British Standards Institution receives prestigious award for business continuity services in Asia

12 November 2008

BSI Management Systems has received the Award for Product/Service Innovation from the Asia Business Continuity Awards (ABCA) for its work in developing and delivering services around the world for BS 25999, the internationally recognised business continuity management standard.

This high profile award was presented at the ABCA's awards ceremony which is an integral part of the 8th Annual Business Continuity Management Conference in Singapore. The accolade was made in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by BSI Management Systems to the world of Business Continuity Management. In particular, BSI Management Systems was recognised for promoting the standard in all corners of the world and for a number of firsts including:

• The first company to launch a BS 25999 certification scheme so organisations could demonstrate independent compliance with the standard
• The first certification body to certify organisations against BS 25999 (it continues to lead the international certification market)
• One of the first certification bodies to be independently accredited to deliver BS 25999 certification.

On accepting the award, John Hele, BSI Management Systems Global Product Manager for BS 25999, said, "On behalf of BSI, I am delighted that the ABCA has honoured BSI with this award for its work in business continuity management. BSI recognised the vital importance of BCM in protecting the resilience of organisations throughout the world and developed a number of ‘value-add' solutions around the BS 25999 standard, including certification and training services. Through these services, organisations of any size, industry and geographic location can implement a proven business continuity plan and clearly demonstrate to all their stakeholders that they meet industry best practices for BCM."

The ABCA judging panel included business continuity experts from around the world including:

• From the UK – Mr. Lyndon Bird, Technical Services and International Director, the Business Continuity Institute (BCI)
• From Australia - Mr. John Worthington, Managing Director of Recover Pty Ltd
• From Japan - Mr. Masamichi Shinohara, Senior Consultant of InterRisk Research Institute and Consulting
• From Asia Pacific - Mr. Kenny Seow, Director of Contingency Solutions Pty Ltd

2nd Asia Business Continuity Awards 2008 (ABCA)

BS 25999-1:2006 Business Continuity Management. Code of Practice

BS 25999-2:2007 Business Continuity Management. Specification