The evidence that governance holds. StandardsLabs turns policy into certified practice, so buyers, boards, and regulators can see it.
StandardsLabs is where CLG helps organisations demonstrate control. The work spans management-system certification (ISO 9001, 27001, 27701, 42001), cyber security (Cyber Essentials and ISO 27001), and regulatory readiness across the EU AI Act, NIS2, DORA, UK GDPR and consumer duty frameworks. The commercial reality is straightforward: buyers, boards, and regulators no longer take governance on trust. They expect certified, auditable evidence.
Certification programmes to ISO 9001 (quality), 27001 (information security), 27701 (privacy), and 42001 (AI management). Gap analysis through to surveillance-cycle maintenance.
Explore ISO standards →Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certification, ISO 27001 and ISO 27002 alignment, and information security management systems built to withstand independent audit.
Explore cyber & infosec →Readiness programmes for the EU AI Act, NIS2 (and the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill), and DORA. Scoping, control mapping, and audit-ready documentation.
Explore EU readiness →UK GDPR, PECR, and FCA Consumer Duty compliance frameworks. Consent architecture, vulnerable-customer policies, and evidence of fair value.
Explore consumer readiness →The EU AI Act entered into force on 1 August 2024. Transparency obligations for chatbots and deployer obligations apply from 2 August 2026. Watermarking rules for AI-generated content apply from 2 December 2026. A political agreement in May 2026 (the AI Omnibus) delayed high-risk system requirements to 2 December 2027 for standalone systems and 2 August 2028 for embedded systems, subject to formal adoption.
Organisations building or deploying AI now are certifying to ISO/IEC 42001 as the operative governance framework. Certification demonstrates conformity independent of which enforcement date lands where, and gives boards, buyers, and insurers a common reference point.
In every sector, the fastest way to shorten a procurement cycle, reduce insurance cost, and win institutional business is to hold the certifications the buyer already knows how to read. That is what StandardsLabs delivers: certification programmes designed and operated to UKAS-accredited standards, alongside the management systems, internal audit cycles, and external assessment preparation that surround them.
The engagement covers the full lifecycle. Gap analysis maps current state against the standard. Management-system design fills the gaps with policies, procedures, and control evidence. Internal audit programmes verify operation. External audit preparation ensures a smooth first certification, and surveillance-cycle maintenance keeps the certification live year on year.
StandardsLabs consolidates delivery through a UKAS-linked platform, which means the certifications carry independent authority and are recognised across the client's buyer base. Multi-standard engagements (commonly ISO 27001 with 42001, or ISO 9001 with 27001) run through an integrated management system, so certification effort compounds rather than duplicating.
Certifications compress supplier due diligence into a single document. ISO 27001 answers the security question. ISO 9001 answers process quality. ISO 27701 answers privacy. ISO 42001 answers AI governance. For B2B firms selling into regulated industries, professional services, financial services, or the public sector, holding the right combination of standards is the difference between reaching commercial evaluation and being screened out at prequalification.
StandardsLabs typically runs two or more standards in parallel through a single management system. Combining ISO 27001 with ISO 42001 gives an integrated information security and AI governance posture, which is where most B2B technology buyers are focused today. Combining ISO 9001 with ISO 27001 gives a quality and security posture suited to professional services, engineering, and manufacturing suppliers. Total audit time, cost, and internal disruption reduce meaningfully compared with sequential single-standard programmes.
For B2B firms with EU customers or supply-chain exposure, StandardsLabs also covers NIS2 and its UK equivalent (the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill), and DORA for financial services entities. The readiness work aligns with ISO 27001 where possible, so a single management system carries the certification and the regulatory evidence.
UK GDPR, PECR, and the FCA Consumer Duty are the operative frameworks for consumer data handling, marketing consent, and fair value. StandardsLabs supports these directly through consent architecture, data-protection impact assessments, vulnerable-customer policies, and Consumer Duty evidence packs.
Layered on top, StandardsLabs delivers ISO 27001 (information security) and ISO 27701 (privacy information management) as independent evidence of control. For consumer brands, financial services firms, insurers, utilities, telcos, and any organisation handling material volumes of consumer data, these certifications act as trust signals that survive scrutiny from regulators, comparison-site auditors, and category ombudsmen. They also reduce the friction of onboarding new commercial partners, who increasingly require them as a condition of contract.
Consumer-regulated organisations that also process employee data, run internal AI systems, or operate cross-border in the EU pick up additional scope from the EU AI Act and NIS2. StandardsLabs maps the applicable frame per organisation and structures the certification portfolio to consolidate rather than fragment.
Thirty minutes to scope which certifications your organisation needs, in what order, and on what timeline. No preparation required beyond a rough sense of scale.
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