ISO 22301 certification in Mexico

ISO 22301 certification in Mexico at a glance

Continuity planning in Mexico is pulled along by regulated finance and by customers. The banking law lets the CNBV require measures that keep outsourced services continuous and information intact, and the fintech law has regulators issue operational continuity provisions for certain institutions; neither names ISO 22301. BPO operators, manufacturers in just-in-time chains and data centres meet the same question from customers. On accreditation, Global ACI's entry for the Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación does not list ISO 22301, so ask any certification body which accreditation backs its certificate and whether your customer accepts it. Sterling's New York office helps teams run business impact analysis, design recovery strategies, exercise plans and prepare for certification, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement. The certificate is issued by the accredited body, never by Sterling.

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

In Mexico 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.

• Banks, fintechs and payment firmsBanking law and fintech rules put continuity of services and operational continuity under CNBV scrutiny, and ISO 22301 gives a structured way to build and test it.
• BPO and contact-centre operatorsOverseas clients ask outsourced operations how they keep serving customers through site loss, outages and disasters.
• Manufacturers in just-in-time supply chainsAutomotive and electronics customers expect suppliers to show continuity plans for disruption.
• Data centre and cloud operatorsAvailability promises need tested recovery arrangements.
• Hospitals, logistics and utilities-linked operators whose services cannot pauseServices that cannot stop need recovery priorities agreed and exercised before a disruption, not after.

ISO 22301 requirements in Mexico

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

In Mexico 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 Mexico

One team from the New York office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across Mexico are served from Sterling's New York 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 Mexican 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 Mexico?

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

• Business impact analysis and risk assessment across critical activities
• Recovery strategies, alternate sites and supplier dependencies
• Exercise and testing history with lessons learned
• 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 Mexico?

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 Mexico these factors move both.

• Number of sites and critical activities in scope
• Recovery capability such as alternate sites and backup systems
• Certification body audit fees, quoted separately from consulting
• Exercise design and 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 Mexico

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 Mexico 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 Mexico: questions clients ask

More on ISO 22301 for Mexican organisations

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

Other standards Mexican businesses ask Sterling for

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

All 21 standards Sterling delivers in Mexico →