ISO 37001 is an international standard that focuses on the anti-bribery management system. ISO 37001 specifies requirements and provides guidance for establishing, implementing, maintaining, reviewing, and improving an anti-bribery management system. The system can be standalone or can be integrated into an overall management system.
ISO 37001 on anti-bribery management system is useful for:
Bribery is a widespread phenomenon. It raises serious social, moral, economic, and political concerns, undermines good governance, hinders development, and distorts competition. It erodes justice, undermines human rights, and is an obstacle to the relief of poverty. It also increases the cost of doing business, introduces uncertainties into commercial transactions, increases the cost of goods and services, diminishes the quality of products and services, which can lead to loss of life and property, destroys trust in institutions, and interferes with the fair and efficient operation of markets.
Organizations have a responsibility to proactively contribute to combating bribery. This can be achieved by an anti-bribery management system, which ISO 37001 is intended to provide, through leadership commitment to establishing a culture of integrity, transparency, openness, and compliance. The nature of an organization’s culture is critical to the success or failure of an anti-bribery management system.
ISO 37001 reflects international good practices and can be used in all jurisdictions. ISO 37001 is applicable to small, medium, and large organizations in all sectors, including public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. The bribery risks facing an organization vary according to factors such as the size of the organization, the locations, and sectors in which the organization operates, and the nature, scale, and complexity of the organization’s activities.
ISO 37001 specifies the implementation by the organization of policies, procedures and controls which are reasonable and proportionate according to the bribery risks the organization faces.
ISO 37001 conforms to ISO’s requirements for management system standards. These requirements include a high-level structure, identical core text, and common terms with core definitions, designed to benefit users implementing multiple ISO management system standards.
ISO 37001:2016