Which of the following statements describes a good practice Business Continuity (BC) culture?

CBCI 7.0 reflects the GPG 7.0 emphasis that business continuity culture is not achieved by “mandating and enforcing compliance” alone; it is achieved when BC becomes understood, valued, and practiced across the organization. A “good practice” BC culture therefore looks like shared understanding and broad participation—people know why BC matters, understand their roles, and actively contribute to readiness and resilience. That matches option C.

Option A describes compliance without ownership, which is weaker and often fragile under stress. Option B incorrectly centralizes BC into the BC team; good practice requires distributed ownership (leaders and staff) rather than the BC function “doing it all.” Option D is also incorrect because top management involvement remains essential (leadership sets direction, provides resources, and reinforces expectations); a mature culture does not remove leadership accountability—it strengthens organization-wide engagement with leadership support. The GPG’s cultural focus is about enabling the organization to improve BC culture intentionally and make BC part of “how we operate,” not a specialist-only activity.