ISO 37001:2025

Anti-bribery management systems — Requirements with guidance for use

This document specifies requirements and provides guidance for establishing, implementing, maintaining, reviewing and improving an anti-bribery management system. The system can be stand-alone or can be integrated into an overall management system. This document addresses the following in relation to the organization's activities:

—     bribery in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors;

—     bribery by the organization;

—     bribery by the organization's personnel acting on the organization's behalf or for its benefit;

—     bribery by the organization's business associates acting on the organization's behalf or for its benefit;

—     bribery of the organization;

—     bribery of the organization's personnel in relation to the organization’s activities;

—     bribery of the organization's business associates in relation to the organization’s activities;

—     direct and indirect bribery (e.g. a bribe offered or accepted through or by a third party).

This document is applicable only to bribery. It sets out requirements and provides guidance for a management system designed to help an organization to prevent, detect and respond to bribery and comply with anti-bribery laws and voluntary commitments applicable to its activities.

The requirements of this document are ge...

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