ICoCA Opens Pathway to Certification for Private Maritime Security Companies
It is now possible for Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) to receive independent, third party certification to the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers (ICoC)...
View ArticleNew Standards for CBs Certifying Private Security Companies to ANSI/ASIS...
Readers, who have been closely following standard setting for private security companies (PSCs), may be interested in opportunities to comment on two new standards for Certification Bodies (CBs)...
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ICoCA Takes Important Steps to Fulfill its Mission
Last Thursday the International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA) made significant advances toward fulfilling its purpose to promote the responsible provision of security services and ensure respect...
View ArticleHuman Analytics moderates panel on PSC standards at ISOA Summit
Rebecca DeWinter-Schmitt, Senior Managing Director of Human Analytics LLC, will moderate the panel “Security Contracting Certification: Update and Lessons Learned” on Thursday, 27 October, 2016 at this...
View ArticleTools for Effective and Responsible Contracting of Private Security Services
Private security companies provide services to a range of clients operating in complex and high risk environments. Increasingly state actors, to include international organizations, as well as private...
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U.S. Government Releases First National Action Plan on Responsible Business...
On Friday, the U.S. government released its first National Action Plan (NAP) on Responsible Business Conduct. The NAP is the culmination of a two year process launched by President Obama in 2014 to...
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Supply Chain Due Diligence Increasingly a Requirement for Companies
In these times of significant political change, how will national policies affect compliance requirements for companies with overseas operations? Could the growing anti-regulation sentiment impact...
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Panel: The Role of Trade Associations in Promoting Human Rights,...
Readers of this blog in the Washington, D.C. area may be interested in attending an upcoming panel discussing the role that U.S. trade associations can play in promoting human rights, sustainability,...
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Continued progress in operationalizing responsible private security: ICoCA...
With a new tagline on its promotional materials, “bringing together industry, civil society and governments to promote responsible private security services and respect for human rights,” the...
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The Value-Add of the ICoCA: A ‘Strong Sword’
What is the ‘value-add’ of the ICoCA? That question surfaced occasionally at the margins of the successful annual meeting of the International Code of Conduct Association, the Swiss-based non-profit...
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