Framework overlap

Does ISO/IEC 38500:2024 cover ISO 37000:2021?

You hold ISO/IEC 38500:2024 and have been told to do ISO 37000:2021. Here is how much overlaps, control by control.

22% of ISO 37000:2021 you already have

ISO/IEC 38500:2024 already covers about 22% of ISO 37000:2021, leaving 45 of 58 controls as genuinely new work.

Already covered 9 Likely covered 4 New work 45

What is genuinely new work

Nothing in ISO/IEC 38500:2024 reaches these. This is the list to scope.

GOV-ADAPT
Adaptive Governance
GOV-ASSURE
Assurance Arrangements
GOV-COI
Conflicts of Interest
GOV-DATA
Data Informed Decisions
GOV-LEAD
Ethical Leadership
GOV-OUTCOME
Governance Outcomes Measurement
GOV-PURPOSE
Organizational Purpose
GOV-REM
Remuneration Governance
GOV-REPORT
Reporting and Transparency
GOV-RISK
Risk Appetite and Tolerance
GOV-STAKE
Stakeholder Identification and Engagement
GOV-STRATEGY
Strategy Setting and Review
GOV-VIABLE
Long-Term Viability
ISO37000-4.3
Strategy
ISO37000-5.1
Oversight
ISO37000-5.2
Accountability
ISO37000-5.4
Leadership
ISO37000-6.1
Governance Body Composition
ISO37000-6.3
Conflict of Interest
ISO37000-6.4
Remuneration
ISO37000-6.5
Assurance
ISO37000-6.6
Reporting and Transparency
ISO37000-7.1
Governance Outcomes
ISO37000-7.2
Adapting Governance
ISO37000-CC-01
Cl. 5.2 Governance culture - Tone at the top promoting integrity, accountability, and transparency
ISO37000-CC-02
Cl. 7.6 Organizational resilience - Capacity to anticipate, respond to, and recover from disruptions
ISO37000-CC-03
Cl. 4.3.2 Competence - Leadership development, succession planning, and talent management for governance
ISO37000-CC-04
Cl. 6.8 Data and decisions - Data governance and information management for informed decision-making
ISO37000-GF-01
Cl. 6.9 Ethical behavior - Acting with integrity, honesty, equity, and social responsibility
ISO37000-GF-02
Cl. 6.5 Accountability - Being answerable for decisions and actions to stakeholders
ISO37000-GF-03
Cl. 6.7 Transparency - Disclosing information to enable informed decision-making by stakeholders
ISO37000-GF-04
Cl. 5 Rule of law - Compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and governance codes
ISO37000-GF-05
Cl. 6.6 Stakeholder rights - Respecting and protecting stakeholder rights across governance decisions
ISO37000-OA-01
Cl. 4.3 Governing body - Composition, independence, competence, and commitment of the governing body
ISO37000-OA-02
Cl. 4.2.2 Delegation - Clear mandates with accountability for delegated oversight of management
ISO37000-OA-03
Cl. 6.4 Oversight - Internal control and assurance systems for managing risks and ensuring compliance
ISO37000-OA-04
Cl. 7.5 Monitoring and evaluation - Regular review of governance effectiveness and performance
ISO37000-PV-01
Cl. 6.1 Purpose - Defining organizational purpose aligned with stakeholder expectations
ISO37000-PV-02
Cl. 6.2 Value generation - Creating and preserving value for the organization and stakeholders over time
ISO37000-PV-03
Cl. 6.6 Stakeholder engagement - Understanding and responding to stakeholder interests and expectations
ISO37000-PV-04
Cl. 6.10 Social responsibility - Integrating economic, social, and environmental considerations into governance
ISO37000-SD-01
Cl. 6.3 Strategy - Formulating strategy aligned with organizational purpose and stakeholder expectations
ISO37000-SD-02
Cl. 7.3 Risk governance - Identifying and managing risks to strategic objectives through risk-based thinking
ISO37000-SD-03
Cl. 7.4 Resource governance - Ensuring resources are deployed to achieve strategic priorities and generate value
ISO37000-SD-04
Cl. 6.11 Viability and performance - Setting measurable objectives and monitoring outcomes for sustained performance
Show the 13 you already have
GOV-ACCOUNT
Accountability Mechanisms
GOV-SOCIAL
Social Responsibility Integration
GOV-VALUE
Value Generation Across Horizons
ISO37000-4.2
Value Generation
ISO37000-5.3
Stakeholder Engagement
ISO37000-5.5
Data and Decisions
ISO37000-5.6
Risk Governance
ISO37000-5.7
Social Responsibility
ISO37000-5.8
Viability and Performance
GOV-COMP
Governing Body Composition
GOV-EVAL
Governing Body Evaluation
GOV-OVERSIGHT
Governing Body Oversight
ISO37000-6.2
Governing Body Effectiveness

How this is calculated

Already covered means a mapping runs from a control in ISO/IEC 38500:2024 to that control. Likely covered means no direct mapping exists but both frameworks map to the same control in a third standard. New work means neither. We keep those separate rather than adding them into one friendlier number, because blending them would present a two-hop inference as a verified fact.

Coverage is not symmetric. Run it the other way and you will get a different number; both are correct.

From 332,959 cross-framework control mappings across 723 frameworks, 531 of them verified against their source documents. It does not tell you that you are compliant: a mapped control means the two standards ask for the same thing, not that you have done it.

Try another pair ยท Today's edition