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A MESSAGE FROM JULIA HILL, CHAIR OF THE BOARD
AND ROBERT M. GRIFFIN, PRESIDENT AND CEO
AND ROBERT M. GRIFFIN, PRESIDENT AND CEO
Innovations in products
and services
and services
We continue to make strategic investments in information technology as means to enhance communications, improve process efficiency and enable product innovation.
CSA recently published two landmark elevator safety standards as a result of our alliance with ASME, including the first ever performance-based code. CSA America's personnel certification program has expanded so that people can demonstrate competencies via an objective, third party. And we are forging state-of-the-art ways for our clients to understand and apply standards, such as our computer based learning tool for emergency preparedness and response which won an award at the Future Play 2007 International Games Competition. We are also innovating in standards format and delivery. For example, we now offer publications that are downloadable to mobile devices for people on the move.
CSA recently published two landmark elevator safety standards as a result of our alliance with ASME, including the first ever performance-based code. CSA America's personnel certification program has expanded so that people can demonstrate competencies via an objective, third party. And we are forging state-of-the-art ways for our clients to understand and apply standards, such as our computer based learning tool for emergency preparedness and response which won an award at the Future Play 2007 International Games Competition. We are also innovating in standards format and delivery. For example, we now offer publications that are downloadable to mobile devices for people on the move.
Expanding
for clients
for clients
CSA International has added staff and facilities to serve our clients better in North America and throughout the world. CSA International has also expanded its strategic collaboration with various organizations in different program areas, created innovative solutions for our clients, improved on the quality of service and expanded our list of clients in North America and globally. Our anti-counterfeiting program is growing to combat counterfeit products... products which can kill! CSA International is using innovative technologies to assist in the early detection of counterfeits.
OnSpeX, our product evaluation business, has secured important contracts during the past year, and continues to expand to meet client demands. We have expanded our Cleveland facility to accommodate the growing needs for product evaluation services by retailers and manufacturers.
OnSpeX, our product evaluation business, has secured important contracts during the past year, and continues to expand to meet client demands. We have expanded our Cleveland facility to accommodate the growing needs for product evaluation services by retailers and manufacturers.
Advancing solutions
for climate change
for climate change
On the environmental front, CSA was invited by the Conference Board to be a sponsor of the second Canadian edition of the Carbon Disclosure Project Report which was released in 2007. We accepted because we believe in the importance of this effort and in the expertise we share in greenhouse gas management.
Standards are an essential component of climate change action and CSA is introducing tools and resources, such as our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) CleanStart Registry, to help organizations move forward on their objectives to consistently measure carbon footprints, and to monitor and report on emission reductions. To advance products based on alternative energy sources, CSA International tests and certifies fuel cells to American and international standards.
CSA completed work on the "North of 60" project funded by the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) regarding the vulnerability assessment for infrastructure in response to a changing climate. We also released a report on the current state of knowledge of climate change issues and responses, along with the level of awareness and use of such knowledge in the day-to-day work of infrastructure engineers. Our research helps identify specific areas of engineering curricula and continuing education programs that can be improved and updated to better address the impact of climate change on civil infrastructure. The findings will also be used to inform the work of CSA technical committee experts and staff as they develop and maintain a broad range of standards relating to urban/rural infrastructure.
Standards are an essential component of climate change action and CSA is introducing tools and resources, such as our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) CleanStart Registry, to help organizations move forward on their objectives to consistently measure carbon footprints, and to monitor and report on emission reductions. To advance products based on alternative energy sources, CSA International tests and certifies fuel cells to American and international standards.
CSA completed work on the "North of 60" project funded by the National Roundtable on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE) regarding the vulnerability assessment for infrastructure in response to a changing climate. We also released a report on the current state of knowledge of climate change issues and responses, along with the level of awareness and use of such knowledge in the day-to-day work of infrastructure engineers. Our research helps identify specific areas of engineering curricula and continuing education programs that can be improved and updated to better address the impact of climate change on civil infrastructure. The findings will also be used to inform the work of CSA technical committee experts and staff as they develop and maintain a broad range of standards relating to urban/rural infrastructure.
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