The new ISO 37001 standard on anti-bribery management systems is expected to be finalized later this year. In many respects, the standard brings the re-affirmation of global best practices in anti-corruption compliance that emerged through norms such as the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery or Department of Justice and Serious Fraud Office guidance on the… Read More
Richard Bistrong CEO Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC interviewed CIPE’s Frank Brown Value Chain and Anti-Corruption Program Team Leader in a two part series. In the first interview, Bistrong and Brown discuss incentives or ‘carrots’ for small and mid-sized enterprises to take action even in environments with pervasive corruption practices. Incentives for addressing corruption include creating sustainable businesses, and… Read More
CIPE’s Anna Kompanek Director of Multiregional Programs interviews Lisette van Eenennaam Group Legal Counsel Integrity, Vice President, ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd about anti-corruption compliance for international corporations. What attracted you to the field of anti-corruption compliance? I became interested in related topics quite early when I was in law school in the Netherlands and I… Read More
The third video of CIPE’s Anti-Corruption Compliance series looks into detail the initial steps for instituting an effective compliance program. The video explains how to implement the following points: conduct a risk assessment for a company’s specific business unit, geographic location, or for the entire firm; develop a code of conduct with anti-corruption and bribery… Read More
CIPE’s Frank Brown, Value Chain/Anti-Corruption Program Team Leader, offers strategies to help local firms in emerging markets navigate and implement anti-corruption international standards on The FCPA Blog. Brown explains that local firms in emerging markets are interested in joining international supply chains but often do not have adequate compliance practices in place to be selected by… Read More
The second video of CIPE’s Anti-Corruption Compliance series explores what corruption is, and also provides an overview of best practices for implementing an anti-corruption system in a company. The animated clip outlines why taking a prevent, detect, respond framework works best for companies and how to reduce risks by setting up a comprehensive compliance system… Read More