ISO/IEC 42001 certification
As AI becomes deeply embedded in decision making and business operations, the risks—ranging from data misuse to algorithmic bias and unexpected model behavior—are growing just as quickly as the opportunities.
ISO/IEC 42001 offers a powerful, internationally recognized framework to help organizations turn these AI related risks into strategic advantages. By establishing a robust AI Management System (AIMS), the standard guides organizations in governing AI responsibly, enhancing oversight, and embedding ethical, secure, and reliable AI practices across the enterprise. Through a risk based approach, ISO/IEC 42001 strengthens confidence in how AI systems are designed, deployed, monitored, and improved. It ensures that AI initiatives uphold core principles such as transparency, accountability, and reliability—reassuring customers, employees, regulators, and partners that AI is being used safely and responsibly.
With ISO/IEC 42001, organizations gain a clear pathway to transform their AI ambitions into trusted, resilient, and future ready capabilities.
"By coupling PwC’s deep trust services experience with the rigor of an internationally recognized standard, we’re giving organizations the confidence they need to scale AI responsibly"
Build trust in your artificial intelligence management system
Our technology driven approach to certification
Technology is a foundational accelerator of PwC’s approach to certification, and your experience as a client. PwC delivers end-to-end certification processes through a digitally enabled technology backbone that reduces cycle time, drives quality, and enforces methodology consistency across our practice and the regions in which you operate.
Our digital platform provides an efficient and client centric approach to certification by:
- Integrating client engagement management, planning and certificate control
- Facilitating assessor and client interaction and collaboration through a built-in client interface
- Providing one source of truth through a single location for the collection, verification and review of assessment evidence
- Delivering an efficient reporting engine to streamline the reporting process and certification decision
PwC Canada’s multidisciplinary teams bring together experience in AI engineering, risk management, digital trust, internal controls, assessment, and regulatory landscape. Our certification services connect you with AI management system specialists at the leading edge of a rapidly evolving technology ecosystem.
"By integrating ISO/IEC 42001 with our existing ISO/IEC 27001 capabilities, we are delivering a unified AI/Cyber Trust offering, setting a new benchmark for responsible, secure, and compliant AI adoption."
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