ISO and GRC certification consulting in Munich

ISO and GRC certification in Munich at a glance

Munich's case for certification is built on a few very large names and the supply chains behind them. The city's economic development office, munich business, lists BMW, MAN and Siemens Mobility among the groups headquartered here, alongside a deep information and communications technology scene and a life-sciences cluster that includes the IZB biotech centre in Planegg. Munich Airport, the largest cargo hub in southern Germany, adds forwarders and aviation-services firms, while Markthallen München runs the Großmarkthalle and the city's food markets. The city also operates ÖKOPROFIT München, an environmental programme that can lead on to ISO 14001 or EMAS. National law, regulators and accreditation are covered on the Germany page rather than repeated here. Sterling serves Munich from Sterling's Frankfurt office, with 20+ years of experience, 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries, and Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement. Accredited certification bodies issue the certificates.

Munich is Bavaria's capital and one of Germany's most diversified business centres. The city's economic development office, munich business, points to automotive and mobility, information and communications technology, and life sciences, with BMW, MAN and Siemens Mobility headquartered in the city. Munich Airport is the largest cargo hub in southern Germany.

Standards Sterling delivers in Munich

Each page sets out why the standard is asked for in Munich, what it requires and how Sterling delivers it locally. National law and accreditation are covered on the Germany page.

Industries in Munich that ask for certification

• Automotive and mobility: Munich business lists BMW, MAN, Siemens Mobility, Sixt and FlixMobility as headquartered in Munich, with the BMW home plant in the city and the municipal transport operator MVG among the local employers. Standards asked for: IATF 16949, TISAX, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001
• Information and communications technology: Munich business names Amazon Web Services, Apple, Google, Microsoft and IBM among the global players with Munich locations, alongside Cisco, Qualcomm, Salesforce and NTT Data. Standards asked for: ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO/IEC 42001
• Life sciences, biotechnology and pharma: Munich business reports that roughly a fifth of Germany's biotechnology companies and a quarter of its clinical trials are in the Munich metropolitan region, spanning biotech, pharma and contract research. Standards asked for: ISO 13485, ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 27001, GDPR, ISO 14001
• Air cargo and aviation services: Munich Airport describes southern Germany, with Munich as its largest cargo hub, as accounting for more than a third of German air-freight volume. Standards asked for: ISO 9001, ISO 22301, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO/IEC 27001
• Food wholesale and city markets: Markthallen München, the city's market operator, runs the Großmarkthalle, the Viktualienmarkt and three other permanent food markets, and its environmental statement describes an EMAS-validated Großmarkthalle site and an ISO 9001 quality and hygiene system. Standards asked for: HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, ISO 14001

Industrial areas and zones in Munich

• Münchner Gewerbehöfe (city commercial-courtyard programme, operated by MGH Münchner Gewerbehof- und Technologiezentrumsgesellschaft): craft businesses, small and medium industry, wholesale
• Munich Airport LabCampus (innovation campus, wholly owned subsidiary of Munich Airport): aviation innovation, research, high-tech and software
• Großmarkthalle München (municipal wholesale market, operated by Markthallen München): fresh food wholesale, craft food businesses
• IZB Innovations- und Gründerzentrum Biotechnologie, Planegg (biotechnology start-up centre listed by the city, backed by the Bavarian ministries, BioM, TUM and the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry): biotechnology, life sciences

Local authorities

• munich business (Landeshauptstadt München economic development): Runs ÖKOPROFIT München, a consultancy and climate-protection programme for Munich businesses; the city notes that taking part can lead on to ISO 14001 or EMAS certification, and the EU has recognised the programme as a preliminary stage of EMAS.
• Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (BayLDA): Bavarian supervisory authority for data protection at non-public bodies; publishes guidance, a checklist for small businesses and a breach-reporting channel.

National laws, regulators and accreditation are on the Germany page.

Ports and logistics

• Airport: Munich Airport (Flughafen München GmbH)

Munich Airport describes itself as the largest cargo hub of southern Germany, so forwarders, exporters and aviation-services firms in its catchment answer customer questions on quality, safety and continuity.

Sterling in Munich

Served from Sterling's Frankfurt office. One team carries the work from scoping to certificate, with Effivity ISO & GRC software and preferential Sterling Academy access, with complimentary awareness training for your people. Sterling does not certify; certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

Nearby cities

• Frankfurt am Main
• Stuttgart
• Hamburg
• Berlin
• Düsseldorf
• Cologne

What the standards require, clause by clause

Before you start in Munich, read what each clause and subclause requires of you, how to implement it, the evidence auditors look for and the mistakes to avoid.

Questions Munich clients ask