The Global Webinar Series - An In-depth Look at Anti-Corruption, co-organized by the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: Anticorruption Deep Dive: The gender dimensions of business integrity was held on the evening of October 19. Leverage was also invited to join online.

Gender&Corruption

Behavioral evidence：different patterns of behavior for men andwomen when it comes to taking risks and committing crimes. womentend to behave more honestly and are more concerned about theequity/justice of their decisions

Ti's Global Corruption Barometer：Differences in how men andwomen perceive, experience and tolerate corruption, women are lesslikely to pay bribes

Evidence from the private sector：Evidence from the private sector

How to explain：different behaviors in relation to taking risks issomething socially constructed, women tend to suffer greaterconsequences if caught (more vulnerable to punishment due to genderdiscrimination: they feel more pressured to conform to the rules, greater fear of losing a job)

Due to unequal access to power and gender discrimination (women are confined to the domestic sphere), women experience corruption differently than men.

Women, in general, rely more on public services, but have fewer resources to pay bribes to get them.

Women tend to perceive more negative effects of corruption ontheir lives than men, but in general are less likely to demand accountability, may be less likely to report corruption.

Gender equality work contributes to tackling corruption

Importance of involving women in public life, including in anti-corruption solutions

Possible Steps:

Gender equality and women's empowerment are important goals of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 5 mentions the need to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Promoting gender equality and enhancing women's rights and interests are important aspects of corporate social responsibility and the inevitable path to sustainable corporate development. Leverage, as a signatory to the CEO Statement of Support for the Women’s Empowerment Principles, has been committed to promoting gender equality and the protection of women's rights.

The Women's Empowerment Principles, an action initiative launched by UN Women and the UN Global Compact Office, set out a series of issues to be considered in order to help businesses focus on key issues, to promote gender equality in the workplace, market competition and community life.

Principle 1:Establish high-level corporate leadership for gender equality.

Principle 2: Treat all women and men fairly at work – respect and support human rights and nondiscrimination.

Principle 3: Ensure the health, safety and well-being of all women and men workers.

Principle 4:Promote education, training and professional development for women

Principle 5:Implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices that empower women.

Principle 6:Promote equality through community initiatives and advocacy 

Principle 7: Measure and publicly report on progress to achieve gender equality.

Leverage participated in the inaugural UNGC Gender Equality Goals Business Accelerator program, which is based on the Women's Empowerment Principles Gender Gap analysis tool to help companies conduct quantitative performance analysis, host expert panels, and provide tools and resources to drive corporate "diversity, equality and inclusion" initiatives. Throughout the program, we take action to advance women's leadership and work with industry partners, markets and communities to promote diversity, equality and inclusion.

ESG is one of the important considerations of corporate social responsibility investment. Promoting gender equality and supporting the career development of female employees is also one of the important ways to reflect corporate ESG practice, which can improve the social benefits and business value of enterprises.

The ISO37001 standard is the world's first international standard for anti-bribery management systems. It embodies the best international anti-bribery practices and provides a systematic management method for anti-bribery management systems of various organizations. The cultural orientation of an organization determines the success or failure of an anti-bribery management system.he ISO37001 anti-bribery management System standard aims to support this culture by establishing an anti-bribery management system framework. A well-run organization should have a compliance policy derived from an appropriate management system to ensure compliance with its legal obligations and integrity commitments.

Leverage, as a professional and responsible supply chain management service organization, is also a certification body of China Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA-R-2020-707) and inspection and accreditation body of China National Accreditation Service for Qualification Assessment (CNAS IB 0605), with many experienced audit and certification personnel. Leverage auditors help companies improve their anti-bribery management systems by on-site reviewing and correcting non-compliance with their anti-corruption management policies, documents, and effectiveness, thereby helping companies avoid or reduce the cost, risk and damage of involvement in bribery cases, and enhance their reputation.

Scope of application

The ISO37001 standard is a very flexible tool that can be applied to any business or organization of any size and nature as long as there is potential for corruption and bribery.

Issues addressed by the ISO37001 standard

• Direct or indirect bribery in the public, private and non-profit sectors;

• Direct or indirect bribery by the organization

• Bribery committed by an employee of an organization on behalf of or for the benefit of the organization

• Bribery committed by a business partner of the Organization on behalf of or for the benefit of the organization;

• Direct or indirect bribery of an organization

• Bribery of its employees in connection with activities related to the organization;

• Bribery of its business partners in connection with activities related to the organization;

Benefits of ISO37001 certification

• Help enterprises avoid or reduce the risks and losses involved in bribery cases

• Enhance corporate credibility

• Bring protection to stakeholders and enhance the market competitiveness of enterprises

• In the event of a dispute over bribery, ISO37001 certification can be used as evidence of due diligence

Leverage is willing to be an advocate and firm guardian of clean culture, make anti-corruption and clean become the responsibility of everyone in the company, vigorously create an atmosphere of anti-corruption and integrity, let the concept of anti-fraud and integrity gain deep support, and create a transparent, clean and responsible corporate image and customer experience.