Overview
A disaster or disruption can strike anywhere at any time, affecting every aspect of a business, from people and processes to products and services. Organisations must be resilient and able to continue operations through disruptive, unforeseen circumstances, whether caused by a major catastrophe or a minor incident.
We help you assess and reduce the likelihood of such incidents, identify risk and business impact, understand the continuity needs of interested parties, and formulate a business continuity strategy. This includes a continuity response plan and a recovery plan to bring operations back to business-as-usual after a disruptive incident.
Helping an organisation respond to and recover from disruption effectively is one of the most comprehensive approaches to resilience. It protects your business and reputation, keeps you agile and resilient, and minimises the impact of unexpected interruptions.
What it delivers
- Critical operations that keep running through disruption.
- Faster, more predictable recovery from incidents.
- Protection for your business, reputation and commitments.
- Greater agility and resilience.
What Is ISO 22301?
ISO 22301 is the international standard for a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS). It gives organisations a structured way to prepare for, respond to and recover from disruptive incidents, from cyber attacks and IT failures to natural disasters and supply-chain breakdowns, so that critical operations keep running.
The goal is resilience: identifying what your organisation absolutely must keep doing, understanding what threatens it, and putting tested plans in place so that when disruption hits, you recover quickly and predictably rather than improvising under pressure.
Why Business Continuity Matters
Disruption is a question of when, not if. Without a plan, even a short outage can cause lost revenue, missed commitments, reputational damage and, in serious cases, threats to the survival of the business.
ISO 22301 certification also reassures customers and partners that you can be relied upon through adversity, increasingly a factor in contracts and supplier assessments, particularly for critical services.
How Conformite Assist Helps
- Business impact analysis to identify critical activities.
- Continuity risk assessment.
- Business continuity strategy and plans.
- Building a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS).
- Testing and exercising continuity plans.
- Readiness support for ISO 22301 certification.
Key benefits
- Keep critical operations running through disruption.
- Recover faster and more predictably from incidents.
- Protect revenue, reputation and customer commitments.
- Reassure customers and partners of your resilience.
- Meet continuity requirements in contracts and tenders.
Frequently asked questions
What is ISO 22301?
ISO 22301 is the international standard for business continuity management. It provides a framework to prepare for, respond to and recover from disruptions, ensuring an organisation can keep its critical operations running.
What is a business impact analysis?
A business impact analysis identifies your most critical activities and the effect of disruption over time. It determines recovery priorities and timeframes, forming the foundation of an effective continuity plan.
Why get ISO 22301 certified?
Certification demonstrates that your continuity management meets a recognised international standard. It reassures customers and partners of your resilience and is increasingly required in contracts for critical services.
How is business continuity different from disaster recovery?
Disaster recovery focuses mainly on restoring IT systems. Business continuity is broader, covering all critical business activities, people and processes needed to keep the organisation operating. ISO 22301 addresses the whole picture.