Business continuity planning is vitally important to prepare for unexpected events such as theft, fire, flooding, price rises, economic/global issues, or major security breach/data loss and forms an element of risk planning in ISO 9001.
Having a robust risk register / business continuity plan / SWOT / PESTLE assessment in place helps organisation to identify the risks and likelihood of situations occurring and can assist to raise awareness amongst colleagues, and enables continuation of service/product delivery whilst minising disruption.