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UK company bribed Chinese official

Michael Sheridan, Far East Correspondent
Published: 13 December 2009

A BRITISH environmental consulting company which lists "integrity" among its corporate values bribed a Chinese official with £15,000 to win contracts, according to official reports of a court case in Shanghai. Environmental Resources Management (ERM) is said to have paid off an influential bureaucrat in the city's environmental protection office who is now on trial.

It is believed to be the first time a British company has been named in a high-profile Chinese bribery case. ERM, which has worked on the 2012 London Olympics and counts Marks & Spencer and BP among its clients, operates in 39 countries and has an annual worldwide turnover of more than £400m. It says on its website that it expects "the highest level of ethical behaviour and personal integrity in all our transactions".

The company, which describes itself as the world leader in its field, has shown Marks & Spencer how to reduce the

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