ISO 37001

Anti-Bribery Management System

ISO 37001 “Anti-bribery management system”

assists organizations in prevention of bribery and determination of response in case of its identification. ISO 37001 standard can be applied by any organization regardless of its size and nature of activity, forms of corruption it faces and in any country, as it contributes to the organization’s conformity to international best practices and relevant normative legal acts in respect of countering corruption in all the countries where the organization operates.

Why work with ISO 9001 Quality management?

The ISO 9001 standard can secure your company new contacts and contracts and in many cases functions as a quality stamp, because the management system testifies and ensures that your organization can deliver a uniform and high quality.

ISO 9001 certification can thus ensure that customers choose your company rather than their competitor.

Everyone can work with quality and service

ISO 9001 sets requirements for the entire process and specifies both the requirements for establishment, implementation, maintenance and continuous improvement of the organization’s quality management (QMS).

Thus, ISO 9001 is a management tool that ensures that the organization creates a solid foundation for quality management and always focuses on creating improvements and keeping the company competitive.

The management system takes into account that you can organize and work systematically with quality and service in relation to your organization’s needs. It also means that quality management can be used by any organization, big or small, regardless of its field of action.

Set of arrangements, described in anti-bribery management system standards, including ISO 37001, covers:

  • development of anti-bribery policy,
  • appointment of person responsible for control over anti-bribery management system implementation,
  • analysis of corruption risks,
  • training in respect of anti-bribery activity,
  • measures which allow drawing attention to the cases of bribery and corruption,
  • procedures for investigation of bribery cases and disciplinary liability,
  • inspection of partners and projects,
  • internal audits,
  • analysis and improvement of anti-corruption arrangements management system.

It is expected that ISO 37001 standard will be published at the end of 2016.

Benefits from implementation of the standards

  • inclusion of the best international anti-corruption experience into the standard, application of the same approaches to prevention and detection of bribery by organizations regardless of the country where they operate;
  • demonstration to investors, top-management, owners, project clients, employees, customers and other interested parties that an organization has taken anti-bribery steps required from the organization and its mediators or in respect of the organization;
  • confidence in the efficiency of the organization’s controls (including financial control, control over purchasing activity, control over the organization’s assets), providing for timely identification and minimization of risks related to non-conformity to statutory and regulatory requirements in respect of bribery;
  • conformity to the requirements of foreign legislation (FCPA, UKBA);
  • upgrade of the level of project and business partners evaluation;
  • investigation and assessment of potential or already-existing cases of corruption;
  • upgrade of the level of business transparency;
  • reduction of risks related to breach of legislation and imposition of penal sanctions;
  • upgrade of corporate culture and business ethics.