Suppliers are the role associated with specialist services offered by third parties, such as consultants, trainers, auditors, or certification bodies. Suppliers can provide external support and expertise to the organization in developing, implementing, maintaining, and improving its BCMS. Suppliers can also help the organization to demonstrate its conformance and competence to interested parties, such as customers, regulators, or investors.Suppliers are one of the key stakeholders of the BCMS, as they can influence or be influenced by the organization's business continuity performance and objectives.Reference: ISO 22301 Auditing eBook, page 121; ISO 22301:2019, clause 4.22