Mabey Bridge BS10500 22 October 2012.ppt - BSI Group Presentation... · Accreditation Process • Reviewed our current approach against the standard, some minor changes identified

BS 10500:2011Anti-Bribery

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Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS)

Why BS 10500 ?• We must be confident that we can trade ethically in all

of our worldwide markets.

• Therefore we need effective anti-corruption


Therefore we need effective anti-corruption management systems.

• We believe that we have systems that are at the forefront of international best practice.

• But how can we be sure?

External Certification

• We are familiar with the BS and ISO standards for management systems, such as ISO 9001 and 14001.

• This approach forces a discipline into our systems.


• This approach forces a discipline into our systems.

• Internal and external audits to confirm compliance.

• External certification to demonstrate compliance.

• BS 10500 will not guarantee compliance, but it does increase confidence in our approach.

Accreditation Process

• Reviewed our current approach against the standard, some minor changes identified and implemented.

• LRQA was selected to carry out the assessment.


• LRQA was selected to carry out the assessment.

• Stage 1, document readiness review, completed at the end of May.

• Identified 3 major and 4 minor non-conformances, not surprising with a new standard.

Non-conformances• The 3 major non-conformances were:

1. Risk assessment process needs to be extended to suppliers.

2. Pre-employment vetting for new employees to be extended.


2. Pre-employment vetting for new employees to be extended.

3. Introduce formal process for recording conflicts of interest.

• So we learned something – which is good.

• Those issues were resolved before the stage 2 assessment, in order to demonstrate full compliance.

Accreditation Process

• Stage 2, formal assessment, carried out at the end of July .

• Identified 4 more minor non-conformances.


• Identified 4 more minor non-conformances.

• These did not prevent Mabey Bridge becoming the first company to become accredited with BS 10500.

• First 6-monthly surveillance visit scheduled for early January 2013.

BS 10500 will help

• Recent press release by the Director of the Serious Fraud Office:

‘Leading the way in implementing controls and procedures to


‘Leading the way in implementing controls and procedures to ensure that it is able to trade ethically in high risk jurisdictions’

• We believe that BS10500 will help Mabey Bridge to stay at the forefront of international best practice and that can only be good for the business.

BS 10500:2011Anti-Bribery


Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS)

Mabey Bridge BS10500 22 October 2012.ppt - BSI Group Presentation... · Accreditation Process • Reviewed our current approach against the standard, some minor changes identified

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