English Translation of the politique anticorruption of a French Industrial Group

Translating an anticorruption policy is not only a matter of legal compliance. It is about capturing the delicate balance between international regulatory standards, corporate ethics, and practical communication for a global audience.

🌍 An ethical policy with international reach

We recently translated into English the politique anticorruption and politique de signalement (whistleblowing policy) of a leading French industrial group, a global player in the building materials sector.

The project covered:

• the group’s programme de lutte contre la corruption (anticorruption policy),

• the rules governing conflits d’intérêts, trafic d’influence, and pots-de-vin,

• as well as the documentation supporting the système d’alerte en ligne made available to employees, partners, and stakeholders.

This system allows users to soumettre une alerte, track its handling (traitement des alertes), and ensure structured follow-up (suivi des alertes)—all while respecting sécurité et protection des données and confidentiality standards.

⚖️ A translation between compliance and operational clarity

Such content requires:

• terminology aligned with international compliance standards,

• careful attention to readability and consistency across documents,

• a style both rigorous and accessible, tailored to an internal and external multicultural readership.

We ensured consistency with frameworks such as FCPA, Sapin II, and ISO 37001, while keeping the translation practical and engaging for non-lawyers.

📌 Key contextual equivalents

• programme de lutte contre la corruption → anticorruption policy

• système d’alerte → ethics and whistleblowing system

• corruption → corruption

• pot de vin → bribery

• trafic d’influence → influence peddling

• conflits d’intérêts → conflicts of interest

• système d’alerte en ligne → online whistleblowing system

• soumettre une alerte → file a report

• traitement des alertes → how reports are assessed and investigated

• suite à donner à une alerte → post-investigation steps

• suivi des alertes → monitoring whistleblowing reports

• sécurité et protection des données → privacy and data protection