ISO 22301 certification in Denmark

ISO 22301 certification in Denmark at a glance

Business continuity is written into Danish cybersecurity guidance: SAMSIK's document on implementing the NIS 2-loven measures lists continuity, including backup management, disaster recovery and crisis management, among the duties, and its portal for authorities includes a page on preparedness within its ISO 27001 guide. Finanstilsynet adds DORA for financial entities, with resilience testing and incident handling. None of these names ISO 22301, but a certified continuity system gives energy, transport, water, public-sector and financial operators a documented way to show the measures work. Certificates come from certification bodies accredited by DANAK or an equivalent accreditation body, never from Sterling. Sterling's Enschede office carries out the business impact analysis, designs strategies and plans, runs exercises and prepares the audit, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included in the engagement.

Who needs ISO 22301 in Denmark, and what happens without it

In Denmark the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Operators of essential and important services under NIS 2The NIS 2 measures include business continuity, backup management, disaster recovery and crisis management.
• Financial entities and their ICT providersDORA requires resilience, testing and incident handling across ICT services.
• Public authorities and municipalitiesSAMSIK supervises them and its ISO 27001 guidance for authorities includes continuity management.
• Energy, transport and drinking-water operatorsThey are NIS 2 sectors with dedicated authorities such as Energistyrelsen, Trafikstyrelsen and Miljøstyrelsen.
• Offshore wind and port-based supply chainsAn outage at a base port ripples through long supply chains, so partners ask for tested recovery plans.

ISO 22301 requirements in Denmark

Strip away the vocabulary and ISO 22301 requires a company to prove six things about how it keeps operating when something goes wrong.

In Denmark these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: ISO 22301 explained →

• ISO 22301 requirements, clause by clause in plain language
• The documents ISO 22301 expects

How to get ISO 22301 certified in Denmark

One team from the Enschede office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients in Denmark are served from Sterling's Enschede office, on-site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against ISO 22301 and the Danish requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

• The ISO 22301 certification process, step by step
• ISO 22301 internal audit

How long does ISO 22301 certification take in Denmark?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In Denmark these are the factors that set the timeline.

• Scope of critical services and sites
• Maturity of business impact analysis and recovery plans
• Exercise history
• Certification body scheduling

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does ISO 22301 certification cost in Denmark?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In Denmark these factors move both.

• Number of critical services and sites
• Recovery capability gaps
• Certification body audit fees, quoted separately
• Exercise facilitation

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

• What makes up the cost of ISO 22301

ISO 22301 consultants and certification bodies in Denmark

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers ISO 22301 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in Denmark are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

ISO 22301 in Denmark: questions clients ask

More on ISO 22301 for Danish organisations

• ISO 22301: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement ISO 22301
• ISO 22301 certification in Denmark and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Danish businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Denmark often combine ISO 22301 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 22 standards Sterling delivers in Denmark →