ISO 37001 Anti-bribery Management System

bribery by the organization, or by its personnel or business associates acting on the organization’s behalf or for its benefit.

– Bribery of the organization, or of its personnel or business associates in relation to the organization’s activities.

ISO 37001 Certification Requirements

The standard requires that organizations implement a series of measures and controls in a reasonable and proportionate manner to help prevent, detect, and deal with bribery. Such measures include:
– Anti-bribery policy.
– Management leadership, commitment and responsibility.
– Personnel controls and training.
– Risk assessments.
– Due diligence on projects and business associates.
– Financial, commercial and contractual controls.
– Reporting, monitoring, investigation and review.
– Corrective action and continual improvement.

Certification to ISO 37001 can support the work with your anti-bribery management system by verifying that the above requirements are addressed, that necessary controls are in place both in your own organization and across your entire value chain and that the company has adequate and proportionate procedures in place to actively prevent bribery.

However, certification to ISO 37001 is not a guarantee that bribery will not occur in your organization. It verifies that you have an anti-bribery management system in place to prevent such situations.