Certifications and Accreditations
VEGA holds the following certifications and accreditations that
represent our commitment to providing high quality services:
CHECK | CLAS | Information
Security Management Policy | Quality Management System |
Environmental
Management System | British
Standards Institution’s (BSi) Associate Consultant
Programme
CHECK
VEGA is a registered CHECK service provider. CHECK
is the UK Government accredited IT Health Check Service. The UK's
National Technical Authority for Information Assurance (CESG) has
traditionally provided IT health check services for HMG and the
wider public sector of systems handling protectively marked
information. Demand for these services has grown. Therefore, in
line with similar CESG initiatives, a special partnership with
industry is the most appropriate way of meeting this demand.
Companies belonging to CHECK are measured against high standards
set by CESG. Therefore, Government and Critical National
Infrastructure customers can be assured that VEGA can provide a
high quality CESG (CHECK) IT Health Check
Service as the work is carried out under the Terms &
Conditions of CHECK.
CLAS
VEGA is
a member of the CESG Listed Advisor Scheme, CLAS. The Scheme aims
to satisfy the increased demand for authoritative Information
Assurance advice and guidance. CLAS creates a pool of high quality
consultants approved by CESG to provide Information Assurance
advice to government departments and other organisations who
provide vital services for the United Kingdom. VEGA's CLAS consultants are approved to provide
Information Assurance advice on systems processing which is
protectively marked information up to, and including, SECRET.
Information Security Management Policy
ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Information
Security Management Systems
VEGA has created this policy to meet the following aims:
- Individual Protection: The policies serve to
protect employees, through greater awareness and by offering
guidance. When sending emails or posting newsgroup comments the
laws relating to defamation, intellectual property rights
(including copyright), confidentiality and discrimination apply in
the same way as they do to more traditional forms of
communication.
- Group Protection: The Group must protect
itself from a potentially unlawful material circulated by
employees. The Group’s disclaimer ensures that postings or emails
made in a private capacity cannot be construed as an official Group
position.
- Security: To safeguard the Group’s market
position, and protect against the theft of intellectual property
and other confidential information.
- Corporate Systems Protection: To protect the
investment in our IT systems (e.g. against the risk of a computer
virus or ‘hackers’).
- Increased Quality of IT Service: To increase
the quality of IT services to all staff. Its systems and Internet
performance can be significantly affected by non-business related
activities.
This Information Security Policy applies to all Group employees,
contractors and, where applicable, visitors to Group sites. The
awareness of this policy and associated documentation is conducted
through the induction and training process.
VEGA ensures confidentiality of identified data assets ensuring
availability to authorised personnel. Integrity is maintained
ensuring its major assets of people, reputation and relationships
with other stakeholders is maintained.
VEGA also recognises that the security of its staff,
infrastructure and information is of paramount importance in
meeting its business, legal and regulatory obligations.
VEGA is committed to ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and
availability of all information in its possession. The purpose,
aims and content of this Information Security Policy are wholly
endorsed and supported by Executive Management.
Quality Management System
BS EN ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems
This statement sets out the Quality policy of VEGA Consulting
Services Ltd. The purpose of the Quality policy statement and
Management System is to ensure that products and services provided
to our Clients meet or exceed defined or implied requirements.
VEGA aspires to differentiate itself through the Quality and
value of our Client relationships by improving participation and
performance indicators of Client satisfaction; and to be an
exciting, successful and reliable company with which to be
involved. This shall be evidenced by increased turnover, sustained
profitable growth, wider internal opportunities for personal
improvement, development of technological innovations and continued
repeatability of Quality and technological innovation in our
solutions.
VEGA will achieve these standards in a cost-effective way by
improving internal process efficiency, feedback and involvement of
staff with the integrated management system; and by providing the
tools required to ensure better decision-making in the delivery of
our core competences of consulting and technology.
VEGA will seek ways to improve through continual improvement,
further certification to international and industrial standards,
and increasing staff involvement in and ownership of the management
system.
Environmental Management System
BS EN ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management Systems
This statement sets out the Environmental Policy of VEGA
Consulting Services (hereafter VEGA) and all its subsidiary
companies.
The purpose of this policy is to foster a
positive attitude to the environment, and raise awareness of good
environmental practices and to commit to the continual improvement
and performance of the Environmental Management System
(EMS) and to prevent, where possible, the risks of
pollution.
This policy and referenced procedures includes
consideration and compliance with any legal or other requirements
related to our environmental aspects.
This policy is tailored primarily to the
environmental aspects of VEGA. Activities, objectives and targets
are published annually and are monitored through the meetings and
minutes of the EMS Steering Committee (EMSSC).
Plans and procedures for establishing
environmental objectives and targets, reviewing and measuring
progress, are documented in the EMS.
Annually the environmental performance of VEGA
and its subsidiary companies is reviewed.
The review includes a comparison of the
preceding year and the collation and approval of the company’s
Environmental objectives for the forthcoming year. These objectives
and targets are communicated to staff within the EMS.
In order to stay informed of the latest
environmental initiatives the company will maintain links with all
relevant environmental bodies.
This Environmental Policy Statement is
reviewed annually by Senior Management to ensure that it continues
to fully reflect VEGA's commitment to the preservation and
improvement of the environment. The communication of this statement
and related processes are provided through induction and on-going
training and awareness campaigns.
The following Environmental objectives have
been established to contribute to the achievement of our business
strategy and are measurable through process improvement, project
management, product acceptance, and compliance.
- Energy consumption reduction in Carbon
Emissions
- Reduce CO2 emissions by optimising the use of Gas/Electricity
(annual kWh per m2) and travel
- Production of annual office Environmental reports, produce
recommendations for Energy reduction/control initiatives, monitor
High energy users, locations in the offices
- Control and maintenance of systems containing Ozone depleting
substances Air conditioning, fire protection etc
- Waste Management
- Reduce amount of waste to landfill through the encouragement of
further recycling
- Promote sustainable purchasing, produce purchasing policy
- Develop process for Reducing, Reusing and Recycling of
waste
- Control Hazardous waste transfer
- Maintain and improve awareness campaigns
- Develop and promote energy day
- Encourage Management reviews, Staff suggestions etc
- Roll-out BS EN ISO 14001 certification at other sites
with agreement from EMSSC
- Development of 14001 Project plan and PoAP
British Standards Institution’s (BSi) Associate Consultant
Programme
VEGA is a member of the British Standards Institution’s (BSi)
Associate Consultant Programme (ACP). The ACP has been established
to provide a list of consultancy companies with proven capability,
that the BSi can recommend to prospective customers. As a programme
member, VEGA can provide independent advice in the areas of
information security, programme and project management, and
business continuity management relating to the BSi standards
ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 25999.