Accenture Delivery Centers in India Receive BS 25999-2:2007 Business Continuity Certification from BSI
June 24, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Accenture delivery centers for technology and business process outsourcing in India were awarded the BSI BS 25999-2:2007 certification for business continuity from British Standards Institute (BSI).
The objective of BS 25999-2:2007 is to help companies develop and implement a business continuity plan.
BS 25999 is the industry standard for business continuity management system (BCMS), a management process that identifies potential threats to an organization and the impacts to business operations that those threats, if realized, might cause.
According to BSI, it also provides a framework for building organizational resilience with the capability for an effective response that safeguards the interests of a company's key stakeholders, reputation, brand and business.
The certification covers Accenture systems integration, application outsourcing, infrastructure outsourcing and business process outsourcing services in India delivered from its 13 delivery centers in Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Pune.
"Business continuity management is an integral part of Accenture's business activities and culture and helps Accenture meet its strategic, operational, contractual, legal and client requirements," said Nirav Sampat, Accenture global business continuity management lead.
Tim Weir, director of global asset protection at Accenture, said, "The BS 25999 certification is an indicator of the quality of the business continuity management system we have put in place to continue to provide services to our clients when faced with business disruptions and compliments our ISO [International Organization for Standardization] 27001 certification, which is a testament to our information security controls.
"Our focus on business continuity through the use of consistent processes, metrics and methodologies enables us to provide a secure environment for delivering high-quality services to our clients," Weir said.
"We are delighted to present Accenture with what we believe is the first BS 25999 certificate issued in Asia," said Flemming Norklit, managing director, BSI management systems.
"Already established as an important market differentiator, BS 25999 certification provides independent assurance that organizations meet business continuity management best practices. Accenture can now demonstrate that it is doing what is required to protect its business and, more significantly, its clients' businesses," Norklit said.
Source: Accenture.