ISO 22313


ISO 22313:2020, Security and resilience - Business continuity management systems – Guidance to the use of ISO 22301, is an international standard developed by technical committee ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience. This document provides guidance for applying the requirements for a business continuity management system in accordance with the requirements set out in ISO 22301:2019.
The aim of ISO 22313 is to explain and clarify the meaning and purpose of the requirements stated in ISO 22301. While this standard does not restate the requirements included in ISO 22301, its structure mirrors that of ISO 22301.
The second edition of ISO 22313 published in 2020, cancels and replaces the first edition, ISO 22313:2012, which has been withdrawn.

Scope and contents

ISO 22313 has adopted the new format for writing management system standards described in Annex SL and it includes the following ten main clauses:
  1. Scope
  2. Normative references
  3. Terms and definitions
  4. Context
  5. Leadership
  6. Planning
  7. Support
  8. Operation
  9. Performance evaluation
  10. Improvement

    Related standards

ISO 22313 is part of a series of ISO standards and Technical Specifications on Business continuity management, including
This standard was originally developed by ISO technical committee ISO/TC 223 on societal security and published for the first time in 2012. ISO/TC 292 Security and resilience took over the responsibility of the work when ISO/TC 223 was dissolved and initiated a revision of the standard.