Manage your anti-bribery programme with Speeki
One of the biggest areas within the ESG spectrum is anti-bribery and corruption. It is at the heart of the G in ESG and has been a leading area of focus for the last 20 years. With fines and litigation increasing and the reputational damage dwarfing those costs, there is a significant focus on managing bribery risks. Speeki provides a range of solutions to help build, manage, rate and certify anti-bribery programmes. We don't just 'manage' the risks, we 'leverage' them.
Speeki looks at anti-bribery programmes in two ways...
The first half of the process involves building programmes, and the second half involves auditing, rating, or certifying them.
Speeki can work on either side of the anti-bribery programme but not at the same time for the same client. Our independence requirements as a certification body ensure that we avoid any actual or perceived conflicts of interest. We will work with you to explain where we can add the most value.
Design, Build and Manage
Speeki can help with the 'first half' of your anti-bribery programme, building a programme that meets both the Engage framework requirements as well as ISO 37001, the relevant ISO standard covering anti-bribery and corruption management systems.
Audit, Rate and Certify
For almost twenty years, Speeki through its acquired certification body, Speeki Europe, has been the leading provider of anti-bribery certifications globally. Speeki Europe continues to audit and certify companies at the very highest level of the industry for large globally listed companies.
For almost 25 years our team has been at the forefront of anti-bribery expertise
Speeki gets involved in various aspects of anti-bribery programmes for clients. Whether in the build stage or the certification stage, we have unique expertise as content experts and as former compliance officers of major companies. Our experts have advised over 1000 companies on aspects of their anti-bribery programmes.
Building amazing eLearning courses
We have built custom and ready-made eLearning courses in multiple languages, ready for clients to use on key anti-bribery topics.
Developing technology solutions for key tasks
We have built core anti-bribery tools into our Speeki platform. Building technology is one of our core skillsets.
Revisiting policies, procedures and other core documents
We love taking complex legal documents and redrafting them into one-page infographics.
Due Diligence
Our experts have designed and built more third-party due diligence programmes than likely anyone else in the market.
Take on more business risks. Speeki is the ultimate business enabler.
At Speeki, we believe that managing anti-bribery risks is actually an opportunity. Reducing risks to manageable levels means you can take on more business risk. The whole point of business is to push boundaries, and our job is to enable that by managing risk so business teams don't have to worry about it.
Anti-bribery and anti-corruption insights
Explore our expert articles on anti-bribery and anti-corruption
Need help with your third party due diligence?
Like your anti-bribery programme, this has become more complex as broader ESG issues are considered. We have the expertise and knowledge to make this programme valuable to the business.
Want to audit a channel partner, supplier or your subsidiary?
We can conduct audits on the anti-bribery programmes of channel partners, suppliers, or your own subsidiaries. Proactive, reactive, or ready for investment. Any country. Any language.
Want to look at metrics and measuring your programme effectiveness?
You may spend time building programmes but not enough on monitoring, measuring, and perfecting their performance. We can help with templates, software, and guidance.
Scott Lane
Scott Lane has been involved in developing, reviewing and improving anti-bribery and corruption prevention programmes for over 25 years. He has consulted to the largest companies in the world and developed programmes across the globe. Scott is a respected thought leader in anti-bribery compliance and has spoken at over 50 global events and published 100s of articles and stories on anti-bribery compliance.
Why choose Speeki to help you with anti-corruption matters?
Speeki has some of the most experienced and practical professionals in the industry today, with deep experience in emerging markets. We have worked in over 100 countries on anti-bribery projects and have trained tens of thousands of people. This is our space.
We pride ourselves on risk-based advice. We strongly discourage the 'doomsday' advice some counsel provide, but rather encourage you to be realistic and risk-based. There is clearly a time for conservatism in compliance, but it is uncommon. Business expects a programme to make sense and help the business, not hinder it.
Our skillset in anti-bribery matters is assessed twice a year by our own accreditation bodies, who certify our ability to certify companies in this space. We are across all the latest country trends, regulations, and best practices. We have a brand that clients trust for expertise in anti-corruption matters.
We are significantly less expensive than outside counsel and the global accounting firms. Most of our projects are fixed price, and we rarely engage junior staff on key projects. We tend to use higher-level staff, who are more expensive but who manage to complete tasks in half the time.
Our key experts have worked across the globe in anti-corruption programmes and investigations, with detailed experience in key hotspots like the USA, China, South Asia, Brazil, Russia, the Middle East, and Africa. We have the depth of experience required to help with global initiatives.
Our focus is to help clients in many ways. We can coach new in-house teams, provide heavy-lifting programme development, or only get involved in auditing and monitoring activities. We are flexible as to where we can be involved, subject to our certification independence requirements.
Some practitioners in this space follow guidance from the USA DOJ from twenty years ago and continue to build super-custom programmes at every opportunity to maximise their revenue. We believe in standards and using trusted and proven standards like ISO 37001 to save time and money.