Already using AI? Get it validated against ISO 42001.
An independent evaluation of your AI systems: gap analysis, risk findings, prioritized action plan, and documentation your board can use.
Four dimensions of AI governance
Privacy & Data Safety
How your AI systems collect, process, and store data. We evaluate data flows, retention policies, and consent mechanisms against ISO 42001 requirements.
Transparency & Explainability
Whether your AI outputs can be understood and explained. We assess how decisions are documented and communicated to stakeholders.
Risk & Bias Assessment
Where bias may enter your AI processes and what risks they create. We evaluate fairness, accuracy, and potential for harm across all AI touchpoints.
Governance & Logging
Your organizational controls around AI use. We review policies, oversight mechanisms, audit trails, and accountability structures.
Actionable documentation, not just a report
A comprehensive document covering every dimension of our evaluation, with findings, evidence, and context that makes it useful beyond compliance checkboxes.
A detailed mapping of your current state against ISO 42001 requirements, showing exactly where you meet the standard and where gaps exist.
A ranked list of recommendations with effort estimates and business impact, so you know what to fix first and why.
Executive-ready summaries and compliance posture documentation suitable for board presentations, client assurance, or regulatory inquiries.
A clear path from where you are to where you want to be.
Intake & Scoping
We discuss your AI landscape, systems in use, and audit objectives.
You'll have: Scoping document and timeline
Evaluation
System review, documentation audit, stakeholder interviews, and technical assessment.
You'll have: Complete evidence base
Report & Debrief
Written report delivery with a walkthrough session for your team and leadership.
You'll have: Audit report + action plan
Organizations that need independent validation
Pre-Certification Organizations
Teams preparing for ISO 42001 certification who need to know where they stand.
Board-Level Accountability
Leaders who need documentation to demonstrate AI governance to their board or stakeholders.
Live AI Systems
Teams with AI features already in production who need third-party validation on any platform.
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Common questions about ISO 42001 audits
We evaluate your AI systems, governance documentation, risk management practices, and operational controls against the ISO 42001 standard. You get a gap analysis, risk findings, and a prioritized action plan.
No — we provide independent compliance evaluation and gap analysis. Formal ISO certification is issued by accredited certification bodies. Our audit prepares you for that process and gives you documentation your board and stakeholders can use immediately.
Most audits are completed within 3–6 weeks, depending on the number of AI systems in scope and the maturity of your existing governance documentation.
We'll guide you through everything, but typically we need access to your AI usage documentation, governance policies (if any exist), risk assessments, and relevant stakeholders for interviews. Don't worry if you don't have formal docs yet — that's what the audit helps you build toward.
Yes. After the audit, we can continue with ISO 42001 planning to help you build your AI Management System and close the gaps identified. Many clients move directly from audit to implementation.
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