Seven Eleven, First in Industry to Obtain ISO 37301 Certification for Compliance Management System

Integrated Implementation of ISO 37001 and ISO 37301

Seven Eleven announced on the 26th that it has obtained the industry's first integrated certification for the compliance management system 'ISO 37301.'

The compliance management system ISO 37301 was established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in April 2021 to evaluate whether organizations have built systems to protect the organization and its members from potential compliance risks that may arise during corporate management processes. The compliance management system covers enterprise-wide compliance management categories such as anti-corruption, fair trade, personal information, industrial safety, food hygiene, employment and labor, and internal accounting, making it a more advanced certification than the anti-corruption management system ISO 37001.

Prior to this compliance management system certification, Seven Eleven had obtained the anti-corruption management system certification in 2017. With this acquisition, Seven Eleven has secured a more systematic and complete transparent management system through the 'ISO 37001·ISO 37301 integrated establishment.'

Choi Kyung-ho, CEO of Seven Eleven (left), is taking a commemorative photo at the Seven Eleven headquarters in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 25th.
[Photo by Seven Eleven]

Since April, Seven Eleven has been preparing for the integrated certification of anti-corruption and compliance management systems. While diagnosing the current status and consulting through an external professional consulting agency, it also internally launched an ISO 37001·ISO 37301 integrated certification task force (TF) composed of about 50 company-wide executives and employees. The TF members perform roles such as risk assessment by department, education, training, dissemination as organizational facilitators, and promotion of internalization of the management system. After obtaining the anti-corruption and compliance management system certification, TF members will be appointed as compliance management officers by department, and the system will be continuously advanced and internalized by operating regular meetings centered on them.

A Seven Eleven official said, "Compliance management based on corporate transparency and trust is not only a competitive advantage for companies but also a key factor for sustainable growth. Through obtaining the compliance management system ISO 37301 certification this time, we will firmly establish the anti-corruption and compliance management system as an organizational culture and leap forward as a truly customer-centric company that grows together with society."

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