Certification · ISO 22301

ISO 22301 certification: what it is and how to get it

ISO 22301 is the international standard for business continuity. What it is, who needs it and how to get it: we help you build a certifiable Business Continuity Management System, with an accredited audit.

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In short

What ISO 22301 is

ISO 22301 is the international standard that sets out the requirements for a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS). It helps organisations prepare for, respond to and recover from disruptions such as cyber attacks, failures or disasters, reducing the impact on the business in a way an accredited body can verify.

International standard for business continuity
Business Impact Analysis and continuity plans
Reduces downtime and the impact of incidents
Audit carried out by an accredited body

Who needs it

Who ISO 22301 is for

Companies with critical processes

Where even a short disruption has a financial and contractual impact: manufacturing, services, digital infrastructure.

Companies with SLAs and continuity obligations

Customers and regulations (including NIS2 and DORA) ask you to show you can withstand incidents and recover from them.

Companies that have already faced disruption

After an outage, an attack or a disaster, structured continuity means the next one does not find you without a plan.

How we help

From Business Impact Analysis to certificate

We build the business continuity system, define the plans and put them to the test, through to certification.

Business Impact Analysis

We identify critical processes, acceptable recovery times and risk scenarios, the foundation of the whole system.

Continuity plans and BCMS

We build continuity and recovery plans, roles and procedures, and the Management System that holds them together.

Testing and accredited audit

We test the plans through exercises, then the audit by an accredited body. The result: the ISO 22301 certificate.

How it works

The path to certification

BIA and Gap Analysis

Impact analysis on critical processes and gaps against the standard. We define recovery objectives and priorities.

Plans and BCMS

We build continuity and recovery plans, procedures and the Management System, training the people involved.

Testing, audit and certification

Exercises to validate the plans, then the accredited body's audit. You get the certificate and keep it over time.

FAQ

Questions about ISO 22301

What is the difference between ISO 22301 and disaster recovery?

Disaster recovery covers the technical restoration of systems and data. ISO 22301 is broader: it manages the continuity of the whole business, including people, processes and suppliers, with disaster recovery as one part of it.

Does ISO 22301 help with NIS2 and DORA?

It helps a great deal: both require the ability to manage disruption and ensure continuity. An ISO 22301 BCMS provides much of the evidence needed on this front.

Who really needs it?

Companies with critical processes, tight SLAs or regulatory continuity obligations, and those that want to show customers and partners they can withstand the unexpected.

Does it integrate with ISO 27001?

Yes. They share the ISO management system structure and several controls: if you already have an ISMS, much of the framework can be reused.

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