Worth MacMurray: New DOJ enforcement policy and ISO 37001 are aligned

In Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein’s recent announcement of a new FCPA Policy, he highlighted three hallmarks of a Policy effective compliance program: fostering a culture of compliance; dedicating sufficient resources to compliance activities; and ensuring that experienced compliance personnel have appropriate access to the board.

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Kristy Grant-Hart on ISO 37001: Who's doing the certifying (and other responses to Hui Chen)

Hui Chen recently published a post sharing her opinions on the ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management Standard and ISO 37001 certification. She made some important points. 

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Worth MacMurray: A front end ISO 37001 certification audit sure beats a back end DOJ investigation

Is my anti-corruption program effective or not effective? In the United States, companies only receive the definitive answer to that question in worst case scenarios -- at the back end of a governmental program evaluation, typically while under FCPA scrutiny by the DOJ.

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Kristy Grant-Hart: Is ISO 37001 the next frontier for shareholder activism?

Last week I received a call from a multinational company concerned about activist shareholders targeting them for not yet achieving ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery certification.

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Jerry Fang: Local Chinese regulator develops anti-bribery management system based on ISO 37001

In June this year, the Market Supervision Commission of the Shenzhen Municipality published an instructive standard document named Anti-bribery Management System Shenzhen Standard to help companies and other organizations prevent bribery, and detect and deal with any bribery that does occur.  

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MacMurray and Lazzarini: Why ISO 37001 is the next big thing

The ISO 9001 Quality Management System has been a spectacular success, with over 1.3 million organizations certified around the world since the standard's 1987 introduction.

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The top five myths about ISO 37001 exposed

Four months ago the ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management Systems document was published, and companies were finally able to have their anti-bribery program certified to an international standard. Since then we’ve repeatedly heard the same myths about the Standard.

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ISO 37001 is here. Will It Work?

On October 14, after four years of work involving the active participation of experts from 37 countries, the International Organization for Standardization issued ISO 3700, its standard for anti-bribery management systems.

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Just whose expectations will ISO 37001 certification meet?

The launch date of the new ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery Management System standard is close, with release expected in October.

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What does ISO 37001 say about due diligence?

ISO 37001-- a new standard for anti-bribery management systems -- slated to be published in late 2016, is expected to be more detailed and internationally recognized than similar guidance published to date.

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Alexandra Wrage: The pros and (substantial) cons of an ISO anti-bribery standard

The international business community wins when companies across supply and marketing chains work to the same high standards. There is less risk and more predictability, which promotes confidence among business partners. Benchmarking among peers and establishing and sharing model language and best practices all help to ensure that companies set their sights on a reasonable common denominator for compliance. 

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Why ISO 37001? Because global enforcement has arrived

Last month, Matt Kelly, Worth MacMurray, and Leslie Benton wrote posts (here and here) for the FCPA Blog about ISO 37001 -- the draft standard for anti-bribery management systems.

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