Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Legislation in the EU, UK, US and Canada
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Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Legislation in the EU, UK, US and Canada – Whitepaper Overview:
Compliance & Risks offers global coverage of the topic of Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption. This topic includes mandatory laws, regulations and standards, that are either proposed or enacted, as well as voluntary frameworks, guidance documents and factsheets, addressing the prohibition of private organizations, and the individuals who work for them, from engaging in bribery and corruption.
Bribery and corruption exists in every country around the world and is a concern of the global community. It can be engaged in by private individuals, public officials and businesses. There can be domestic offenses in the form of private to public bribery/corruption or private to private bribery/corruption. Additionally, there can be offenses that involve attempts to bribe or corrupt foreign officials. Bribery and corruption can take different forms, from the giving and taking of gifts, to conflicts of interest, to undue influence.
This whitepaper provides information about the need for global Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption legislation and how some major markets such as the EU, UK, US and Canada have enacted legislation to help combat the plague of bribery and corruption in business.
This Whitepaper Covers:
- United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)
- EU: Combating Corruption in the Private Sector, Framework Decision, 2003/568/JHA
- EU: Combating Corruption, Draft Directive, May 2023
- EU: European Sustainability Reporting Standard (ESRS) G1 Business Conduct, Standard, July 2023
- UK: Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, 2023
- U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
- Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA)
*This whitepaper was originally published on 12th August, 2024. Further regulatory developments may have occurred after publication. To keep up-to-date with the latest compliance news, sign up to our newsletter.
Authors
Conor O’Donoghue
Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Guiding global compliance with expertise in packaging, single-use plastics, RoHS, and anti-bribery and corruption.
Kelly C. Bugiera
Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist and Team Leader
Specializing in research and monitoring US state and federal, as well as global, regulatory and legislative developments, with a focus on product safety, chemicals in products, ESG topics, circular economy, and right to repair.
