The fight against corruption is one of the major challenges facing developing countries and the consequences of corruption are disastrous both for the continent’s growth and for people’s confidence in their governance. Corruption plagues procurement and execution processes, which increases risks and costs.
Recognizing this problem, ISO has developed a standard to help organizations fight corruption through the implementation of good practice and the establishment of an ethical culture. The ISO 37001 standard, Anti-corruption management system (59 countries participated in its development), therefore defines a series of measures to help organizations detect, prevent and deal with corruption. These measures include the adoption of an anti-corruption communication policy, staff awareness and accountability, training, risk assessment, the implementation of controls and the establishment of investigation and anti-corruption reporting.