Bribery is one of society's most destructive and challenging issues, contributing to reduced quality of life, increased poverty and eroded community trust, despite efforts to combat it internationally.
In order for organizations to take proactive measures to prevent corruption, ISO 37001 has been published. This standard reflects international good practice and has the potential to reduce corporate risk and costs related to bribery by providing a business framework for preventing, detecting and dealing with these issues.
ISO 37001 is applicable to any type of organization doing business anywhere in the world, can be integrated with other management systems, and addresses the following aspects:
- bribery in the public, private and non-profit sectors;
- bribery by the organization;
- bribery by the organization's staff acting on its behalf or in its interests;
- bribery by business partners acting on behalf of the organization or in its interests;
- bribery of the organization;
- bribery of the organization's staff in the framework of the organization's activities;
- bribery of the organization's business partners in the framework of the organization's activities;
- direct and indirect corruption (e.g. a bribe offered or accepted by or through a third party).
