This badge was issued to Queens Hotel (part of the Empress Group N.V.) on 17 Jul 2024.
Expires on 17 Jul 2025
Blue Wave Gold Badge
Issued by
Blue Wave
Completed the Blue Wave Program consistent of performing the baseline self-assessments versus the international standards organized in seven pillars: HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, Environmental), Cyber Security, Quality, Corporate Policies, Financials, Technical Capabilities, and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance). Attended the development workshops and performed the second self-assessments for all the pillars reaching a compliance factor and documentation upload of 90%.
- Type Validation
- Level Advanced
Earning Criteria
Standards
The HSSE pillar is based on the Operating Management System (OMS) framework and the American Petroleum Institute standards designed to help organizations control risks and deliver a safe high performance in the oil and gas industry. It is flexible enough and adopted by large and small companies and organizations across all industry sectors.
ISO 9001:2015 specifies requirements for quality management systems.
NIST 1.1 framework was developed with a focus on industries vital economic security, including energy, banking, communications and the defense industrial base. It has since proven flexible enough to be adopted voluntarily by large and small companies and organizations across all industry sectors, as well as by federal, state and local governments.
This pillar is a conglomerate of the Code of Conducts of major global organizations, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights United Nations.
These skills are required and adopted by large and small companies and organizations across all industry sectors.
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are applied in the USA to encompass the best practices, complexities, and legalities of business and corporate accounting and the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) applies in 166 jurisdictions including the European Union.
These guidelines help companies shape the structure and content of their sustainability programs and reporting regarding Environment, Social, and Governance in conjunction with the API, IOGP, UN, and World Bank. Together they bring the collective wealth of technical expertise. Adopted by all size organizations across all industry sectors.