ISO 37303:2025
2025-07
ISO 37303:2025
What is ISO 37303?
ISO 37303 provides guidance on how to determine and develop the necessary competencies to support an effective compliance management system. It helps organizations build and maintain a workforce with the right knowledge, skills, and experience to meet compliance obligations and foster a strong compliance culture.
Why is ISO 37303 important?
Competence is essential to a functioning and reliable compliance management system. ISO 37303 supports organizations in identifying the right competencies across internal roles and third parties, ensuring that compliance isn’t just about rules—but about people who understand, implement and sustain them effectively.
Benefits
- Aligns staff competencies with compliance goals
- Supports a strong compliance culture across the organization
- Enhances the effectiveness and reliability of the compliance management system
- Can be integrated with ISO 37301 and other management systems
- Improves performance, accountability and training outcomes
FAQ
It’s relevant for compliance officers, HR/training departments, and any organization looking to strengthen its compliance capability—regardless of size or sector.
The 2025 edition strengthens guidance around aligning competence with organizational context and introduces clearer links to compliance culture, strategic objectives, and third-party involvement.
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ISO enterprise integrity & compliance package
Establish an unimpeachable foundation of corporate integrity and compliance.
- ISO 37001: prevent, detect, and respond to bribery.
- ISO 37301: manage your organization's full range of compliance obligations.
- ISO 37302: establish and implement effective compliance training, development, and awareness programs.
- ISO 37303: conduct internal investigations and perform due diligence
General information
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Status: PublishedPublication date: 2025-07Stage: International Standard published [60.60]
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Edition: 1Number of pages: 19
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Technical Committee :ISO/TC 309
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