The goal of the standard is to specify 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.
[2][3][4] Organizations that implement a business continuity management system (BCMS) based on the requirements of ISO 22301 can undergo a formal assessment process through which they can obtain accredited certification against this standard.
A certified BCMS demonstrates to internal and external stakeholders that the organization is adhering to good practices in business continuity management.
[6] ISO 22301 is divided into 10 main clauses and has adopted the high-level structure and standardized text set out by Annex SL.
[17] The 2nd edition was published on 31 October, 2019, essentially consisting in refactoring the text of the standard to avoid repetitions.