Ma’aden the first Saudi company to attain anti-bribery standard

DUBAI: The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) has become the first company in the Kingdom to be awarded an official anti-bribery management certification.

The ISO 37001:2016 Anti-Bribery Management System standard is designed to help global organizations implement more transparent procedures, and Ma’aden attained the certification following the completion of a comprehensive audit and examination of internal processes in its finance, human resources, legal, administrative, government relations, procurement, and its governance, risk, compliance departments.

“We at Ma’aden are committed to running an ethical company that always focuses on concern and respect for our people, the communities we touch and the environments we operate in. By achieving this certification, Ma’aden continues to deliver on its ambition to become a sustainable mining champion and lead by example across its operations,” Mosaed Al-Ohali, CEO of Ma’aden, said in a statement, adding that the company had set up an independent whistleblower hotline “to ensure complete transparency.”