ISO 22301 is the international standard for Business Continuity Management (BCM). It provides a practical framework for setting up and managing an effective business continuity management system. That aims to safeguard an organization from a wide range of potential threats and disruptions.
The ISO 22301:2012 business continuity standard helps organizations in implementing a business continuity management system) which is appropriate to its needs and meets its stakeholders requirements. BCM needs are shaped by its size and structure, its stakeholders, and regulatory, industry and organisational factors.
Why?
ISO 22301:2012 helps organizations in adapting the standard to manage the risks that threaten the smooth running of business and ensure its survival in the event of a disruption. this standard helps in identifying threats relevant to your business and critical business functions they could impact, it allows putting plans in place ahead of time to ensure organizations business does not come to a standstill.
Advantages
- Manage current and future threats to your business
- Keep critical functions up and running during times of crises
- Minimize downtime during incidents and improve recovery time
- Take a proactive approach to minimizing the impact of incidents