The international standard for anti-bribery management — demonstrate zero-tolerance, reduce criminal risk, and meet compliance requirements for government contracts and regulated industries.
ISO 37001:2016/2025 is the world's first international standard dedicated specifically to helping organisations establish, implement, maintain, and improve an Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS). It provides practical, proportionate controls to prevent bribery occurring in an organisation's own activities and in activities of persons associated with it — including agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and supply chains.
With India's Prevention of Corruption Act (2018 amendment) extending liability to commercial organisations and increasing penalties for bribery offences, ISO 37001 provides a defensible compliance framework. Certification demonstrates that an organisation has made reasonable efforts to prevent bribery — a critical factor in any regulatory investigation or prosecution defence.
Published by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), this standard is accredited under ISO/IEC 17021-1 and recognised by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) worldwide.
ISO 37001:2016/2025 takes a risk-based approach, requiring organisations to identify bribery risks, implement proportionate controls, and ensure governance mechanisms are effective.
Assess the bribery risks relevant to the organisation's sector, geography, business model, and relationships with government.
Governing body and senior management must demonstrate and communicate commitment to anti-bribery through visible behaviour.
Identify and assess bribery risks at organisational, project, and transaction level — including high-risk third-party relationships.
Establish an anti-bribery policy, conduct staff training, and build awareness of reporting obligations and whistle-blower protections.
Implement financial controls, procurement controls, gifts and hospitality policies, and due diligence on agents and business associates.
Monitor ABMS effectiveness through internal audits, investigate reported concerns, and maintain confidential reporting mechanisms.
Act on findings, report to governing bodies, address systemic weaknesses, and continually improve the anti-bribery framework.
Certification delivers measurable returns — operational, commercial, and reputational.
Provides a defensible compliance position under India's Prevention of Corruption Act and international anti-bribery laws.
Increasingly required for government infrastructure, defence, and public sector procurement in India and internationally.
Demonstrates governance maturity to institutional investors, ESG raters, and international business partners.
Certification shows clients, regulators, and the public that bribery prevention is embedded — not just policy on paper.
Structured due diligence and monitoring of agents, distributors, and JV partners reduces associated-person bribery risk.
Anti-bribery training and clear reporting mechanisms build an ethical culture that attracts quality employees and partners.
Our IAS-accredited, structured audit process ensures your certification is credible, efficient, and internationally recognised.
Identify and rate bribery risks across operations, business units, geographies, and third-party relationships.
Establish anti-bribery policy, controls framework, due diligence procedures, and training programme.
Review ABMS documentation including risk assessment, policy, procedures, and training records.
On-site audit verifying control implementation, due diligence effectiveness, and management system operation.
ISO 37001:2016/2025 certificate issued — valid 3 years with annual surveillance audits.
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