Corruption is one of the most harmful practices within the public sector and one of the biggest fears when closing deals in the private sector.
Corruption is one of the most harmful practices within the public sector and one of the biggest fears when closing deals in the private sector. The latest data published by Transparency International indicate that the perception of corruption in the American continent continues stagnant and represents one of the most important and difficult problems to eradicate.
However, the progress of digitalization is making available to companies and governments some tools that provide transparency, trust and security to different processes. These advances promise to revolutionize good business practices and soon become an essential requirement when doing business.
That is the case of Anti-Bribery Management System (SGAS) regulated by the ISO 37.001:2017 standard. The rigor of its processes means that its adoption is slow and that few companies are using it for now. This standard, created in 2016 and applicable to any type of organization, is a recognized international standard on anti-bribery which guides organizations in establishing, implementing and maintaining a management system for this purpose. For TÜV NORD Argentina, the certifying body in charge of auditing this standard throughout the Americas, the lack of a proactive attitude in anti-bribery matters not only directly impacts the growth of any company: it also may result in harm to people and business stakeholders.
Simply put, EMS works by implementing certain guidelines and processes. Once it takes control over the entire chain to generate security between the parties, it gives guidelines for the selection of reliable suppliers, avoiding compromising the brand image; provides decision-making tools to senior management; increases the degree of commitment and transparency; controls the uncertainty of commercial transactions; allows monitoring and mitigation of bribery risks; and, most importantly, it brings transparency to the entire system, since the certification is carried out by an accredited third party. What is it like to work under this new standard of transparency?
At the moment, In Argentina there is only one organization that is certified to use this anti-bribery technology and is capable of telling how it works. Is about OCP TECH SA, an IT company that became part of this reduced group of organizations that obtained this certification in the American continent, after a complex process in which several areas of the company had to intervene.
andres quinnCOO of the company, explains that the standard regulates the activity of the entire company, from the seller who carries out the first negotiation, to the sector that issues the final invoice. “To a greater or lesser extent, all areas of the organization are regulated in order to prevent, detect and manage the risk of bribery in their interaction with the public and private sector through their employees, managers and business partners”, says Quinn, who in turn verified that the entire value chain, from customers, to suppliers and manufacturers, They positively value working with companies that implement this regulation.
Despite the challenge of obtaining this certification, For the companies that use it, it represents a milestone from which there is no going back. In fact, this company plans to apply it to its different subsidiaries in the rest of the region, starting with Colombia.
Quinn summarizes it this way: “We are a sector that permanently lives with change. It is part of our DNA: we are used to innovating. But this is not the case in other areas. That is why we believe that it is important that technology companies take a step forward and make transparency a banner. We have the ability to show the region that a more responsible and transparent way of doing business is possible”.
Source: Ambito
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