Volunteer Leadership is Key to i-SIGMA and Personal Success
i-SIGMA owes its success to the hundreds of member representatives who have served on its more than 20 leadership bodies over the years. In fact, at any point in time more than 100 member representatives actively participate in its leadership bodies like the Compliant Resolution Council, the Certification Review Board, the Rules Committee, the Communications […]
Read more »Board Nominations Now Open
Calling all Service Provider Member Representatives! Board of Director nominations are now open. The i-SIGMA Nominating Committee asks those in the industry to please consider who might already be making an impact and to nominate these individuals to serve for the good of the order (that can include yourself!). Simply complete the Nomination Form and […]
Read more »Data Subject Protections Continue to Drive New Privacy Laws
Quebec’s Bill 64 was passed unanimously becoming the most recent example of the continued conveyor belt of regulations inspired by the EU General Data Protection Directive that focuses on new Data Subject protections. Titled, “An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information”, the regulation was adopted unanimously, on the 21 […]
Read more »Corporate Partner News: Vecoplan Expands After-Sales Operations
PRESS RELEASE October 6, 2021 Vecoplan has augmented its after-sales department with new leadership and team members to better service its customers. Leading the department is Mitchell Hall, a veteran in customer service with over 15 years’ experience. Hall has worked in the financial and government industries where he managed call and walk-in service centers, […]
Read more »The Struggle to Hire & Retain Good Employees
Gone—for now anyway—are the days when finding and retaining good employees could be taken for granted. The recent i-SIGMA member survey, along with many conversations with members on what to do about it, has shown the competition for capable, hard-working, and presentable service personnel in records management and secure data destruction is increasing difficult…and in some cases, […]
Read more »The i-SIGMA Compliance Monitoring Service Has Arrived
The eagerly awaited i-SIGMA Compliance Monitoring Service has arrived. Starting immediately, many service providers will use it, and soon clients around the world will begin seeing promotions encouraging them to use it too. And, if the underlying assumptions behind its creation are correct, they will eventually come to rely on it as a vital demonstration […]
Read more »Board Approves New Name & Logo for Vendor Members
When the i-SIGMA Board of Directors met in February of this year for a strategic planning meeting, the importance of best supporting all members, including Associate/Vendor Members was among the topics discussed. From that conversation the Vendor Engagement Committee (VEC) was formed (learn more), and a recommendation was made to determine if “Vendor Member”, as […]
Read more »Margaret Meier, CSDS Appointed to i-SIGMA Board
Margaret Meier, CSDS of Ultrashred Technologies, Inc. (Jacksonville, FL, USA) has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the i-SIGMA Board of Directors, filling a sudden vacancy, marking the second time she has served in that role. The vacancy which Meier was called on to fill was created by the resignation of Michael Payton, CSDS, […]
Read more »Workforce Woes: Flash Survey Results
In the face of continuing concern over workforce stability, i-SIGMA launched another of its popular Flash Surveys. What follows is a breakdown of member-responses regarding their ability to attract and retain service personnel and their response to vaccination requirements. Has your firm had any difficulty hiring new employees? No – We’re not hiring 20% No […]
Read more »Rod Ivey to Chair Ethics Enforcement Council
The i-SIGMA Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Rod Ivey of BEST Shredding (Coquitlam, BC, CA) to serve as chair of the Complaint Resolution Council (CRC). The appointment was made necessary due to the fact that the previous CRC Chair Bowman Richards, CSDS of Richards & Richards (Nashville, TN, USA) is currently serving […]
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