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ISO 22301

BUSINESS
CONTINUITY
ISO 22301

What is the importance of this standard?

The ISO 22301 standard was developed to help respond

effectively to events that may interrupt the normal
functioning of the organization.

ISO 22301 provides the specification of requirements for

organizations to continuously improve their capabilities, to
implement and operate measures that aim to improve a
business continuity management system.
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Benefits for the
standard’s
implementation:

• Qualification of the organization

• Compliance with European Standards
• Mitigation of risks associated with the business
• Reduction of the impact of any incidents
• Increased productivity
• Promotion of commercial trust and credibility
What is the advantage of
using ISO 22301 to establish
the business continuity
management process?

It ensures compliance with

industry standards.
Even if you don't have regulations to adhere to, compliance
with standards provides proof to stakeholders that
you're running your business responsibly. It also gives you
a layout that helps your organization and makes it easier to
execute the process.

Obtaining the ISO 22301 standard will help your

organization build and maintain an effective
business continuity plan.
Risks of not conducting a
Business Continuity Plan

Violations
1. In the event that the company is subject
to an unannounced audit, failure to
comply with minimum requirements
may result in a violation of the
organization's conduct.

Reputation
2. The way that a company responds to a
crisis can have an enormous impact on
its reputation. It’s important to be
prepared.

Injury or death
3. Regardless of the type of accident, the
main goal of any company is to keep
the employees and customers safe.

Financial risk
4. Downtimes or disruptions prevent
operations from going without
difficulties — which can translate to
significant revenue loss.

5. Business failure
Reduced productivity, revenue loss or
reputational damage may be the end
of your business.
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10 steps to build a
Business Continuity Plan

1. 2.
Create an action items Develop an understanding
list to monitor and of your current state and
track progress. your program requirements.

3. 4.
Determine your current Develop a mitigation and
technical and functional recovery plan.
recovery capability and
document any gaps.

5.
Document the internal and
external contact information
and establish a common
storage location for all
documentation.
10 steps to build a
Business Continuity Plan

6. 7.
Develop a crisis Verify your emergency
management and notification & status update
communication plan. capacity.

8. 9.
Monitor the progress of the Develop a business
development of your BCM continuity test plan and
plan. strategy.

10.
Perform regular mock
disaster exercises for the
crisis management plans.
Our consultants guarantee
that with a well-built BCP your
company can:

Continue trading during and after an incident.

Minimize the cost of dealing with business

disruption and its duration.

Assure your customers, stakeholders and

employees that your organization is capable of
withstanding disruption.

Protect your corporate reputation by building

customer trust.

Increase compliance with regulatory or legal

obligations.

Mitigate risks and financial exposure.

Certify to interested parties that it has insurance

against unacceptable risks, which the insurance
companies will not cover.
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