The certificate was issued by ICMQ in accordance with the UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 standard more than six months earlier than the required deadline (September 2018).

The work done during 2017 to adapt to the new standard was extensive: the risk-based thinking approach led Buzzi Unicem to prepare a more flexible and streamlined quality manual and to revise several operational procedures in alignment with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015. This included defining the context of the organisation, identifying the parties involved and understanding their interests, analysing and evaluating the risks, and managing change from the perspective of continuous improvement.