SOC 2 × ISO 27001 × ISO 42001 — Evidence Mapping Toolkit (Free)

Most startups pursuing multiple compliance frameworks waste months rebuilding the same policies, collecting the same evidence, and writing the same controls — three times over.

SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001 share a significant common foundation. When you understand where they overlap, you build evidence once and satisfy all three simultaneously.

This free toolkit gives you the complete control-by-control map — ready to use today.

What's inside (5-sheet Excel toolkit):

📋 Sheet 1 — Start Here How to use the toolkit, colour coding explained, and a quick orientation for compliance teams and founders.

🗺️ Sheet 2 — Control Mapping (the core document) 25 control areas mapped across SOC 2 Trust Service Criteria, ISO 27001:2022 Annex A, and ISO 42001. For each control area you get:

• Exact framework references for all three standards
• Evidence required (what auditors actually ask for)
• Which frameworks each piece of evidence satisfies
• Colour-coded by coverage — SOC 2 only, ISO 27001 only, ISO 42001 only, two-framework overlaps, and all-three overlaps
• Priority rating (Critical / High / Medium)

✅ Sheet 3 — Evidence Tracker A ready-to-use tracker for every evidence item — with status (Complete / In Progress / Not Started), location, owner, and last reviewed date. Update this as you build and you have a live audit readiness view at all times.

📊 Sheet 4 — Framework Comparison Side-by-side comparison of SOC 2, ISO 27001, and ISO 42001 across 23 dimensions — type of output, geography, scope, key requirements, typical timelines, and evidence-sharing potential.

🗓️ Sheet 5 — 30-Day Quick Start Plan Week-by-week action plan for building your integrated evidence library in 30 days — with the evidence produced each week and the frameworks each item satisfies clearly marked.

Who this is for:

✔ SaaS startups pursuing SOC 2 who also need ISO 27001 ✔ Companies layering ISO 42001 (AI governance) onto an existing compliance programme ✔ GRC leads and compliance managers tired of duplicating evidence ✔ CTOs and founders getting ready for enterprise sales or investor due diligence ✔ Any organisation wanting to understand how these three frameworks fit together before investing in formal certification

What you'll be able to do after downloading:

→ Stop building the same evidence three times → Know exactly which evidence satisfies which frameworks → Track your audit readiness in one place → Build a 30-day plan to get your evidence library started → Walk into your first auditor conversation prepared

Built by a GRC practitioner with 12+ years across SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, FedRAMP, IRAP, and AI Governance.

Not theory. Not a consulting firm's generic template. A working document built from actually implementing these frameworks simultaneously.