International Organization for Standardization – index 37001 (Anti-bribery)
2016
Management systems
ISO 370001 is the international standard dedicated to the anti-bribery fight.
The standard was established in 2015 and adopted in 2016, on the basis of a collaborative work, led jointly with the contribution of 20 countries, signatories of the ISO chart.
2 areas: The mechanism and its effectiveness
- Audit (documentation review, procedures, information system, etc…)
- Sampling (records)
- Anonymous visits
- Interviews
- A better comprehension of the environment, for a better appreciation of the bribery risks, in a way of deploying efficient procedures within the respect of the applicable regulations and within a continuous improvement approach
- Take advantage of the certificate of conformity in terms of anti-bribery fight, and promote it within its professional environment.
- Operating guide and a guidance and decision-support tool
- Trust index
- Valuation of the anti-bribery compliancy
- Validate procedures and give legitimate to the implemented mechanism
- Support within the relation with third parties such as: observatories and authorities (supervisory and regulation)
- Support within the customer relations (especially with the big accounts)
- Support within the relations with the suppliers
- Support within the relations with the investors and creditors
- Competitive advantage
- External growth
- Tenders (public or private)
- Partnerships
- Etc…
The standard ISO 37001 is regulated by the ISO Organization, chaired by Mister John Walter
ISO is composed by 165 member countries, represented by their national normalization bodies.
