The second edition of BiH standard BAS ISO 37001:2025, Anti-bribery Management Systems — Requirements with Guidance for Use, has been published as a translation.

BAS ISO 37001:2019 specifies requirements and provides guidance for establishing, implementing, maintaining, reviewing, and improving an anti-bribery management system. The system can be a standalone or can be integrated into an overall management system. Preventing bribery is of essential importance for the successful operation of any company.

This standard helps organizations apply reasonable and proportionate measures designed to prevent and respond to bribery within their operations. BAS ISO 37001:2019 is structured to support organizations to avoid or mitigate the costs, risks, and damage of involvement in bribery, to promote trust and confidence in business dealings, and to enhance its reputation. It can be applied by organizations of all sizes and types and is compatible with other standards.

The main changes in this edition are as follows:

-       subclauses were added on climate change, stressing the importance of the  compliance culture;

-       conflict of interest were addressed;

-       the concept of the anti-bribery function was clarified;

-       the wording was harmonized with other standards where appropriate and reasonable;

-       the latest harmonized structure consistent with Annex SL of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1, was introduced.

BiH standard BAS ISO 37001:2025 was prepared by the Technical Committee BAS/TC 55, Social Responsibility.