{"id":8675,"date":"2025-03-13T14:41:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/?p=8675"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:42:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:42:30","slug":"icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-8676\" src=\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"453\" \/><\/p>\n<p>iCOR has been shortlisted for the IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year award, recognising its innovative approach to simplifying UK environmental legislation compliance. Designed to help organisations navigate complex regulations efficiently, iCOR is a digital audit solution that transforms legal compliance from a tedious task into an accessible and streamlined process.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental legislation is often overwhelming, requiring businesses to sift through legal jargon and extensive documentation. iCOR addresses this challenge by combining expert knowledge with cutting-edge AI and natural language processing (NLP). In collaboration with the Hartree Centre North East Hub, iCOR developed a proof-of-concept that automates the categorisation and summarisation of legislation. This ensures businesses receive accurate, relevant, and easy-to-understand compliance information, aligned with ISO 14001 requirements.<\/p>\n<p>This AI-driven approach has significantly improved efficiency, reducing the risk of non-compliance while enabling organisations to focus on sustainability goals. By eliminating the uncertainty surrounding legal obligations, iCOR has empowered businesses to integrate compliance seamlessly into their operations. The project\u2019s success has also driven internal growth, leading to team expansion in legal authoring, administration, and sales.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond business impact, iCOR\u2019s innovation contributes to environmental protection, health, and risk management by improving awareness and competence. By making compliance more accessible, it supports organisations in avoiding legal penalties and reputational harm while fostering best practices.<\/p>\n<p>Being shortlisted for this prestigious award highlights iCOR\u2019s role as a disruptor in the legal register assist market. It underscores the importance of leveraging AI to modernise compliance processes and reflects iCOR\u2019s commitment to driving industry-wide change.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8677\" src=\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IIRSM-Awards-2025-Finalist-Badges-Risk-Research.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iCOR has been shortlisted for the IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year award, recognising its innovative approach to simplifying UK environmental legislation compliance. Designed to help organisations navigate complex [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8676,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-member-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year - The Engineering &amp; Manufacturing Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year - The Engineering &amp; Manufacturing Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"iCOR has been shortlisted for the IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year award, recognising its innovative approach to simplifying UK environmental legislation compliance. Designed to help organisations navigate complex [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Engineering &amp; Manufacturing Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-13T14:41:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-13T14:42:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1067\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ailsaandy23\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ailsaandy23\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ailsaandy23\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/f6032194bd3759ed9f0727bb4da99a5a\"},\"headline\":\"iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-13T14:41:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-13T14:42:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/\"},\"wordCount\":260,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Member News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/\",\"name\":\"iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year - The Engineering &amp; Manufacturing Network\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-13T14:41:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-13T14:42:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1067},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/\",\"name\":\"The Engineering &amp; Manufacturing Network\",\"description\":\"Formerly CDEMN - the heart of the North East&#039;s engineering and manufacturing industries\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Engineering & Manufacturing Network\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EMN_2018Logo-FINAL-Med.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EMN_2018Logo-FINAL-Med.png\",\"width\":574,\"height\":212,\"caption\":\"Engineering & Manufacturing Network\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/f6032194bd3759ed9f0727bb4da99a5a\",\"name\":\"Ailsaandy23\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/135f3c402415cf82988910a5c2ea5da1175e694c22ffa2178fbff48d8ef5e314?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/135f3c402415cf82988910a5c2ea5da1175e694c22ffa2178fbff48d8ef5e314?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ailsaandy23\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/author\/chrish\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year - The Engineering &amp; Manufacturing Network","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year - The Engineering &amp; Manufacturing Network","og_description":"iCOR has been shortlisted for the IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year award, recognising its innovative approach to simplifying UK environmental legislation compliance. Designed to help organisations navigate complex [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/","og_site_name":"The Engineering &amp; Manufacturing Network","article_published_time":"2025-03-13T14:41:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-13T14:42:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1600,"height":1067,"url":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Ailsaandy23","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ailsaandy23","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/"},"author":{"name":"Ailsaandy23","@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/f6032194bd3759ed9f0727bb4da99a5a"},"headline":"iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year","datePublished":"2025-03-13T14:41:35+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-13T14:42:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/"},"wordCount":260,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg","articleSection":["Member News"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/","url":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/","name":"iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year - The Engineering &amp; Manufacturing Network","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg","datePublished":"2025-03-13T14:41:35+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-13T14:42:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg","width":1600,"height":1067},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/2025\/03\/13\/icor-shortlisted-for-iirsm-2025-research-project-of-the-year\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"iCOR Shortlisted for IIRSM 2025 Research Project of the Year"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/","name":"The Engineering &amp; Manufacturing Network","description":"Formerly CDEMN - the heart of the North East&#039;s engineering and manufacturing industries","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#organization","name":"Engineering & Manufacturing Network","url":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EMN_2018Logo-FINAL-Med.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/EMN_2018Logo-FINAL-Med.png","width":574,"height":212,"caption":"Engineering & Manufacturing Network"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/f6032194bd3759ed9f0727bb4da99a5a","name":"Ailsaandy23","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/135f3c402415cf82988910a5c2ea5da1175e694c22ffa2178fbff48d8ef5e314?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/135f3c402415cf82988910a5c2ea5da1175e694c22ffa2178fbff48d8ef5e314?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ailsaandy23"},"url":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/author\/chrish\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/678a85fe78ba7570d2c0d287_IMG_5845-min-p-1600.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8675"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8679,"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8675\/revisions\/8679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emn.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}