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ISO 9001:2026 Risks and Opportunities—What Has Changed?

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What is Changing in Clause 6.1? Clause 6.1.1 & 6.1.2 (Risks): Protect what you have. Identifies and evaluates uncertainties that could undesirably affect your ability to deliver conforming products and services. Clause 6.1.1 & 6.1.3 (Opportunities): Pursue what creates value. Requires structured planning, integration, and evaluation for favorable circumstances that could desirably improve QMS performance. Context & Climate Change: Clarifies how Clause 4 context inputs flow into risk planning, addressing the 2024 climate amendment without forcing an artificial climate risk into every QMS. ISO 9001:2015 vs. ISO 9001:2026 Direction Topic ISO 9001:2015 ISO 9001:2026 Direction Clause Structure Combined in 6.1.1 & 6.1.2 Determination together (6.1.1); Action planning split into 6.1.2 (Risks) & 6.1.3 (Opportunities) Opportunities Required, but easily buried in ri...

QPS 8.4-01 Control of External Providers Is Now Updated for ISO 9001:2026

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QPS 8.4-01 Control of External Providers has just been rewritten for ISO 9001:2026 — genuinely updated against the new standard, not just relabeled from the 2015 edition. What changed — and why Covers provider requirements, tenders, and quantitative evaluation and ranking, aligned with ISO 9001:2026 clause 8.4. Environmental-impact criteria now built into the supplier scorecard, so your approved-supplier ranking weighs climate impact alongside price, quality and delivery. New criterion for whether the external provider itself holds ISO 9001:2026-certified QMS — folded straight into the weighted scoring table. Table 2 from the Provider Evaluation Methodology — note the new 'ISO 9001:2026 certified QMS' scoring criterion. What's inside Format: MS Word (fully editable) Price: $34.00 Includes: Annex 1: Provider Evaluation Methodology (with worked example scorecard) Approved supplier register ...

ISO 9001:2026 Supplier Requirements: Certification, Evaluation and Clause 8.4

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Our ISO 9001 Supplier Certification Questions & Answers has been updated to address the upcoming ISO 9001:2026 edition and the transition from ISO 9001:2015. One of the most common questions organizations ask is whether ISO 9001 requires suppliers to be ISO 9001 certified . The answer is no. ISO 9001 Clause 8.4 requires organizations to control externally provided processes, products, and services and to establish appropriate criteria for evaluating, selecting, monitoring, and re-evaluating suppliers. Third-party ISO 9001 certification can be part of that process, but it is not the only acceptable method. The updated Q&A explains practical approaches to ISO 9001 supplier evaluation and qualification , including: ISO 9001 certification by an accredited certification body Second-party supplier audits Supplier self-assessments and questionnaires Evaluation based on quality and delivery performance Risk-based combinations of supplier qualification methods ...

QPS 8.3-01 Design and Development Is Now Updated for ISO 9001:2026

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QPS 8.3-01 Design and Development has just been rewritten for ISO 9001:2026 — genuinely updated against the new standard, not just relabeled from the 2015 edition. What changed — and why Covers development request, requirements, verification, and validation in one ISO 9001:2026-aligned flow. New environmental-impact minimization requirements built into the design stage, so products and services are evaluated for climate impact before they ever reach production. Change-control forms updated so design modifications carry the same environmental review as the original design. Annex 1: the typical product design and development stage-gate table from the updated procedure. What's inside Format: MS Word (fully editable) Price: $34.00 Includes: Annex 1: Typical product design and development stages table Design review records Verification & validation checklists QSF 8.3-01-05 Product/Ser...

ISO 9001:2026 – Free Change Guide and Transition Overview

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ISO 9001:2026 is coming — what will change? ISO 9001:2026 is approaching publication, and organizations currently using ISO 9001:2015 should start reviewing what the revision may mean for their Quality Management System. CBG has prepared a free ISO 9001:2015 → 2026 Change Guide based on ISO/FDIS 9001, the final pre-publication text. The 30-page guide covers: the major shifts in ISO 9001:2026; clause-by-clause changes from ISO 9001:2015; what the changes may mean for your existing QMS; a practical QMS readiness review; an illustrative transition roadmap; an action and document review matrix. The guide is intended to help quality managers and organizations understand what is changing and identify what should be reviewed now — without treating the transition as a complete QMS rebuild. Free Download — No Email Required: ISO 9001:2015 → 2026 Change Guide

QPS 9.2-01 Internal Audit Is Now Updated for ISO 9001:2026

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QPS 9.2-01 Internal Audit has just been rewritten for ISO 9001:2026 — genuinely updated against the new standard, not just relabeled from the 2015 edition. What changed — and why Covers the full ISO 9001:2026 audit cycle — planning, conducting, reporting — plus a new requirement to verify environmental and climate-change impact controls during internal audits. Audit report form updated so climate-related findings get tracked alongside standard nonconformities, instead of being handled ad hoc. Layout reviewed and approved by experienced ISO 9001 auditors, so the plan/conduct/report chain stays audit-trail clean. QSF 9.2-01-04 Audit Report — the audit report form included with the updated procedure. What's inside Length: 14 pages Format: MS Word (fully editable) Price: $49.00 (Always check ISO 9001 Products page on CBG website for most up to date prices and promotions) Includes: QSF 9.2-01-01 ...

QPS 9.3-01 Management Review Is Now Updated for ISO 9001:2026

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QPS 9.3-01 Management Review has just been rewritten for ISO 9001:2026 — genuinely updated against the new standard, not just relabeled from the 2015 edition. What changed — and why Restructured around ISO 9001:2026's new two-level model: a Strategic Planning review and a separate Current (operational) Review, instead of one combined meeting. Adds a dedicated climate-change impact review requirement as a standing agenda input — not an optional add-on. Built for evidence-based leadership decisions: agenda and inputs are structured so scenario analysis and data-driven recommendations (including AI-assisted ones) slot straight in, per the direction ISO 9001:2026 takes on decision-making. QSF 9.3-01-01 Management Review Meeting Agenda — the actual form included with the updated procedure. What's inside Format: MS Word (fully editable) Price: $34.00 Includes: QSF 9.3-01-01 Management Review Agenda QSF...