ISO 37001

What is ISO 37001 standard

ISO 37001 is the new international standard designed to help organi­zations implement an Anti-bribery Man­agement System (ABMS). It specifies a series of measures your organization can implement to help pre­vent, detect and address bribery. Designed to be integrated into your organization’s existing management processes and controls, ISO 37001 also follows the common ISO structure for management system standards, for easy integration with ISO 9001 for example.

The Benefit of ISO 37001


  • Opening your organization to external scrutiny of the effectiveness of your anti-bribery policies and processes
  • Demonstrating compliance to relevant legislation such as the Bribery Act 2010
  • Collaborating with stakeholders to monitor and manage risk throughout your organization and supply chain
  • Ensuring that suppliers, sub-contractors and agents are committed to anti-bribery best practice

During the audit you will be assessed on:


  • Documentation control
  • Records being kept
  • Staff and management conformance to the system
  • How the system is working in each area of the organisation
  • Staff training necessary to meet the requirements

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Why is Anti-Bribery Management System Important for you ?


ISO 37001 serves as a framework in the precaution of organizational integrity and helps to combat bribery associated risks and to encourage a decent business culture. It helps organizations to prevent, identify and respond to bribery and comply with anti-bribery-laws and voluntary commitments applicable to its activities. Becoming an ISO 37001 certified professional helps you to differentiate yourself with demonstrated anti-bribery expertise and at the same time differentiate your company from competitors. This standard is intended to guide, identify, detect and respond to possible bribery risks. The requirements of this standard enable the organizations to implement an anti-bribery framework and put in place effective anti-bribery policies and processes.