ISO 37001 standard: - contains best international practices on preventing bribery in organisations, - helps reduce corruption risk, - is applicable both in defence ministry and defence companies, - would increase effectiveness of defence procurements and of defence acquisition in general.

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ISO 37001 standard
as a tool for defence ministry
and defence companies
National Defence University
Kiev, 27 November 2018
Maciej Wnuk
Anti-Corruption Advisory Committee
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Standards are everywhere
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Source:iso.org
22416 international standards by ISO

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900 standards by NATO
Standards are everywhere

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Standards are everywhere
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Source:http://uas.org.ua
Thousands of standards in Ukraine

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➢ To facilitate everyday life and increase safety
➢ To ensure that products and systems are
compatible, interoperable and of good quality
➢ To facilitate trade and mutual cooperation
Why do we need standards?
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Why do we need management standards?
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➢ To share and incorporate best
international practices
➢ To reduce risks
➢ To build trust within the
organization
➢ To build understanding and trust
among organisations
➢ To be more effective

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ISO 37001 Anti-bribery management
systems
➢ adopted in 2016
➢ international best practices on planning
and implementation of anti-corruption
systems in organisations
➢ covers bribery
➢ may cover also other forms of
corruption
ISO 37001
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Component of compliance policy
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Compliance policy
Anti-bribery policy
Management systems

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Actual objectives:
➢ reducing bribery risk
➢ reducing impact of bribery
➢ provide measures to detect
and respond to bribery
Objective
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Complete elimination of bribery – would be
unrealistic.

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➢ All sectors (public, private, not-for-profit)
➢ All types of organisations (size, nature)
➢ Fits defence ministry and defence companies
Scope
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Covers all bribery types
Scope
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Scope
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➢ Bribery – included obligatory
➢ Often included to make the system
comprehensive:
▪ conflict of interests,
▪ fraud,
▪ unethical behaviour,
▪ collusion.

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Context of the organisation
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Key for success:
understanding of organisation
and of its context
➢ No „fits-for-all” system
➢ „Copy an paste” – recipe for failure

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Tool: a map of stakeholders
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Suppliers
Regulatory agency
Competitors
Recipients
Customers
Investors
Authorities
Media
others…
Owners
Trade unions
Social partners
Grantees
Partners

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Risk assessment
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➢ Documented, periodic
➢ Prioritize corruption risks
➢ Evaluate mitigation measures
Key element of mature anti-corruption system
Enables concentrate limited resources on priorities

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Leadership and commitment of top management
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➢ Formal – approving of anti-bribery policy
➢ Actual („tone form the top”)
includes:
• own example,
• internal and external communication,
• allocation of adequate resources
• daily support for coordinator
• protection of whistle-blowers

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Coordinator
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➢ Person or unit
➢ Direct and prompt access to top management
➢ Adequate resources (human, physical and
financial)
➢ Appropriate competence, status, authority and
independence
➢ Plans and oversees implementation of the system
Responsible for effective coordination,
not for individual ethical behaviour.

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Managers and personnel
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Anti-corruption is the duty
of entire staff
Managers:
➢ system implementation in their departments
All personnel:
➢ understanding and complying with anti-corruption
policy,
➢ applying system requirements

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Detailed requirements
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The standard contains also detailed requirements
on system:
➢ planning,
➢ support,
➢ operation,
➢ performance evaluation,
➢ improvement.

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Certification
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ISO 37001 standard implementation:
➢ may be subject of certification,
➢ by independent certification body.
Worldwide recognition of certificate.
Properly implemented system – brings benefits even
without certification, however…
…external conformity assessment helps implement
the system properly.

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Long-term goal
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ISO 37001 requirement:
anti-bribery controls should be implemented by
business associates of organisation too
MoD Defence
companies
ISO 37001
certified
ISO 37001
certified
ISO 37001 certified MoD deals with certified companies

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ISO 37001 standard:
➢ contains best international practices on preventing
bribery in organisations,
➢ helps reduce corruption risk,
➢ is applicable both in defence ministry and defence
companies,
➢ would increase effectiveness of defence
procurements and of defence acquisition in
general.
Summary

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