ISO 22301:2012 Societal Security – Business Continuity Management Systems - Requirements Standard.
The requirements for a Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) to enable a company to prepare for a disruptive incident. This standard is essential for an ISO 22301-certified BCMS.
ISO 22301:2012 specifies the requirements to plan, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review, maintain and continually improve a business continuity management system (BCMS).
ISO 22301 is based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act model as found in other management system standards. The requirements for a BCMS can be employed by any organisation, whatever its size, type or location.
Deploying an ISO 22301-compliant BCMS will allow your organisation to demonstrate to stakeholders (employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders) that your organisation is prepared for disruptive incidents that could otherwise affect your achieving organisational goals.
Organisations suffering a disruptive incident without having a BCMS face innumerable consequences, including:
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