Because we believe that business also has a role to play in fighting corruption, Corruption Watch hosted a colloquium at the GIBS Business School where business leaders came together to discuss ways in which they can help to eradicate the problem.
We’ve put together this handy page for businesses on resources relating to anti-corruption, which will expand in future as new additions are made.
Documents and resources:
Corruption Watch – glossary of corruption terms
The World Economic Forum – Clean Business is Good Business (PDF)
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) – useful documents on bribery and corruption
OECD – key anti-corruption documents
OECD – Managing conflict of interest in the public sector (PDF)
The World Bank – definitions of fraud, corruption, collusion, coercion and obstruction
The World Bank – resources on governance and anti-corruption
The World Bank – listing of ineligible firms and individuals
International Monetary Fund – guide to promoting good governance and combating corruption
International Chamber of Commerce – Anti-corruption clause
Transparency International study – Transparency in corporate reporting: Assessing emerging market multinationals
Transparency International – 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index
ISS Africa – conflict of interest toolkit
Ethic Intelligence – anti-corruption compliance tools
UN Global Compact – Anti-corruption
UNODC – The Fight Against Corruption e-learning tool
KPMG – second Africa Fraud Barometer (or download)
KPMG – Unpacking anti-corruption in Southern Africa
PWC – Confronting corruption: the business case for an effective anti-corruption programme (or download)
Deloitte – Fraud and corruption risk management
Center for Strategic and International Studies – The costs of corruption (PDF)
Business Anti-corruption Portal – anti-corruption tools and resources
Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD – B20 and G20 efforts to fight corruption
The International Anti-Corruption Resource Centre
African Parliamentarians Against Corruption
African Development Bank – Integrity and anti-corruption
AfDB / OECD – business integrity and anti-bribery efforts in Africa
TED – talks on corruption
G20 anti-corruption toolkit for SMEs
Bodies and organisations:
World Economic Forum – Global Agenda Council on Anti-Corruption and Transparency
South Africa – National Anti-Corruption Forum
South Africa – Public Service Commission
Corruption Watch – list of organisations that can help with corruption complaints
Initiatives and conventions:
The World Bank – corruption hotline
KPMG – international corruption hotline
World Economic Forum – Partnering Against Corruption Initiative
OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
Transparency International – country enforcement of the OECD anti-bribery convention (2015)
UN Convention Against Corruption
SADC – Protocol Against Corruption (PDF)
AU – Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
Various articles:
World Bank – “Corruption is “Public Enemy Number One” in Developing Countries”
Deloitte – How you can reveal corruption, fraud, waste and abuse in your organisation
Deloitte – African infrastructure boom an opportunity to fight corruption
KPMG – Don’t generalise about corruption in Africa
Reuters – Indian firms perform best in BRICS: corruption watchdog
Other useful information:
BBC – the language of corruption
UN Principles for Responsible Investment – signatories
Events:
C5’s fourth forum on anti-corruption, Southern Africa
16-17 September 2014, Johannesburg
UN International Anti-Corruption Day
9 December annually
