Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Legislation in the EU, UK, US and Canada

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

Kelly Bugiera, Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Compliance & Risks

Kelly has been a Senior Regulatory Compliance Specialist at Compliance & Risks since June 2022.

Kelly’s role specializes in research and monitoring for US state and federal legislative and regulatory activity related to all aspects of our product and topic coverage. Kelly also works on special customer consulting and assessment projects that cover international standards and regulatory activity. Areas of special focus include chemicals, product safety, gas appliances, and drinking water.

Prior to joining Compliance & Risks, Kelly led a team of information and compliance professionals at a consumer product testing lab where she worked for over 28 years. During her tenure there, Kelly managed and produced all content for an international regulatory and compliance database, researched international regulations and standards for a variety of consumer products, as well as provided consultation to global manufacturers and retailers in the areas of testing and product safety.

Conor O’Donoghue, Regulatory Specialist, Compliance & Risks

Conor O’Donoghue is a Regulatory Specialist in the Global Regulatory Compliance Team within Compliance & Risks.

He supports clients with their compliance obligations in relation to Packaging, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, and RoHS.

Conor holds a Bachelors of Law from University College Cork and an LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law, also from University College Cork.