ISO 37001 is designed to help your organization implement an anti-bribery management system or enhance the controls you currently have. It requires implementing a series of measures such as:
- adopting an anti-bribery policy;
- appointing someone to oversee compliance with that policy, vetting and training employees;
- undertaking risk assessments on projects and business associates;
- implementing financial and commercial controls;
- instituting reporting and investigation procedures.
Implementing an anti-bribery management system requires leadership and input from top management, and the policy and program must be communicated to all staff and external parties such as contractors, suppliers and joint venture partners.
In this way, it helps to reduce the risk of bribery occurring and can demonstrate to your management, employees, owners, funders, customers and other business associates that you have put in place internationally recognized good-practice anti-bribery controls. It can also provide evidence in the event of a criminal investigation that you have taken reasonable steps to prevent bribery.
What is an anti-bribery management system?
An anti-bribery management system is designed to impose an anti-bribery culture in an organization and to implement appropriate controls, which will increase the chance of detecting bribery and reducing its incidence.
The anti-bribery management system, which is based on a number of measures and means of control, including support guidelines, specifies requirements on the following aspects:
- Anti-bribery policy and procedures;
- Management leadership, commitment and responsibility;
- Training in the spirit of fighting bribery;
- Designation of a person to oversee compliance with this policy;
- Due diligence on projects and business associates;
- Financial, commercial and contractual controls, as well as in the field of acquisitions;
- Reporting, monitoring, investigation and review actions, as well as audits;
- Corrective actions and continual improvement.
