The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recognizes U.S. organizations in the business, health care, education, and nonprofit sectors for performance excellence. The Baldrige Award is the only formal recognition of the performance excellence of both public and private U.S. organizations given by the President of the United States. It is administered by the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, which is based at and managed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The City and Guilds of London Institute is an educational organisation in the United Kingdom. Founded on 11 November 1878 by the City of London and 16 livery companies – to develop a national system of technical education, the Institute has been operating under Royal Charter (RC117), granted by Queen Victoria, since 1900. The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, was appointed the first President of the Institute.
Quality management ensures that an organization, product or service is consistent. It has four main components: quality planning, quality assurance, quality control and quality improvement. Quality management is focused not only on product and service quality, but also on the means to achieve it. Quality management, therefore, uses quality assurance and control of processes as well as products to achieve more consistent quality. What a customer wants and is willing to pay for it determines quality. It is written or unwritten commitment to a known or unknown consumer in the market. Thus, quality can be defined as fitness for intended use or, in other words, how well the product performs its intended function.
The Australian Subscription Television and Radio Association (ASTRA) is the peak industry body representing the subscription media industry in Australia. ASTRA’s main activities are to represent the industry with government, regulators and the media, advocate policy reforms that promote industry growth, highlight and reward industry achievement, report television ratings and assist the industry to develop. ASTRA was formed in September 1997.
Export Development Canada is Canada's export credit agency and a state-owned enterprise wholly owned by the Government of Canada. Its mandate is to support and develop trade between Canada and other countries, and help Canada's competitiveness in the international marketplace. EDC products and services include trade credit insurance, export financing for Canadian companies and for their foreign customers, bonding solutions, international market expertise, as well as information on opportunities in international markets.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is an industry association in India.
The World Nuclear Association (WNA) is the international organization that promotes nuclear power and supports the companies that comprise the global nuclear industry. Its members come from all parts of the nuclear fuel cycle, including uranium mining, uranium conversion, uranium enrichment, nuclear fuel fabrication, plant manufacture, transport, and the disposition of used nuclear fuel as well as electricity generation itself.
The Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification (AENOR) is an entity dedicated to the development of standardization and certification in all Spanish industrial and service sectors.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK is the membership organisation for United Kingdom professionals involved in the movement of goods and people and their associated supply chains. It is a National Council of CILT International.
Virgin Mobile Australia (VMA) was a mobile telecommunications company based in Sydney.
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), is a worldwide professional body that represents construction and property professionals who work within the built environment. Chartered members may use the designation MCIOB (Member) FCIOB (Fellow) and can be assigned as Chartered Builders or Chartered Construction Managers once they have demonstrated the required professional competence.
The Sheffield Business Awards is an annual event, held in Sheffield to recognise and reward Sheffield City region business success.
ISSA, the Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association is an international association of more than 9,000 companies in the professional cleaning industry. The mission of ISSA is “to be the leading resource for information, education, networking, and commercial opportunities as well as the leading voice in government and the community for firms within the worldwide cleaning industry.”
Cleanaway Waste Management Limited is Australia's largest total waste management solutions company, employing over 5,500 people across Australia. The company services customers ranging from small businesses to large multi-national commercial and industrial organisations across a range of different industries.
Mohammed Hanzab is the President of the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) in Doha, Qatar. He is the former President of the Qatar International Academy for Security Studies and has an extensive background in defence.
eCOGRA is a London-based internationally approved testing agency and player protection and standards organisation. The company was established in 2003 in the United Kingdom and introduced the first formal self-regulation program to the online gambling industry in 2003. eCOGRA is also a leading independent and internationally accredited testing laboratory, inspection body and certification body, specializing in the certification of online gaming software and the audit of Information Security Management Systems.
The Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) is Australia's largest professional body for marketers. The AMI’s core purpose is to support progress in the careers of their members and advance the marketing profession. The AMI has over 30,000 marketers in its network and is certification body for the Certified Practising Marketer designation in Australia.
Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB), established in 2010 under the Chartered Secretaries Act 2010, is a public institute for training of company secretaries of Bangladesh. The institute is a statutory body, which falls under the Ministry of Commerce of Government of Bangladesh.
Contact Centre Association of Zimbabwe is a non-profit making body whose role is to unite the Zimbabwean customer service industry, including Zimbabwean call/contact centres and their professionals, as well as ensuring they meet international standards.
