ISO 22301:2012 Societal Security
The business continuity standard, ISO 22301, specifies necessities for setting up and managing an efficient Business Continuity Management System (BCMS). It is auditable, enabling organizations to demonstrate compliance.
ISO 22301 is a standard that establishes the procedure, principles and terminology of business continuity management. It gives a means of measurement that is constant and known, and a system based on established good practice. The standard was ready by the British Standards Institute. For Payments and Card Processing Services Equines has been ISO 22301 certified since September 2013.
Benefits of ISO 22301:2012
Benefits to you:
- Improved business decision making capability as the company will have a superior understanding of threats to operations
- Supports safeguard the future of the business
- Development of business status leading to higher client retention through improved performance record
- Reduced risk of interruption to internal operations as a result of stability incidents
Benefits to your customers:
- Issues are recognized and preventative actions are put in place to avoid disruptions to clients
- Decrease in the amount of potential ‘down time’, will have a knock on effect to clients – i.e. reducing their risk
- Increased capability to deliver service to clients in adverse conditions
Benefits to your staff:
- Improved staff competency through improved procedure and process
- Boost morale and motivation through enhanced training ability
- Get better job satisfactions employees are clear about what to do in cases of adverse conditions