EBM is the only Company in the industry to have achieved recognized international certifications pertaining to quality control, environmental management system and human resources management, including ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2004, HACCP certifications and IIP (Investors in People) Recognition.
Details of the certifications, and recognition given below:
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
ISO is a global network that identifies what International Standards are required by business, government and society, develops them in partnership with the sectors that will put them to use, adopts them by transparent procedures based on national input and delivers them to be implemented worldwide. ISO – a non governmental organization – is a federation of the national standards bodies of 157 countries, one per country, from all regions of the world including developed, developing and transitional economies with a central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system. PSQCA (Pakistan Standard of Quality Control Authority) represents Pakistan as the national standard body.
The ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 families are among ISO's most widely known standards ever. ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 standards are implemented by some 887770 organizations in 161 countries.
ISO 9001 - 2000
ISO 9001 - 2000 is a Quality Management System that focuses on controlling and monitoring quality factors. This international standard promotes the adoption of a process approach when developing, implementing and improving the effectiveness of a quality management system, to enhance customer satisfaction by meeting customer requirements.
The ISO 9000 is primarily concerned with "quality management". This means what the organization does to fulfill:
- The customer's quality requirements, and
- applicable regulatory requirements, while aiming to
- enhance customer satisfaction, and
- achieve continual improvement of its performance in pursuit of these objectives
ISO 9001 applies to all types of organizations. It doesn’t matter what size they are or what they do. It can help both product and service oriented organization achieve standards of quality that are recognized & respected throughout the world.
ISO 14001:2004
The ISO 14000 is primarily concerned with "environmental management". This means what the organization does to:
- Minimize harmful effects on the environment caused by its activities, and to
- achieve continual improvement of its environmental performance.
To achieve this certificate, following projects have been implemented
at the EBM premises:
- Waste Water Treatment Plant
- Solid Waste Management Area
- Development Plan
HACCP
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) is a systematic approach to identifying and controlling hazards (i.e. microbiological, chemical or physical) that could pose a danger to the preparation of safe food. It is a method to be applied by companies to guarantee the safety of their food products. This method is based on two important aspects: analysis of hazards (HA = hazard analysis) and determination of the points in the production process where these hazards are effectively controlled (CCP = Critical Control Points).
HACCP have following seven basic steps:
- Analyze / Identify Hazard
- Identify Critical Control points
- Establish Critical Limits
- Establish Monitoring Procedures
- Establish Corrective Actions
- Establish a verification system
- Establish Record keeping
There are three types of Hazards:
- Physical = Hairs, Glass, Threads, Plastics etc
- Chemical = Mixing of flavors etc
- Biological = Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi etc
IIP
English Biscuit Manufacturers (Pvt.) Ltd. is amongst the first organizations in Asia recognized to the International Investor in People Standard in December 2005.
'Investors in People' (IIP) UK was formed in 1993 to take national ownership of the Standard, protect its integrity and ensure its successful promotion and development. IIP UK has license agreements in over twenty countries worldwide including Africa, Europe, North America, and the Middle East & Australasia.
Investor in People (IIP) UK is an organization that currently operates in 26 countries globally and has developed the Investors in People Standards.
The Investors in People Standard is a business improvement tool designed to advance an organization’s performance through its people. Developed in 1990 by the National Training Task Force, the Standard helps organizations to improve performance and realize objectives through the management and development of their people. Since it was developed, the Standard has been reviewed every three years to ensure that it remains relevant, accessible and attractive to all. ‘Investors in People’ recognizes that organizations use different means to achieve success through their people. Therefore, it provides a framework to help find the most suitable means for achieving success through your people.
The standard is based on the following three key principles:
Plan
Developing strategies to improve the performance of the organization
Do
Taking action to improve the performance of the organization
Review
Evaluating the impact on the performance of the organization
However, the standard is expressed in 12 indicators representing an organization’s commitment, planning, action and evaluation.
The standard ensures the people’s contribution to the organization
are recognized and valued. Further, it encourages people to take ownership and responsibility by being involved in decision making. EBM is amongst the six Pakistani Local and Multinational Companies but the only one in the Food Industry to have achieved this recognition.
