Business Continuity Planning - Objectives

These are to:

• Reduce the likelihood of a disruption occurring that affects your business, through risk management process
• Minimise the impact of that interruption, should a disruption occur;
• Protect staff and their welfare - ensure staff know their roles and responsibilities;
• Tackle potential failures within your supply chain
• Protect your business
  • Preserve and maintain relationships with customers
  • Mitigate negative publicity
  • Safeguard your market share and/or competitive advantage
  • Protect your profits or revenue and avoid financial losses
  • Prevent or reduce damage to your reputation and image
  • Protect key business activities and ensure services are maintained
  • Enhance your ability to recover following a disruption to normal operating conditions
• Meet legislative and regulatory requirements