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SQF Edition 10 is coming - are you prepared?Join our live webinar on Friday 29th May: “What’s Changing in SQF - Preparing for Edition 10, Agents, Brokers and Service to the Food Industry Certification.”

The updated ISO 14001:2026 Environmental Management System (EMS) standard has arrived - and it’s a positive step forward for organisations ready to strengthen their environmental performance.For Australian and New Zealand businesses, this update isn’t about starting from scratch. It’s about building on what you already have and aligning it with today’s priorities - climate, supply chains, and measurable impact.If you’re certified to ISO 14001:2015, you’re already in a strong position. Now it’s time to take the next step.

Supply chain risk isn’t always where you expect it. For many organisations, the biggest gaps are sitting within service providers - and they’re often the hardest to audit. With SMETA 3-Pillar (3P) and Distributed Workforce now here, the question is shifting from “Are we compliant?” to: “Are we truly audit-ready across our extended workforce?” Watch our on-demand webinar to understand what SMETA 3P means - and how to prepare with confidence.

As AI use becomes more routine, questions around accountability, risk and oversight naturally come to the surface. Organisations are increasingly expected and even required to understand where AI is in use, how it affects decisions and outcomes, and how they would explain or justify those outcomes if challenged. The following insights are shaped by the work of Erin Casteel, a Lead Auditor at Intertek SAI Global and a long-standing contributor to the development of international ISO management system standards and IT best practices

Discover how a Workplace Conditions Assessment (WCA) audit helps organisations improve supply chain transparency, manage risk, and strengthen social, labour, health & safety, and environmental compliance.

Further to customer communications emailed to clients, below is a summary of the update and FAQs regarding bank changes for SAI Global Assurance and Intertek Inform.

Over the past few years, we have seen a clear shift in how sustainability is viewed across Australian and international supply chains. What was once a “nice to have” is now a commercial, regulatory, and reputational expectation. Customers aren’t just asking whether sustainability policies exist - they’re asking how claims are verified, how emissions are calculated, and whether supply chains are truly traceable. This is why ISCC certification is becoming increasingly critical.

Modern slavery is not just a global problem. It exists within Australia and across the supply chains that support our everyday goods and services. As regulatory expectations rise and scrutiny increases, business has a critical role to play in identifying, preventing and addressing modern slavery risks.

2026 is a turning point for sustainability regulation in Australia. From climate-related financial disclosures to mandatory ESG due diligence and tougher modern slavery requirements, a new wave of businesses will be brought into scope in 2026.