What It Is

ISO 37001:2025 Anti-Bribery Management Systems is an international certifiable standard providing requirements for establishing, implementing, and improving an Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS). It focuses on preventing, detecting, and responding to bribery risks across organizations, using a risk-based, proportionate approach aligned with PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) and ISO Harmonized Structure for integration.

Key Components

• Core clauses 4-10 covering context, leadership, planning, support, operations, evaluation, improvement.
• Key controls: anti-bribery policy, risk assessments, due diligence, financial/non-financial controls, training, reporting.
• Built on leadership accountability, third-party management, and evidence-based audits.
• Optional third-party certification with 3-year cycles and surveillance audits.

Why Organizations Use It

• Mitigates legal risks under FCPA/UK Bribery Act; reduces liability via "reasonable steps" evidence.
• Builds stakeholder trust, reputational assurance, ESG alignment.
• Delivers 15% compliance cost savings, operational efficiencies.
• Enables market access, competitive tenders.

Implementation Overview

• Phased: gap analysis, risk assessment, control design, training, audits.
• Scalable for all sizes/sectors; 6-12 months typical.
• Certification via accredited bodies involves Stage 1/2 audits.

What It Is

TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) is a sector-specific framework developed by the ENX Association and VDA for the automotive industry. It standardizes information security assessments and enables secure exchange of results to protect sensitive data like prototypes, IP, and personal information across global supply chains. The risk-based approach uses the VDA ISA catalog (version 5.0.4/6.0) with maturity levels from Basic (AL1) to Very High (AL3).

Key Components

• 70+ controls in 7 groups: policy, organization, access control, cryptography, operations, supplier relationships, physical security.
• Modular objectives: info security, prototype protection (parts/vehicles/events), data protection.
• Built on ISO 27001/27002 with automotive extensions.
• Labels valid 3 years, issued via accredited providers like DQS, TÜV.

Why Organizations Use It

• Contractual mandates from OEMs (e.g., BMW, VW) prevent revenue loss.
• Mitigates cyber risks, fines, disruptions; saves 70-90% on audits.
• Enables market access, trust, resilience in €2.5T supply chain.
• Competitive edge for Tier 1/2 suppliers, service providers.

Implementation Overview

Phased: scope/gap analysis (1-3 months), remediation/tabletops (3-9 months), audit/exchange (2-4 months), ongoing sustainment. Targets automotive ecosystem (OEMs, suppliers, SMEs to enterprises); ENX registration and audits required for labels.