9 December is International Anti-Corruption Day. UNE celebrates International Anti-Corruption Day by reaffirming the contribution of standardisation in the fight against a crime which, according to the UN, prevents the economic and social development of all societies and is one of the greatest impediments to achieving its sustainable development goals (SDG).
With the publication of the Spanish standard UNE-ISO 37001:2017 "Anti-bribery management systems. Requirements with guidance for use”, the market has access to a document detailing best practices to establish an anti-bribery management system that helps organisations to implement their anti-bribery policies and to control the risk of bribery-related crimes occurring within their organisation. The content of the standard is the result of a consensus among the ISO member countries and is compatible with other existing international anti-corruption instruments.
One of the major benefits of this standard is that it can be implemented by any organisation. All organisations should apply management system requirements that are in proportion to their individual characteristics. However, the requirements should be based on a common approach: creating a culture of integrity, honesty and compliance.
As the management system established in UNE-ISO 37001 is assessable, any organisation that manages to implement an effective anti-bribery management system can receive the official recognition of an external independent assessor.
