Health and Hygiene - Case Studies
Supporting ‘Hygiene and Sanitation Improvement Project’ in India, 2016
As a part of the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ Initiative, a government led initiative, Intertek India’s ‘Hygiene and Sanitation Improvement Project' launched in 2015 was completed in 2016. This year, Intertek has funded and been part of the construction of drainage, sewage and road systems around the Intertek India Delhi office. Intertek has also worked with local volunteers to clean streets as a part of the project.
Campaigning to Fight Water Pollution in South Africa, 2015
An Intertek employee led a campaign to raise awareness of, and action against, water pollution in her local community in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The campaign supported an Intertek employee’s personal development of working towards an environmental management degree and Intertek South Africa’s social development policy.
Participating in a Community Health Programme in Indonesia, 2015
Intertek Indonesia has extended its social responsibility programme by participating in the community’s health programme, ‘Posyandu’, in Jakarta. The programme aims for a healthier community by promoting healthy and hygienic practices and by providing basic medical and health monitoring services.
Intertek Wins the ‘Responsibility Case’ Award for Its Public Welfare Support in China, 2015
In 2015, Intertek China received the ‘Responsibility Case’ Award with its public welfare programme ‘Yangtze River Programme’. This involved enlisting nearly 100 volunteers to carry out water quality testing the river which is 4,000 miles long. Working with media and other organisations the profile of clean rivers was raised reaching many local communities.
Ensuring Safety and Quality in a Developing World, 2013
The rise in middle class consumers in the growth economies has resulted in a broader variety of products entering the marketplace and a greater demand for quality. Developed nations have for some time required exporters to obtain a Certificate of Conformity before shipping in order to clear customs, which has unintentionally led to unsafe and unreliable products being forced into emerging economies. However, Intertek has helped to eliminate this situation. As more developing nations have implemented and enacted mandatory legislation for imported goods, Intertek Conformity Assessment Programmes ensure that poor quality and sub-standard products cannot be imported and so are eliminated from the national market.
In March, Intertek was awarded a Certificate of Merit by the World Customs Organisation, in recognition of the inspection and training work we do for the Mozambican Revenue Authority to ensure the quality and safety of goods being exported to Mozambique. In June, Shanghai CIQ (Customs, Immigration & Quarantine) published its satisfaction index of local certification bodies. The index was compiled following a survey of 454 certified companies by the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. The survey made a comprehensive assessment of 20 certification bodies (15 of them foreign-invested) in areas such as credibility, service standard and impartial operation. Intertek tops the list of ‘foreign-invested’ and is ranked number two out of all 20 (the first being Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences).