ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System Certification
ISO 22301 is an international standard for Business Continuity Management Systems (BCMS) developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It provides organizations with a systematic approach to identify potential threats and their impact on business operations, and to establish effective response mechanisms to ensure that organizations can maintain the continuity of critical business operations and recover as quickly as possible in the event of unforeseen events such as natural disasters, pandemics, cyberattacks, and supply chain disruptions.
This standard has become an important tool for resilience assurance for businesses, government agencies, financial institutions, IT companies, and manufacturing industries worldwide.
Enhanced risk resilience: Strengthening an organization’s ability to respond to emergencies such as natural disasters, cyberattacks, and supply chain disruptions.
Legal and Compliance: Meet the compliance requirements of highly regulated industries such as finance, energy, and telecommunications.
Customer trust and market competitiveness: Obtain international certifications to enhance the trust of customers, investors, and partners.
Reduce economic losses: Minimize work stoppages, customer loss, and reputational damage caused by unforeseen events.
Supporting ESG and sustainable development: Demonstrating corporate governance capabilities and risk control levels and supporting ESG information disclosure.
Core Content
1. Framework Standards
A management model based on the PDCA cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Act).
Provide a systematic approach to business continuity planning, implementation, drills, and improvement.
2. Scope of Application
Suitable for all organizations, regardless of size or industry category.
It is particularly suitable for industries such as critical infrastructure, finance, energy, telecommunications, transportation, healthcare, and manufacturing.
3. Core Elements
Organizational Environment and Risk Assessment: Analyze the organization’s internal and external environment to identify key business activities. Conduct Business Impact Analysis (BIA) and risk assessment.
Business continuity strategy and objectives: Develop business recovery priorities and strategies (e.g., backup centers, alternative processes, outsourcing support). Define acceptable recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO).
Emergency Response and Recovery Plan: Establish incident response mechanisms, emergency communication procedures, and recovery processes. This includes emergency preparedness for IT systems, personnel, facilities, and the supply chain.
Exercises, testing, and continuous improvement: Regularly conduct tabletop exercises, simulations, and full-scale drills to verify the effectiveness of emergency plans. Continuously improve the business continuity management system through audits and evaluations.
Authentication Process
1. Preliminary Preparations and Gap Analysis
Define organizational business continuity objectives and identify gaps and areas for improvement.
2. System establishment and document preparation
Establish business continuity policies, process documents, and recovery plans.
Complete the Business Intelligence Assessment (BIA) and risk assessment and develop a strategy for critical business recovery.
3. System Implementation and Drills
Train employees and implement business continuity plans.
Regularly conduct emergency drills and effectiveness evaluations.
4. Internal Audit and Management Review
The effectiveness of the internal assessment system is evaluated, and management reviews the improvement needs.
5. Certification Audit (External Audit)
Phase 1: Document review.
Phase Two: On-site Audit and Verification.
6. Certification and Surveillance
A certificate will be issued upon successful review, subject to annual audits, and recertification will be required every three years.
SUSTECH's Services
As an innovative technology service company, we can provide the following differentiated services to our clients during the establishment, implementation, and continuous improvement of the ISO 22301 business continuity management system certification, combining our technological advantages to solve their problems.
1. System development and consulting guidance
Assist clients in conducting BIA and risk assessments to identify key business processes and dependent resources.
Guide enterprises in developing business continuity strategies and emergency recovery plans.
2. Digitalization and Technical Support
Provides a cloud-based business continuity management system that supports document management, exercise records, and automated reporting.
By combining big data and AI risk prediction tools, we help businesses identify potential disruption risks in advance.
3. Training and Exercise Support
Provides scenario-based micro-lessons and desktop exercise solutions.
Organize cross-departmental emergency drills and simulations to enhance enterprises’ practical capabilities.
4. Certification and Improvement Services
We offer mock audits to identify shortcomings in advance and improve the certification pass rate.
Provide solutions for continuous system improvement to ensure long-term effective operation.
5. Value-added services
We assist companies in integrating ISO 22301 with ISO 27001 (information security), ISO 9001 (quality), and other systems to achieve unified management.
Support companies in disclosing their business continuity capabilities in ESG reports, thereby enhancing the trust of investors and regulators.
SUSTECH
SUSTECH is an innovative technology service company with artificial intelligence, big data, and blockchain at its core. We specialize in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) testing, certification, and compliance management, helping companies achieve their sustainable development goals. Through digital and intelligent means, we are redefining the testing and certification industry, making ESG compliance more transparent, efficient, and credible.
Core Advantage: Technology-enabled ESG Compliance
Intelligent ESG Data Acquisition and Analysis
- IoT Environmental Monitoring: Real-time collection of data on enterprise carbon emissions, wastewater discharge, energy consumption, etc., and automatic generation of ESG reports.
- AI carbon footprint calculation: Based on supply chain data, it accurately calculates the carbon footprint of a product throughout its entire lifecycle, in accordance with international standards such as ISO 14064 and GHG Protocol.
ESG Certification and Rating Optimization
- Automated compliance checks: AI compares data against global ESG standards (such as GRI, SASB, TCFD) to identify ESG risks for enterprises and provide improvement suggestions.
- ESG Rating Enhancement Solution: Combining industry best practices, we develop actionable ESG optimization strategies to help companies improve their ESG ratings from MSCI, S&P, and other ranking bodies.
Blockchain-based Evidence Storage and Transparent Traceability
- Tamper-proof ESG reports: All test data is stored on the blockchain to ensure traceability and auditability, enhancing the trust of investors and regulators.
- Supply chain ESG penetration management: Tracking supplier ESG performance to ensure compliance with the requirements of major international manufacturers.
