February 6, 2019, Washington, DC – FINCA Impact Finance (FIF) announced a new partnership with the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) to further develop its business continuity management (BCM) practices. The partnership will focus on safeguarding and ensuring availability of all FIF staff, assets, premises and all related business processes, as well as maintaining confidence on the part of FIF’s investors, partners, clients and staff.

Raising business BCM effectiveness will support FIF’s compliance with relevant regulations as well as improving control of expenditures and reduce potential costs associated with disruption events.

How the partnership with BCI will directly support FIF’s business operations:

Raising standards in business continuity;
Undertaking industry research;
Driving thought leadership in resilience;
Facilitating the sharing of best practices;
Training and certifying professionals; and
Developing the business case for business continuity and resilience.
About the BCI

The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) is a highly-recognized global membership and certifying organization for business continuity. The BCI offers a wide range of education and resources concerned with raising levels of resilience within organizations. With over 9,000 members in more than 100 countries, the BCI is the world’s leading institute for business continuity and resilience. The BCI stands for excellence in the business continuity profession and its statutory membership grades provide unequivocal assurance of technical and professional competency.