HSO certification by ABC
Chennai
Honesty Citation
- Individual and organisation
Concept of HSO citation
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This is a voluntary scheme that is managed
by ABC, it must motivate
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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
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The practical model
www.wikihonestcitizen.in
Honest citation- individual;
Honest citation- organization
•Personal action commitment
•Commitment to anti-bribery
• commit to Non payment of bribes
• publish policy and code of conduct
• opt self to “star status” – subject
to any public comments
• Spread awareness
• Help report and publish stories of
honest acts of other citizens
• Actively engage in activities among
employees
• Three levels of involvement
• Encourage the organizations that
they work to enroll into Honesty
citation-
• Bronze
• Silver
• Gold
Certificates can be issued by ABC based on achievemements
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Implementation
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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
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Critical success factors
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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
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The criteria
Individual/organisation
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Individual declaration
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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
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Bronze
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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)
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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-
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Organisational
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Use of policy in induction of employees
and in purchasing
Define scenarios of bribery as
applicable to companies
Build participation
Reward individuals
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The criteria
Individual/organisation( cont’d)
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Organisational
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Gold ( all requirements of bronze and
silver plus)
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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
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