What is ISO 37001:2016 ABMS?

ISO 37001 was published in 2016 and is the international standard for anti-bribery management systems. The standard is designed to assist organizations in implementing and maintaining specific measures which assist them in preventing, detecting, and addressing bribery across the organization and its business activities. ISO 37001 is the new international standard designed to help organi zations implement an anti-bribery man agement system. It specifies a series of measures your organization can implement to help pre vent, 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.

Benefits of ISO 37001:2016 ABMS Certification

Customer Satisfaction

Deliver products that consistently meet customer requirements and a service that is dependable and can be relied on.

Business continuity

Avoid downtime with management of risk, legal compliance and vigilance of future security issues and concerns.

Be prepared

Reduce the risk of bribery occurring in your organization or against your organization and/or employees.

Cuts investigation time to a minimum

The management system helps you to reduce food safety breach investigation time.

Enhanced credibility and recognition

The statement is a publication of environmental information, whose accuracy and reliability have been independently checked, providing enhanced credibility and recognition.

Proven Business Credentials

Independent verification against a globally recognized industry standard speaks volumes.

Who can be certified ISO 37001?

ISO 37001 certification is applicable to any size organization across the globe regardless of business activities and industry, and can easily be integrated into an existing management system such as ISO 9001, ISO 22301, ISO 27001, or ISO 44001, using the Annex SL common structure. It includes a series of measures and controls that represent global anti-bribery good practice.

Manufacturing Companies

Service Sector

Hospitals

Drugs and Pharma

Educational

Government Organizations

Research Foundation

Engineering

Shipping Industry

Aerospace

Food

Automotive

Telecom

Textile and Apparels

Medical and Test Lab

Software Development

Document required for ISO 37001 : ABMS

  • System Manual
  • System Procedure
  • Policy
  • Objectives
  • Mission & Vision
  • Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
  • Checklist
  • Forms
  • Formats
  • Records

The extent of Documented Information differs as per:

  • Organization’s size
  • Activities performed by the organization
  • Processes undertaken by the Organization
  • Products and services offered by the organization
  • The complexity of processes undertaken
  • Competence of persons involved

Role of Shamkris and Process of ISO 37001 : ABMS Certification

Shamkris adopts a results-oriented approach to effective system implementation in the organization. A simple and practical method of system implementation helps organizations increase business efficiency and sustainability. Shamkris supports 100% documentation to obtain a certificate of success in addition to enhanced performance.

The implementation process is described below:

Day 1

GAP Analysis, Certification Body, Selection, Cost Estimates

• Finding the GAP between existing system related to ISO requirements
• Selecting the appropriate certification body
• Based on the scope of your business & certification body you choose

Week 1

Developing Documents

• Management System Manual, Management System Procedures, Policy, Objectives, Forms etc.
• Review of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)

Week 4

Implementing Management System

• ISO Awareness training for the top management and staff
• Implementing a well-documented management system throughout the organization

Week 8

Internal Audit
MRM
CAPA

• Internal audits identifying nonconformities related to ISO requirements
• Management Review Meetings
• Corrective and Preventive Action plan for nonconformities

Week 10

Certification Body
Audit
N-C Closing

• Shamkris acts on your behalf and assists you in the third-party audit
• Closing of any nonconformities identified by the certification body

Week 12

Certificate Issued

• ISO certificates issued for 3 years
• Surveillance Audits yearly

Year on Year

Yearly Compliance

• Support of Yearly documentation for audit

FAQ

Steps in achieving ISO 37001 certification
• Perform a gap analysis to identify existing policies and procedures and assess them against the ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management Systems requirements as well as applicable laws and regulations;
• Determine the certification scope, identify the relevant stakeholders and review their inputs.

ISO 37001 is the new international standard designed to help organizations implement an anti–bribery management system. It specifies a series of measures your organization can implement to help prevent, detect and address bribery. Bribery by the organization, its personnel or business associates for its own gain.