Certificación
ISO 22301 Business Continuity Management System
The international standard that certifies an organization's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover critical operations from disruptions, minimizing the impact of incidents such as cyberattacks, natural disasters, or supplier failures.
¿Qué es ISO 22301?
What is ISO 22301 certification?
ISO 22301 is the international standard that sets out the requirements for implementing, maintaining, and improving a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS). Published by ISO, it allows any organization to identify its critical functions, anticipate threats, and design recovery strategies to keep operating through disruptions.
Unlike an isolated contingency plan, ISO 22301 addresses operational continuity holistically: business impact analysis, recovery strategies, continuity plans, and periodic testing. Certification demonstrates to customers, partners, and regulators that the organization is prepared to protect its critical operations, rather than improvising a response after an incident occurs.
The pillars of the standard
Prepare, respond, and recover
Impact analysis
Identifies the organization's critical functions and assesses the financial and operational consequences of their disruption.
Recovery strategies
Defines how to restore critical operations within acceptable timeframes, with the necessary resources and alternatives.
Testing and continuous improvement
Periodically verifies that continuity plans work in practice and adjusts them based on the results of each exercise.
How it's organized
The standard's 10 chapters
Scope
Defines the scope of the BCMS and its applicability to the organization.
Normative references
Documents indispensable for the application of the standard.
Terms and definitions
Vocabulary specific to business continuity used in the standard.
Context of the organization
Identification of internal/external issues and interested parties relevant to the management system.
Leadership
Top management commitment, business continuity policy, and assignment of roles and responsibilities.
Planning
Actions to address risks and opportunities, and definition of measurable continuity objectives.
Support
Resources, competence, awareness, communication, and documented information.
Operation
Business impact analysis, risk assessment, recovery strategies, and continuity plans.
Performance evaluation
Monitoring, measurement, internal audit, and management review.
Improvement
Treatment of nonconformities, corrective actions, and continual improvement of the system.
The value of the LSQA seal
We turn technical support into trust.
El sello LSQA no es solo un documento: es la prueba visible de que una organización pasó por un proceso de auditoría exigente y objetivo. Cuando un cliente, un socio comercial o un regulador lo ve, sabe que detrás hay años de trayectoria certificando en toda América Latina, criterios técnicos rigurosos y seguimiento constante — no una autoevaluación. Por eso el sello se convierte en una herramienta comercial: reduce la incertidumbre de quien te elige y comunica, de un vistazo, un compromiso real con la calidad.
Preguntas frecuentes
What is ISO 22301 certification?
It is the international standard for business continuity management systems (BCMS), published by ISO. It certifies that an organization identifies its critical functions, assesses threats, and has tested recovery strategies to keep operating through disruptions.
Which companies can get ISO 22301 certified?
Any organization that depends on critical operations to function, regardless of size or sector: financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, logistics, or any other industry exposed to disruptions.
How long is an ISO 22301 certificate valid?
An ISO 22301 certificate is valid for 3 years, subject to annual surveillance audits. At the end of the cycle, a recertification audit is carried out.
Why get certified with LSQA?
LSQA is the Uruguayan partner of IQNET, the leading global network of certification bodies. LSQA has issued more than 20,000 certifications in over 40 countries, born from the union of LATU and Quality Austria.
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