Research and submitted  by Soorya Subramanian​, Manali k Kapat, Rohit Sisodia, Arun Nemani

PGDRM Batch July’19-20 and Jan’20-21

Anti-Bribery

Content of the study:

• Introduction​
• Scam of Walmart​
• Why did it take place?​
• Impact and punishments​
• How to change things?​
• Why should I change​?
• Example of an Ethical Company​

Defining Bribery:​

• There is no universal definition of bribery but all definitions have in common that it involves someone in an appointed position acting voluntarily in breach of trust in exchange for a benefit.​
•  The benefit does not have to involve cash or a payment exchanging hands.​
•  Benefits can be in any form such as gifts, hospitality, access to assets, or a favor made to a person, friend, etc.​

Laws Applicable: (1/2)​

India: Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Amendment Act, 2018) states:-​

• “Bribe’ includes facilitation payments, directly or through third parties, gift, hospitality, and expenses which may or perceive to affect the outcome of business transactions, which are not reasonable and bonafide;​
• Criminalizes receipt of any ‘undue advantage’ by ‘public servants’ and providing such undue advantage by other persons​
• ‘Public Servants’ includes any person in the service or pay of the government, local authority, government company, and employees of institutions receiving state financial aid​
• Employees of private sector banks are also considered government employees under this act​.

Laws Applicable: (2/2)​

The US: Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, (FCPA) is a:-​

• United States federal law that prohibits U.S. citizens and entities from bribing foreign government officials to benefit their business interests​
• FCPA is applicable worldwide and it extends mainly to the publicly traded companies​
• Criminal and civil penalties are applied by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)​

Read the whole case study here: Anti Bribery GRMI-Case Study

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