The Business Continuity Institute has announced that it is to launch the BCI Partnership, a subsidiary of the BCI for corporations and businesses.

Like the Business Continuity Institute, the BCI Partnership will be a not-for-profit organisation with any surpluses being returned to the Partnership to fund future activities.

The BCI Partnership will be similar to a trade association, with the remit of promoting the benefits of business continuity management and supporting members through providing information and conducting research.

Planned activities for the BCI Partnership include: lobbying governmental and other agencies; roadshows and PR to raise the profile of business continuity management; and regular industry research. These will be supported by a new BCM focussed business publication; industry sector specific forums and congresses; codes of practice for different aspects of BCM; and a new website.

The BCI Partnership will be operated separately to the BCI and will have its own director.

Chris Green FBCI, chairman of the Business Continuity Institute, comments: “2007 will prove to be a key year for business continuity management. The launch of BS 25999 in late 2006 has seen a significant rise in interest in BCM as a discipline. At the same time continued growth in BCI membership confirms that business continuity management is now a chosen career for an increasing number of professionals. BCM has matured and is now firmly established on the corporate governance agenda. The BCI Board believes that now is the right time to work in partnership with organisations to further raise the profile of business continuity management and to ensure that corporate excellence in BCM is adopted by more companies.”

Angela Robinson FBCI, vice-chair of the BCI says: “The BCI already receives support in the form of sponsorship from many of the industry’s leading suppliers. We do, however, get many requests from organisations that practice business continuity management asking how they too can get more involved. The BCI Partnership will bring suppliers and users together to promote corporate excellence in business continuity management.

“We are currently seeking Founding Partners to help define this initiative and we anticipate a formal launch of the BCI Partnership at the BCI’s annual Symposium in October 2007.”

More details can be found in this PDF document or by contacting Lorraine Darke, membership services director, BCI on +44 (0) 870 603 8783 or lorraine.darke@thebci.org

•Date: 30th March 2007 • Region: UK/World •Type: Article •Topic: BC markets
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