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ISO 22301 certification in Munich

Achieve ISO 22301 certification in Munich with Sterling: 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries, 20+ years.

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Clients include

  • Allianz
  • Emirates Flight Catering
  • Etihad Rail
  • Haier
  • Whirlpool
  • Emerson
In short

ISO 22301 certification in Munich at a glance

Disruption has a particular shape in Munich. The airport that moves a large share of southern Germany's air freight, the data centres and cloud teams of the technology firms, and the vehicle makers' just-in-time lines each depend on services that cannot simply stop. ISO 22301 is the business continuity management standard: it asks an organisation to analyse the impact of an interruption, set recovery objectives, build and exercise plans and review them. It is voluntary, but customers in transport, IT and manufacturing increasingly ask suppliers to show tested continuity arrangements. A Munich forwarder, a hosting provider or a component supplier can each scope the certificate to the services that matter most. Sterling supports the analysis and exercises from its Frankfurt office, and an accredited certification body issues the certificate.

Why here

Why ISO 22301 in Munich

  • Forwarders, handlers and service firms around Munich AirportFreight customers expect continuity of handling and information flows.
  • IT and cloud service teams in MunichEnterprise customers ask providers for tested recovery arrangements.

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Local drivers

What drives ISO 22301 in Munich

Demand is buyer-led: ISO 22301 is requested through customer, tender or supplier terms rather than by a Munich authority or zone rule.

Requirements

What ISO 22301 requires

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

You know what must keep runningA business impact analysis identifies your priority activities and how quickly each one must be resumed after disruption.
Leadership owns continuityTop management sets continuity policy and objectives, assigns roles and backs the programme with people and budget.
You assessed what could disrupt youRisks of disruption to priority activities, and to the resources they depend on, are assessed and treated.
Plans are written and readyResponse and recovery plans, and a defined incident response structure, exist for the scenarios that matter most to you.
You have tested themPlans are exercised, and lessons from exercises and real incidents are fed back into them.
You keep the programme currentContinuity performance is evaluated, internal audits and management reviews take place, and the programme improves over time.

The detail is on the global hub: ISO 22301 explained →

How Sterling delivers

How Sterling delivers ISO 22301 in Munich

Served from Sterling's Frankfurt office; Sterling works at Munich sites on impact analysis, recovery plans and exercises. One team carries the work from scoping to certificate.

Included in every engagement
  • End to end, from one team
  • Effivity ISO & GRC software
  • Preferential Sterling Academy access, with complimentary awareness training for your people
  • Internal auditor training for your audit team, as applicable to your standard
  • Vulnerability assessment on ISMS engagements

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

Law and accreditation

Regulations and accreditation for ISO 22301 in Germany

The laws, regulators and accreditation route for ISO 22301 apply across Germany, Munich included. They are set out on the country page: ISO 22301 certification in Germany →

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ISO 22301 in Munich: questions clients ask

Which Munich businesses commonly pursue ISO 22301?

Those whose customers cannot tolerate long interruptions: freight and aviation-services firms near the airport, IT and cloud providers, and suppliers to production lines. Scope can be limited to critical services. Customers or sector rules, not the city, decide whether the certificate is requested.

How does ISO 22301 relate to NIS2 for a Munich operator?

NIS2's risk-management duties include business continuity, and an ISO 22301 system gives structured evidence for that part. It does not by itself prove NIS2 compliance, which has its own scope and registration duties. Confirm what applies with your counsel or the competent authority.

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Sources

  1. Air cargo and aviation services — munich-airport.com (accessed 8 Oct 2026)
  2. Information and communications technology — stadt.muenchen.de (accessed 8 Oct 2026)

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