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ISO 42001 is the world’s first international standard dedicated to AI Management Systems. Organisations adopting artificial intelligence are increasingly expected to demonstrate not only innovation, but also control, accountability, and responsible use. Customers, regulators, and partners are no longer asking whether AI is used—they are asking how it is governed.
Shield Identity provides ISO 42001 certification and implementation services for organisations deploying or planning to deploy AI systems. We help build a practical, auditable AI Management System that supports innovation while addressing risk, ethics, and regulatory expectations. We regularly support organisations operating across Canada, where AI governance is becoming a critical board-level concern.
ISO 42001 is not a technical standard for building AI models. It is a management system standard that focuses on how AI systems are governed across their lifecycle.
In practice, ISO 42001 requires organisations to:
Certification audits assess whether these practices are operational, repeatable, and embedded, not whether AI concepts are documented in isolation.
AI introduces new categories of risk that traditional security frameworks do not fully address. These include model misuse, biased outcomes, data leakage, automation errors, and lack of accountability in decision-making.
From a business perspective, unmanaged AI risk can lead to regulatory scrutiny, legal exposure, reputational harm, and loss of customer trust. From a cybersecurity and governance perspective, ISO 42001 provides a structured way to manage AI risk alongside existing security and compliance programs.
For organisations in regulated industries or enterprise supply chains, ISO 42001 is rapidly becoming a trust and assurance differentiator, not a future consideration.
ISO 42001 implementation requires careful alignment between leadership intent, operational reality, and audit expectations. Our services are designed to guide organisations through this process without overengineering or theoretical frameworks.
We assess your current AI usage, governance maturity, and existing controls against ISO 42001 requirements. This establishes a clear baseline of readiness and highlights priority gaps.
Scope decisions determine audit complexity and sustainability. We help define which AI systems, use cases, and data flows fall under the AI Management System, ensuring scope is defensible and auditable.
ISO 42001 is risk-driven. We guide structured identification of AI risks, including ethical, security, operational, and regulatory risks, and support the development of proportionate risk treatment plans.
We help align AI policies, operational procedures, and controls with how AI is actually designed, deployed, and used within your organisation, avoiding documentation that exists only for audits.
ISO 42001 rarely exists in isolation. We align AI governance with ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI, and broader cybersecurity programs to reduce duplication and complexity.
We prepare organisations for internal audits and management reviews, ensuring leadership oversight and continual improvement requirements are met before certification audits.
ISO 42001 services are suitable for organisations that develop, deploy, or rely on AI systems as part of their operations, products, or decision-making.
This includes technology companies, SaaS providers, financial services, healthcare organisations, data-driven enterprises, and organisations embedding AI into customer-facing or internal processes. Organisations operating in Canada benefit from ISO 42001 as regulatory and public expectations around responsible AI continue to evolve.
We focus on practical AI governance that can be implemented, operated, and audited, rather than abstract ethical discussions.
AI risks are addressed alongside cybersecurity, data protection, and operational risk, creating a unified governance approach.
Our approach combines real-world implementation experience with audit awareness, reducing surprises during certification.
We design AI Management Systems that remain effective as AI use cases expand, models evolve, and regulations change.
ISO 42001 is an international standard for establishing and maintaining an AI Management System to govern the responsible development, deployment, and use of artificial intelligence.
ISO 42001 is a voluntary certification standard. It is not a regulation, but it helps organisations demonstrate compliance readiness and responsible AI governance.
Any organisation that develops, deploys, or uses AI systems can pursue ISO 42001 certification, regardless of size or industry.
Timelines vary by scope and AI maturity. Many organisations reach certification readiness within three to six months.
No. ISO 42001 complements ISO 27001 by addressing AI-specific risks while leveraging existing information security governance.
Yes. ISO 42001 can be scaled proportionately and is especially valuable for organisations introducing AI without formal governance structures.
Yes. It provides a structured framework for transparency, oversight, and risk management across AI systems.
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