What is ISO 37001:2025
ISO 37001:2025 is the international standard for Anti-Bribery Management Systems (ABMS). It provides requirements and guidance for organizations to establish, implement, maintain, and improve frameworks to prevent, detect, and respond to bribery risks. The standard is globally recognized, supports compliance with anti-corruption regulations, and can be applied to organizations of any size or sector.
Implementing ISO 37001:2025 demonstrates a strong and proactive approach to combating bribery, improving compliance, and contributing to long-term sustainability and corporate responsibility.
Requirements
The standard sets out a process-based approach for establishing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining, and continuously improving an ABMS. The standard requires organizations to implement policies, procedures, and controls to address bribery risks, including in digital and third-party interactions. It follows the ISO “Harmonized Structure” for easier integration with standards like ISO 37301 (compliance management). Applying ISO 37001:2025 provides your organization with a comprehensive framework to identify, prevent, and manage bribery risks. This helps protect against legal penalties, reputational damage, and financial losses.
The Benefits you should expect:
- Strengthens anti-bribery culture: Requires leadership to actively promote ethical behavior at all levels.
- Meets legal and regulatory requirements: Facilitates compliance with global anti-bribery laws such as the FCPA and UK Bribery Act.
- Protects reputation and builds trust: Demonstrates a strong commitment to integrity, building trust among clients, investors, and partners.
- Reduces risks and improves governance: Refines risk assessment, clarifies management roles, and covers both financial and non-financial bribery risks including technology-enabled fraud.
- Enhances due diligence: Sets stricter requirements for screening, training, and monitoring business partners and internal personnel.
- Facilitates integration with other management systems: Adopts consistent terminology and structure with other ISO standards.
- Aligns with sustainability and ESG goals: Integrates climate action and sustainability considerations into compliance and anti-bribery strategies.
How CBA can help you?
Our solid approach and experience will help you implement the solid steps to certification and maintaining certification, including:
- Gap Analysis: Assess your readiness position versus the
- Action plan & Implementation: Deploy policies, technologies, and staff training to address identified gaps.
- Training: Passing the messages and giving the tools necessary to your personnel
- Internal Auditing: Making sure you are ready
- Certification: Facilitate the process for getting maximum benefits from the certification audit by accredited certification bodies
