ISO 37001:2016
ANTI-BRIBERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
SO 37001:2016 specifies requirements and provides guidance for establishing, implementing, maintaining, reviewing and improving an anti-bribery management system. The system can be stand-alone or can be integrated into an overall management system
ISO 37001:2016 is applicable only to bribery. It sets out requirements and provides guidance for a management system designed to help an organization to prevent, detect and respond to bribery and comply with anti-bribery laws and voluntary commitments applicable to its activities.
ISO 37001:2016 does not specifically address fraud, cartels and other anti-trust/competition offences, money-laundering or other activities related to corrupt practices, although an organization can choose to extend the scope of the management system to include such activities.
ISO 37001:2016 Benefits
- Bribery in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors
- Bribery by the organization’s personnel acting on the organization’s behalf or for its benefit
- Bribery by the organization
- Bribery by the organization’s business associates acting on the organization’s behalf or for its benefit
- Bribery of the organization’s personnel in relation to the organization’s activities
- Birect and indirect bribery (e.g. a bribe offered or accepted through or by a third party)
- Bribery of the organization