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The Certificate You Did Not List
Enterprise procurement teams are embedding ISO 42001 status into vendor questionnaires ahead of the EU AI Act's August 2026 enforcement milestone — and deals are stalling when that field comes back empty. The pattern mirrors how SOC 2 became a contract gate a decade ago, but the timeline is compressed to eighteen months rather than five years. Vendors without an auditable AI management system are not losing on price; they are failing the first screening before negotiation begins.
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