operate or expand effective institutions and processes;
Technical consulting, coaching and project work, training, review and assessment.

Audit and assessment services "Engage, Comply, Improve, Trust".

Keep the continued suitability, reliability, and efficiency of business processes under radar at all times, and help achieve robustness. Targeted promotion of customer benefits — this means effective management controlling in the sense of “Engage, Comply, Improve, Trust”.

Use the experience of CONFORMITY & GOVERNANCE for internal audits, best practice assessments, compliance audits, supply chain audits, and apply your individual & specific sustainability focus.

Powerful networks, collaborative cultures and cooperation across organizational boundaries help create processes that considers the changing customer expectations, risks and opportunities of the organization, including the expectations of committed employees and partners.
These are the determining factors for robust processes.

CONFORMITY & GOVERNANCE offers consulting and support services for the effective use of audits and assessments, including:

Internal audits, best practice assessments, compliance audits, supply chain audits
Preparation for certification audits or other external activities related to required evidence of conformity
Audits & assessments according to international MS-standards and best practice guidelines
Conception and implementation of improvement programs including training

Governance processes in organizations and supply chains

Keep the continued suitability, reliability and efficiency of business processes under radar at all times and achieve robustness. Targeted promotion of customer benefits. Identify strategy-relevant trends and developments including standards in a timely manner, manage opportunities and risks, and adapt to relevant requirements. The robustness of the processes and the management system is a management and a governance matter.

CONFORMITY & GOVERNANCE offers consulting and support for the governance of key processes and management systems, such as:

Governance of key processes

Strategic fit of processes and structures
Aspects: Value chain, supply chain, cooperation partners, customer segments (local and global perspectives)
Internal control system, management control, accountability
Long-term perspective and impact perspective

Management system support

Design and implementation
Coaching on management systems and leadership
Performance enhancement and system integration
Performance measurement and target systems
Reviews, audits, and assessment

Specific topics such as business excellence, environment, social responsibility, risk, integrity and compliance in accordance with relevant standards.

Management of conformity evidences and internal / external audits

For all mentioned topics consulting can be requested as technical consulting, coaching, implementation package, training, review and assessment service or other compatible forms.

General Management and Governance Services

Targeted promotion of customer benefits. Identify strategy-relevant trends and developments, including standards in a timely manner; manage opportunities and risks and adapt relevant requirements.
In particular, this effort includes the application of recognized global standards mainly on their social relevance and suitability to gain customer and stakeholder trusts; enhance integrity, transparency and corresponding evidence of conformity; as well as strengthen competitiveness and reputation.

CONFORMITY & GOVERNANCE provides valuable services when it comes to enhancing, supplementing or building up corporate value, such as:

Strategy development and corporate communications

Focus on

Sustainability issues and longer-term requirements and values
Interpretation of relevance and use of international standards in the organization, in the value chain, and in competition
Interpretation of relevance and use of standards for compliance and conformity evidences
Key processes and improvement

Support in the implementation and management of

Integrity measures and programs
Certificates of conformity
Internal / external audits
Management of supply chains and externally provided services
Customer satisfaction evaluations and ratings
Customer loyalty programs
ICS, governance measures and programs

Special attention: e.g. business excellence, environment and sustainability, circular economy, social responsibility, risk, integrity and compliance.