ISO 22301:2019, including Amendment 1: Climate action changes
Business Continuity Management System
ISO 22301 (2019) is a management system standard: Business Continuity Management System. Specifies business continuity management system requirements. It is a generally applicable standard; what drives the recommendation is not the sector but the need for interruption resilience. It applies to all sectors, with priority for finance, healthcare, IT, logistics, manufacturing, public sector and critical suppliers.
- Class
- Management system standard
- Edition
- 2019
- Related sectors
- 6
- Last verified
What is this standard?
Specifies business continuity management system requirements. It is a generally applicable standard; what drives the recommendation is not the sector but the need for interruption resilience.
What ISO 22301 does not replace
- Having an emergency plan does not by itself indicate a certification need; the acceptable outage window is questioned.
- It does not substitute for insurance or statutory emergency obligations.
Who is it for?
All sectors, with priority for finance, healthcare, IT, logistics, manufacturing, public sector and critical suppliers.
What triggers an assessment?
- Service interruption has critical consequences for customers or the public.
- A contract carries a continuity requirement.
- A multi-site or critical operation is being run.
Official source
Amendment source
- Amendment 1: Climate action changes ↗ — Last verified:
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