ISO 37001:2016

Bribery is one of the world’s most destructive and challenging issues. With over $ 1 trillion paid in bribes each year*, the consequences are catastrophic, reducing the quality of life, increasing poverty, and eroding public trust.

•ISO 37001 is an anti-bribery management system standard published in October 2016. 

•It is designed to help an organization establish, implement, maintain, and improve an anti-bribery compliance program. It includes a series of measures and controls that represent global anti-bribery good practice. The measures required by ISO 37001 are designed to be integrated with existing management processes and controls. It follows the common high-level structure for ISO management system standards, for easy integration such as for example, ISO 9001. New or enhanced measures can be integrated into existing systems.

Who can use this Standard?
The standard is flexible and can be adapted to a wide range of organizations, including:
•Large organizations
•Small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
•Public and private sector organizations
•Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
The standard can be used by organizations in any country.

What does the ISO 37001 standard require?

The organization must implement a series of measures and controls in a reasonable and proportionate manner to help prevent, detect, and deal with bribery, including:

•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

ISO 37001 is a requirements standard, making it capable of independent certification. QCCI is a world-leading organization for ISO 37001 certification. Contact QCCI for ISO 37001 certification services.