How do you plan an ABMS transition to ISO 37001:2025?

Transitioning an Anti-bribery Management System (ABMS) from ISO 37001:2016 to ISO 37001:2025 should be handled as a controlled change effort, not a one-time documentation rewrite. The course agenda reflects this by including a clause-by-clause comparison and by focusing on understanding, planning, and implementation of changes.Start with a structured comparison. Map your existing ABMS against ISO 37001:2025 and track differences at the clause level. This helps you identify what is truly new, what is clarified, and what is unchanged but may require adjusted evidence due to wording updates and harmonization with other standards.Next, interpret new concepts and updated requirements in your operating context. The overview highlights subclauses on climate change, updates addressing conflicts of interest, and updates to the role and responsibilities of the anti-bribery function. For each area, define what control or governance mechanism in your ABMS addresses the requirement and what evidence will demonstrate conformity.Then build a transition implementation plan. Define tasks, owners, and checkpoints for updating policies, procedures, role descriptions, and interfaces with other management systems. If your ABMS is integrated with other ISO systems, consider the harmonized wording as a chance to streamline shared processes and documentation.Finally, confirm that the updated ABMS is operating as intended. That typically means validating that updated responsibilities are understood, conflict-of-interest controls are applied consistently, and any climate-change-related context consideration is reflected where relevant. Transition should also ensure that records and reporting still support accountability and that the ABMS remains ready for audit and certification activities under the 2025 edition.This training is intended to support this work by focusing on clause comparisons and on planning and implementing the changes required for conformity to ISO 37001:2025.