#OnlyOneEarth: let’s celebrate World Environment Day together!
Let’s celebrate 2022 World Environment Day today! ABAC® joins organisations worldwide to celebrate 2022 World Environment Day today, led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on 5 June since 1974, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world. This year […]
ABAC® is attending 2022 ACC Annual Conference
Our parent brand Corporate Research and Investigations Limited (CRI® Group) is attending 2022 ACC (Association of Corporate Counsel) annual conference as a sponsor and exhibitor. The ACC Annual Meeting at Las Vegas on October 23-26 is convened each year with a large emphasis on law, legislature, training, and compliance associated topics in correlation to Third-Party Risk Management and ISO certification (ISO 37001 […]
The Value of Accreditation: WAD2022
Accreditation has a positive impact on consumers, suppliers, purchasers, and regulators across industries and organisations worldwide. Proper accreditation and certification can demonstrate necessary expertise and training and ensure quality and reputability. That’s why ABAC™ Center of Excellence celebrates World Accreditation Day on Wednesday, 9 June 2022. We understand that being affiliated with leading certification and […]
Bribery Prevention: ABAC® is Uniquely Positioned to Help you Prevent Bribery and Corruption
Even on the smallest scale, corruption is corrosive, and just its suspicion can severely damage our reputation. A Transparency International survey found that 27 per cent of business people reported that they had lost business due to bribery by their competitors. The International Monetary Fund estimates that $2 trillion in bribes is paid annually in […]
Why is UKBA highly relevant to the pharmaceutical industry?
UK Bribery Act 2010 Rather than addressing all forms of corruption, the UK Bribery Act 2010 focuses on bribery, which is defined as the offer, promise, or giving of any advantage, financial or otherwise, to another person, with the intention of inducing that person to improperly perform their duties or functions (UK Parliament, 2010, p. […]
KPMG Fined Over Failed Rolls-Royce Anti-corruption Audit
Five years ago, Rolls Royce, the UK’s luxury engine and carmaker, reached a settlement with UK, US and Brazil authorities to settle investigations into widespread corruption allegations. Rolls Royce agreed at the time to pay £671m in penalties. A joint Guardian and BBC Panorama investigation identified at the time 12 countries in which Rolls-Royce hired commercial agents or advisors to […]
ABAC® is now officially a HRDF Training Provider: Malaysia get FREE ISO training!
HRDF Training Provider – ABAC is now officially HRDF Training Provider ABAC® is a HRDF Claimable Training Provider (TP) registered with PSMB. PSMB 0fficially recognises ABAC® Center of Excellence as a HRDF TP. The accreditation empowers ABAC® to provide the highest level of training services for multinational organisations seeking to educate their workforce and professional individuals in […]
What is the MHRA Blue Guide? and How can you comply?
MHRA’s The Blue Guide: Advertising and Promotion of Medicines in the UK The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) The Blue Guide -Third Edition Second revision July 2019 – is a UK legislation sets out the rules for medicines advertising in general and the specific requirements and restrictions for advertising directed at the public and for advertising directed […]
ISO Certification and the European Union Anti-Corruption Conventions
The cost of corruption is more than 5 per cent of global GDP, or $US2.6 trillion, and corporates are now fighting corruption with tools like ISO Certification. The statistics come from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as per a report on unimedliving.com Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws around the world Governments around the world are responding […]
ISO Certification and Germany’s Anti-Corruption Laws
The cost of corruption is more than 5 per cent of global GDP, or $US2.6 trillion, and corporates are now fighting corruption with tools like ISO Certification. The statistics come from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), as per a report on unimedliving.com Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws around the world Governments around the world are responding […]