HSO certification by ABC Chennai Honesty Citation 04 May 2018 HSO certification by ABC Chennai Honesty Citation - Individual and organisation

Concept of HSO citation This is a voluntary scheme that is managed by ABC, it must motivate Individuals to commit to “no-bribery” Organizations to commit and act to “stop-bribery” Organizations who sign up must be open to transparency A web site www.wikihonestcitizen.in is the platform for disclosures and commitments May 4, 2018 © ABC, Chennai

The practical model www.wikihonestcitizen.in 04 May 2018 The practical model www.wikihonestcitizen.in Honest citation- individual; Personal action commitment commit to Non payment of bribes opt self to “star status” – subject to any public comments Help report and publish stories of honest acts of other citizens Encourage the organizations that they work to enroll into Honesty citation- Honest citation- organization Commitment to anti-bribery publish policy and code of conduct Spread awareness Actively engage in activities among employees Three levels of involvement Bronze Silver Gold Certificates can be issued by ABC based on achievemements May 4, 2018 © ABC, Chennai

Implementation Finalise the criteria Create web site with all details, including automatic certificate registration allocated. Every individual and organisation linked through some data set Site must have some web 2.0 features – inputting comments Train many ‘propagators’ of this concept Must have media propagation Samples of organization implementation showcased May 4, 2018 © ABC, Chennai

Critical success factors Can get some celebrity endorsements Catch many organizations that will encourage their employees to sign in Have a road map on how to take it beyong Chennai Have a dedicated web marketing team that can follow up Must build on site assessment abilities for certification ( people) Create a buzz…..in the market May 4, 2018 © ABC, Chennai

The criteria Individual/organisation 04 May 2018 The criteria Individual/organisation Individual declaration I understand that the definition of corruption is "the abuse of public or corporate office for private gain" and I am committed to maintain a personal level of honesty in discharge of my private and public duties as a citizen of India and meeting personal standards of compliance to legislations and requirements. Personal action commitment commit to Non payment of bribes opt self to “star status” – subject to any public comments Help report and publish stories of honest acts of other citizens Encourage the organizations that they work to enroll into Honesty citation- Organisational Bronze Document policy Publish code of conduct Publish and create awareness of expected behaviours Management involvement Participate on Honest citizen among individuals Silver ( all above plus) Use of policy in induction of employees and in purchasing Define scenarios of bribery as applicable to companies Build participation Reward individuals May 4, 2018 © ABC, Chennai

The criteria Individual/organisation( cont’d) 04 May 2018 The criteria Individual/organisation( cont’d) Organisational Gold ( all requirements of bronze and silver plus) Public display of policy Publish learning from events and have sessions in supplier’s premises on the need and meaning of anti bribery for societal good will Put in countermeasures to ensure that reported situations are not repeated Gain higher participation Reward people outside the organisation Subject to scrutiny and assessments by ABC May 4, 2018 © ABC, Chennai