For solving the problem of corruption and bribery, laws have no longer been sufficient for a long time. Organizations need to design their business in such a way that prevents corruption and bribery more than ever. Management systems will help to proactively counteract corruption and bribery and handle the flood of rules and regulations, which is becoming bigger and bigger, within the company.
ISO 37001 as an international standard for Anti-Bribery Management Systems bundles the requirements placed on organizations with laws and proven practices in order to reduce risks and costs and create transparency and clarity.
As an alternative option to an autonomous system, the integration of the management system for combating corruption and bribery into a generic compliance management system is recommended. ISO 19600 can be used as a guide for this integration. Besides, the anti-bribery management system (briefly referred to as ABMS) might be maintained as part of other management systems (e.g. quality, environment or information security). It is important that the numerous synergies arising from already existing systems are utilized. As ISO 37001 is based upon the High Level Structure (HSL), it has the same systematic structure as, e.g. ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or ISO 45001. Thanks to this structure, management systems acc. to ISO 37001 can be integrated into existing systems very well and therefore value can be created rapidly.
The qualityaustria Certificate as an objective evidence of performance will create confidence among your shareholders. It will help you to demonstrate that you proactively counteract corruption and bribery and have implemented actions and controls for avoiding, disclosing and combating corruption and bribery. You can also benefit at international RFQ’s (Requests for Quotations) as this will help you to set a strong signal against corruption and bribery.
- Reducing the risk of unlawful acts
- Minimizing corruption and bribery
- Increasing transparency within the company
- Enabling anonymous whistleblowing in case of suspected corruption or bribery
- Securing the company’s reputation
- Responsiveness in connection with rules and regulations
- Organizations of all sectors, sizes and fields of business
- Compliance Officers and System Managers (e. g. IMS (Integrated Management System), quality, environment or information security)
Quality Austria - Trainings, Zertifizierungs und Begutachtungs GmbH is accredited for certifying organizations acc. to ISO 37001 as of March 2020.
ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 37301