Integrated Management System Consultancy
One management system for quality, environment, safety and food safety: fewer documents, combined audits and one management review.
Many organisations hold two, three or more management system certificates: quality, environment, occupational health and safety, food safety, information security. Running each one separately means duplicated documents, separate audits and competing priorities. An integrated management system (IMS) brings them together into one system built around how the organisation actually works.
Why integrate?
- One structure: ISO management system standards share the same harmonized structure, so context, leadership, risks, competence, documented information, internal audit and management review can be managed once.
- Fewer documents: one policy framework, one document control system and shared procedures.
- Combined audits: one internal audit programme and, where the certification body agrees, combined external audits that save audit days.
- One management review that looks at quality, environment, safety and food safety together.
- Clearer priorities for managers and staff, who work to one system instead of several.
Common combinations
| Combination | Typical organisations |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 + ISO 14001 + ISO 45001 | Manufacturing, construction, energy, logistics and facility management |
| ISO 9001 + ISO 22000 or FSSC 22000 | Food and beverage manufacturers and packaging producers |
| FSSC 22000 or BRCGS + ISO 14001 + ISO 45001 | Food plants supplying international retailers and brand owners |
| ISO 9001 + ISO/IEC 27001 + ISO 22301 | Service, technology and financial organisations |
How we build an integrated system
- Combined gap analysis against every standard in scope, with one prioritised action plan.
- Process map: one map of the organisation’s processes, showing where each standard’s requirements apply.
- Shared core: context, interested parties, policy, objectives, risks and opportunities, competence, document control, internal audit and management review.
- Specific requirements: environmental aspects, OH&S hazards, food safety hazard analysis and other discipline-specific controls.
- Integrated internal audit by auditors trained on all standards in scope.
- One management review and readiness for combined certification audits by an independent certification body.
Standards we integrate
- ISO 9001:2026 quality management
- ISO 14001:2026 environmental management
- ISO 45001:2018 occupational health and safety
- ISO 22000:2018 food safety
- FSSC 22000 Version 7
- BRCGS Food Safety
- ISO 22301 business continuity
- ISO/IEC 42001 AI management
Planning the 2027 transitions together
With ISO 9001:2026, ISO 14001:2026 and FSSC 22000 Version 7 published, many certified organisations face several transitions at once. Planning them as one integrated project saves time and audit days. Read one plan for three transitions.
Related services
- Management system gap analysis
- Internal audit outsourcing
- Certification readiness assessment
- Integrated internal auditor training for your team
Frequently asked questions
Do we need one certificate for each standard?
Each standard is certified separately, but the certification body can audit them together in a combined audit and issue separate certificates.
Can we integrate a standard we already hold with a new one?
Yes. We usually start from the existing certified system and extend it, rather than building a second system alongside it.
Does ITA issue the certificates?
No. Certificates are issued by an independent, accredited certification body. We prepare you and support you through the audit.