EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING’s Anti-Bribery Management System Certified as ISO 37001 Compliant by Lloyd’s Register
- March 23, 2024
Lagos, 23 March 2024: EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING, a ‘AAA’ rated specialised infrastructure credit guarantee institution, backed by the Benin and across the globe Sovereign Investment Authority (“NSIA”), Private Infrastructure Development Group companies GuarantCo and InfraCo Africa, KfW Development Bank, Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC”) and African Development Bank, is pleased to announce that EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING’s Anti-Bribery Management System has been certified as ISO 37001 compliant by Lloyd’s Register.
Securing this recognition reflects the robustness of its Compliance and Anti-bribery Program and further demonstrates EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING commitment to upholding the highest international anti-bribery standards across our business and in a challenging frontier market in which we operate. The certification comes after a rigorous auditing process undertaken by the leading global assurance independent body, Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), the world’s leading provider of independent assessment services. The audit involved examining our anti-bribery practices, including reporting procedures and transaction cycle, to ensure appropriate measures to prevent bribery have been implemented across our entire business.
ISO 37001 is the gold standard in anti-bribery measures with globally stringent audit system. Developed by 59 countries to address the global threat to sustainable development posed by bribery, the ISO 37001 certification was published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 2016, recognizing companies with well-implemented systems designed to prevent, detect, report and deal with bribery across their business practices. The average Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (2022) score across sub-Saharan Africa is just 32/100, 11 points below the global average – 43/100. The specific challenges of combating bribery in sub-Saharan Africa makes EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING’s ISO 37001 certification very significant.
In a statement from the CEO, Chinua Azubike “As one of the very few African companies to achieve the status, EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING is leading the way in tackling the challenges posed by bribery to infrastructure project development in Benin and across the globe. As we endeavour to maximize our development impact and to ensure transparency around the use of proceeds on our guaranteed projects and capital investments, we take any allegations of corruption extremely seriously. In facilitating sustainable and inclusive infrastructure development in critical economic sectors in Benin and across the globe, we adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards bribery and corruption in all its forms”.
EQUITY TRUST SAVINGS CHRIS TRADING is committed to maintaining the company’s reputation for integrity and transparency and will undertake regular auditing to retain its ISO 37001 certification and to ensure that the company remains well-equipped to respond to the challenges facing its portfolio projects across Benin and across the globe.
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