What is a ‘conflict of interest’?
by Craig Fagan on 8:08 pm on Monday, 27. July 2009 | 3 Comments
The financial crisis is awash in so many specialised terms that their sheer number seems to rival the amount of bail-out money being doled out to shore up the faltering economy.
One word that is constantly being bounced around, from the Bundestag to the White House, from Wall Street to High Street, is ‘conflict of interest’. [...]
Corporate Social Responsibility: Gaining steam
by Stephanie Don on 5:26 pm on Friday, 24. July 2009 | 1 Comment
Transparency International (TI) Germany’s work in support of strengthening adherence to the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises got a boost on July 4th when the European Women Lawyers Association (EWLA) adopted a “Resolution on Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe”. The resolution urges European lawmakers and corporations to commit to corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a [...]
Nominate your anti-corruption hero
by Georg Neumann on 11:26 am on | 1 Comment
My personal anti-corruption heroes are those activists who not only believe that a world without corruption is attainable, but dedicate their time and lives to that cause, as impossible as it may sound. Combating corruption requires patience and dedication, knowledge and the willingness to change how business and politics are conducted, fighting against all odds.
Standing [...]
Remembering McNamara’s anti-corruption fervour
by Frank Vogl on 1:19 pm on Monday, 13. July 2009 | 3 Comments
Robert McNamara, best known for his role as U.S. Secretary of Defence under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, as well as his 13-year tenure as World Bank president, passed away on 6 July at the age of 93. Since then, there has been much public reflection on his legacy.
What may come as a surprise to many [...]
G8: Time to back up public commitments
by Angela McClellan on 6:17 pm on Wednesday, 8. July 2009 | No Comments
Transparency International welcomes the 12 principles for a strong, fair and clean economy on the table in l’Aquila as long as they include strong monitoring mechanisms for effective implementation
On the OECD 12 principles for a strong, fair and clean economy, we would urge G-8 leaders to put into practice the effective monitoring of the implementation [...]
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