All you need to know about ISO 37001: Post scriptum
Answering ISO Critics By Jean-Pierre Méan Published on Tuesday February 20, 2018 ISO 37001 has been generally well received and considered as an important step forward in fighting corruption globally. However, several critics, especially in the United States, have expressed doubts about the usefulness of the new Standard. One of the points raised is that ISO 37001 is deficient because it does not include some practices included in other instruments.This point has been cleared by Rick Messick in a blog posted on GAB The Global Anticorruption Blog which includes a spreadsheet...
Read MoreAll you need to know about ISO 37001: Getting certified (7 of 7)
How is certification carried out? By Jean-Pierre Méan Published on Tuesday February 6, 2018 Once the decision has been made to become certified for anti-corruption management systems, the first thing to do is to obtain a copy of the standard. Standards are available on-line from the ISO store (https://www.iso.org/standard/65034.html) or from national ISO member sites at a price of between $150 and $190. ISO is rather strict on affirming its copyright; the income from the sale of the standards is used to (partially) finance itself. The standard and the attached guidance...
Read MoreAll you need to know about ISO 37001: Going for certification (6 of 7)
How does one get certified under ISO 37001? By Jean-Pierre Méan Published on Tuesday January 23, 2018 One of the features of ISO 37001 is that it is a requirements standard and, as such, certifiable. This requires, however, some explanation as ISO 37001 may be used in different ways, viz: for a first party audit or self-assessment; for a second party audit or assessment by e.g. a supplier or the member of an association, by a business partner or the officers of the association; for a third party audit by an independent third party. Only a third party audit by an...
Read MoreAll you need to know about ISO 37001: Running the system (5 of 7)
What are ISO 37001’s requirements ? Part 3 – Running the system By Jean-Pierre Méan Published on Tuesday January 9, 2018 Running the system implies first implementing the procedures that have been put in place at the outset. This includes monitoring the implementation of the anti-bribery policy by requesting personnel and business associates presenting a bribery risk to acknowledge receipt of the policy and committing to abide by it. It further includes adapting the employment procedures to the anti-bribery policy, conducting training for personnel and business...
Read MoreAll you need to know about ISO 37001: Setting things up (4 of 7)
What are ISO 37001’s requirements ? Part 2 – Putting the system in place By Jean-Pierre Méan Published on Tuesday December 19, 2017 To start putting the anti-bribery management system in place, the first thing to do is to issue an anti-bribery policy. This policy should include a prohibition of bribery and a commitment to comply with all applicable anti-bribery laws. It should be tailored to the organization, provide a framework for achieving anti-bribery objectives and include commitments to satisfy anti-bribery management system requirements and to continual...
Read MoreAll you need to know about ISO 37001: First steps (3 of 7)
What are ISO 37001’s requirements ? Part 1 – The first steps By Jean-Pierre Méan Published on Tuesday December 5, 2017 ISO 37001 reflects the development of anti-bribery practices in the advent of the introduction of corporate liability in the State parties to the OECD Convention. Its requirements are therefore not new to practitioners in the field. What is innovative about ISO 37001 is that it offers a structured and in-depth approach to anti-bribery which has not existed to the same extent before. When starting to implement an anti-bribery management systems two...
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