ISO and GRC certification consulting in Johannesburg

ISO and GRC certification in Johannesburg at a glance

Johannesburg is the city where the country's money, its courts and its imports meet. Sandton Central describes itself as the most important business and financial node in South Africa, while the Johannesburg Development Agency is strengthening the inner city as a gateway to financial services networks. The Constitutional Court sits here, Joburg Property Company is consolidating municipal offices into precincts, and the City Deep terminal on Transnet's Container Corridor receives freight railed inland from Durban. Together they generate steady questions about information security, integrity, safety and continuity. National law and accreditation are covered on the South Africa page. Sterling's Johannesburg office is in the city, bringing 20+ years of experience, 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries, and Effivity and Sterling Academy with every engagement.

Johannesburg is South Africa's finance and headquarters city. Sandton Central describes itself as the most important business and financial node in the country, the Johannesburg Development Agency is building up the inner city as a node for financial services networks and cross-border trade, and the City Deep terminal on Transnet's container corridor brings freight inland from Durban. The Constitutional Court also sits in the city.

Standards Sterling delivers in Johannesburg

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

Industries in Johannesburg that ask for certification

• Financial and business services: Sandton Central, whose improvement district describes it as the most important business and financial node in South Africa, and the Johannesburg Development Agency's plan to strengthen the inner city as a gateway to financial services networks for the city region. Standards asked for: ISO/IEC 27001, Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 22301
• Courts, public institutions and heritage precincts: The Constitutional Court is in Johannesburg according to the national government, and Constitution Hill is one of the subsidiaries of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency. Standards asked for: ISO 37001, ISO 37301, Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 9001
• Inland freight and container logistics: Transnet's Container Corridor links the Port of Durban with Gauteng by rail to inland terminals including City Deep, and Transnet's own chronology records completion of an expansion of the City Deep Container Terminal, which it calls Africa's biggest inland port, in November 2015. Standards asked for: ISO 9001, ISO 22301, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ISO/IEC 27001
• Property, construction and urban renewal: Joburg Property Company packages property developments in Newtown, Soweto and Sandton and runs the Office Space Optimisation programme that consolidates municipal offices into precincts, while the Johannesburg Development Agency delivers flagship works such as the Nelson Mandela Bridge and Rea Vaya bus rapid transit infrastructure. Standards asked for: ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 37001
• Trade, services and high-value manufacturing: The Johannesburg Development Agency says the city has moved away from mining and industry towards an economy based on services and trade as well as high-value manufacturing, with financial and business services the first sector listed in its employment breakdown. Standards asked for: ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 45001

Industrial areas and zones in Johannesburg

• Sandton Central (Business and financial district managed by the Sandton Central Improvement District): financial services, professional services, conferences and hospitality
• Johannesburg inner city (strategic economic node) (City of Johannesburg node programme delivered by the Johannesburg Development Agency): financial services, public institutions, transit and trade
• City Deep container terminal (Inland terminal on Transnet's Container Corridor): container freight, automotive and general cargo, import and export logistics
• Office Space Optimisation precincts (Municipal property programme run by Joburg Property Company): public offices, mixed-use development, construction

Local authorities

• Johannesburg Development Agency: Municipal agency that delivers capital projects for the City of Johannesburg, including inner-city precincts, transport infrastructure and flagship works; it procures contractors through its own tender process.
• Joburg Property Company: Municipal property company that manages council assets, develops property and runs the Office Space Optimisation and Land Regularisation programmes.

National laws, regulators and accreditation are on the South Africa page.

Ports and logistics

• Airport: OR Tambo International Airport, operated by ACSA and located in neighbouring Ekurhuleni; the national government says the Gautrain links Johannesburg and Pretoria

Rail from the Port of Durban to City Deep makes Johannesburg the inland end of the country's main container route, so importers and exporters face customer audits on quality, safety and continuity.

Sterling in Johannesburg

Sterling's Johannesburg 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

• Cape Town
• Durban
• Pretoria (Tshwane)
• Gqeberha
• Ekurhuleni

What the standards require, clause by clause

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

Questions Johannesburg clients ask