Risk, Governance & Compliance
ISO 37301:2021 Compliance Management – Lead Implementer
Overview
A programme for those responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining a management system based on ISO 37301:2021. It walks through context, leadership, risk-based planning, documentation, operation, performance evaluation and improvement, ready for certification.
The standard
About the standard
ISO 37301:2021
Compliance Management System
Specifies requirements for a compliance management system that helps an organization identify its legal, regulatory, contractual and voluntary obligations and manage them in a structured, auditable way. It is grounded in governance concepts such as proportionality, transparency and sustainable practice, and is designed to work for organizations of any type or sector, whether adopted for certification or used purely as internal guidance. The standard covers leadership commitment, compliance risk assessment, controls, training, reporting of concerns and continual review.
Key objectives
- Provide a certifiable framework for identifying and managing compliance obligations
- Embed compliance risk assessment and controls into everyday operations
- Foster a culture of integrity, transparency and accountability
- Provide channels for raising and investigating compliance concerns
- Enable integration with other governance and management system standards
Who uses it
Organizations seeking to manage regulatory and voluntary compliance obligations.
Contribution to the SDGs
Per ISO, ISO 37301 contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do
- Translate the requirements of ISO 37301:2021 into an implementation plan
- Define context, scope, policy, objectives and roles
- Apply risk-based thinking and plan actions
- Build the documented information and operational controls
- Set up monitoring, internal audit and management review
- Prepare the organisation for certification
Who should attend
Managers, consultants and project leads responsible for building or maintaining a management system.
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