Corporate Quality. Structure. Efficiency. Transparency.
The basic prerequisites for sustainable, successful entrepreneurship.

Quality Management

Environmental Management

Occupational Health and Safety

Addition of climate change to ISO management system standards  

Recently, IAF and the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) issued a joint communiqué to highlight upcoming changes to new and existing ISO standards for management systems.  

Two new statements will be added to several existing management system standards and included in all new standards or standards under development/revision. This is to recognise the need to consider the impact of climate change on the ability to achieve the intended results of the management system. 

Further details can be found in our rules of implementation.  

Would you like to know more? To coincide with the revision of the standards, we have developed the webinar «Climate change adaptation strategies. Reference standards, methodologies, and tools». It lasts three hours and is aimed at system managers, project managers and C-Level management. We provide in-depth information on the additional requirements and demonstrate the potential of ISO management systems for a company's approach to climate change and other sustainability issues. The webinar is available in German, French and Italian. Contact us for further information. 

Credibility
and trust

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By getting audited and certified by SQS, companies strengthen their credibility and trust in the market, among employees, authorities, or other stakeholders.

Orientation and
Comparability

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Our SQS auditors support clients by providing a practical and conceptually well-founded external perspective and thus convey orientation and comparability in the market.

Competences through ongoing training

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Our clients build up comprehensive competences by having their employees trained by SQS in a practical, impact-oriented, and holistic way.

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Clients from business and

administration 

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SQS is an SME serving the Swiss economy and society. It has over 9,000 clients from all sectors, from micro- to large companies, from associations to public authorities.

1983

Founded as a pioneer and
a market leader ever since

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SQS was founded in 1983 as one of the world's first certification bodies for management systems. Since then, it has been Switzerland's leading organisation in this field.

10 Years

Long-term customer relationships as a trademark

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Quality creates loyalty. More than a third of our clients have been with SQS for more than 10 years. We have even been working with numerous companies since the early 1980s.

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New mandates gained
in 2023

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SQS has convinced over 700 more organisations of its value proposition in 2023. The more complex the economy, the more important it is to be able to count on reliable partners.

5 continents

Our certificates provide market access worldwide

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Lived and certified «Swissness»: SQS certificates create market access for companies on all continents - if we leave Antarctica out for a moment...

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Training days for new lead auditors

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New auditors complete a practice-oriented basic training with 34 training days in 2 years. This is how we ensure continuity and bring you to the top with the help of our experts. 

You want to improve?
Here are the 4 success factors.

#1 - Implement quality comprehensively 

What characterises a successful company?
In the foreground, of course, are high-quality products and services. But today, these alone are no longer enough to survive in the market. The quality and thus the long-term competitiveness of a company is also determined by numerous other factors. These include, among others

  • the management system,
  • cost control and optimisation,
  • risk management,
  • a transparent and efficient process landscape
  • and the ability to constantly improve and renew.
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#2 - A credible environmental management

Who is against environmental protection? Exactly, today everyone is committed to the responsible use of the world's resources. But do we act accordingly? How do we distinguish between lip service and serious commitment? There are proven solutions to ensure that protecting the environment is not a «nice to have» but an integral part of the corporate culture and processes.

#3 - Occupational safety and healthy employees

Whether it's a small company or an international organisation - anyone who holds a managerial position bears responsibility for the health and safety of their employees. Higher and higher. Further. Faster. The pressure on employees is increasing in many companies and organisations. It is therefore all the more important to ensure and promote their safety and health. That is humanly correct. And it is in the interest of the employer. Because in our service society, employees are the ultimate success factor.

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#4 - Understanding sustainability as future viability

«Sustainability» is not a fashionable topic. It is the requirement and the entrepreneurial opportunity of the 21st century. Companies whose business models contribute to climate change and endanger our ecosystems will sooner or later exit the market. Social requirements are also increasing. This means, for example, compatibility of work and family and the protection of human rights along the entire value chain. There are strategies and methods to respond to these changes in time and in the right way - so that you are on the winning side of the change.

The current scope of the SAS- and Accredia- accreditations can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding SQS-Trust-symbols.