Which system / standard brings together all existing standards and a collection of good practices to develop a universal approach to Business…

ISO 22301 is the system/standard that brings together all existing standards and a collection of good

practices to develop a universal approach to Business Continuity Management (BCM). ISO 22301 is

the international standard for Security and resilience — Business continuity management systems —

Requirements. It specifies the requirements to plan, establish, implement, operate, monitor, review,

maintain and continually improve a documented management system to protect against, reduce the

likelihood of occurrence, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptive incidents when they

arise. ISO 22301 is based on the high-level structure (HLS) that provides a common framework for all

management system standards. This helps to ensure consistency and alignment with other

standards, such as ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management), ISO

27001 (information security management), etc. ISO 22301 also incorporates the best practices and

guidance from other sources, such as ISO 22313 (guidelines for business continuity management

systems), ISO 22317 (guidelines for business impact analysis), ISO 22318 (guidelines for supply chain

continuity), ISO 22320 (guidelines for incident management), ISO 22398 (guidelines for exercises and

testing), etc. ISO 22301 aims to provide a universal approach to BCM that is applicable to all types

and sizes of organizations, regardless of their nature, sector, or location. Reference:

ISO 22301:2019 - Security and resilience — Business continuity management systems —

Requirements1

ISO 22301 Auditing eBook, Chapter 1: Introduction to Business Continuity Management Systems,

Section 1.2: ISO 22301 Standard2

ISO 22301 - Business Continuity2