http://blog.transparency.org This blog by Transparency International provides an independent and informed viewpoint on corruption. It gives a space to start a worldwide conversation on possible solutions to overcome corruption, and on governance, transparency and accountability. Thu, 16 May 2013 13:27:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blog.transparency.org/2013/01/25/parliamentarians-at-the-iacc-what-are-you-doing-here/ http://blog.transparency.org/2013/01/25/parliamentarians-at-the-iacc-what-are-you-doing-here/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:59:08 +0000 Guest Author http://blog.transparency.org/?p=10953
This text was originally published in the 15th IACC blog and is authored by Vicki Baxter Amade,  GOPAC’s Global Task Force Advisor for the Participation of Society.   In November 2012, the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) led its first formal delegation to the IACC, with a panel workshop about the role of parliamentarians and GOPAC speakers [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2013/01/25/parliamentarians-at-the-iacc-what-are-you-doing-here/feed/ 3 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/07/13/rio20-hope-for-the-anti-communication-community/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/07/13/rio20-hope-for-the-anti-communication-community/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 10:09:25 +0000 Alice Harrison http://blog.transparency.org/?p=8102
Money laundering, bribery, embezzlement, cronyism; corruption has many guises and is endlessly creative. Its main fuel is a failure to acknowledge or act upon its existence. Last month’s Rio+20 conference on sustainable development dodged that fate. Sustainable development is about ensuring that economic growth can happen globally, but evenly and not at the expense of [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/07/13/rio20-hope-for-the-anti-communication-community/feed/ 0 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/03/16/french-anti-corruption-efforts-coming-up-short/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/03/16/french-anti-corruption-efforts-coming-up-short/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:16:24 +0000 Rosie Slater http://blog.transparency.org/?p=6893
Ten French presidential candidates have already publicly engaged with our chapter Transparence International France’s 7 propositions for the fight against corruption – but President Nicolas Sarkozy has not. Transparence International France is calling on him to do so, along with all remaining presidential candidates. Just after his election victory in 2007, Nicolas Sarkozy said that [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/03/16/french-anti-corruption-efforts-coming-up-short/feed/ 4 http://blog.transparency.org/2012/01/03/what-happened-at-cosp4/ http://blog.transparency.org/2012/01/03/what-happened-at-cosp4/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:59:24 +0000 Gillian Dell http://blog.transparency.org/?p=5835
The UN anti-corruption conference CoSP4 was the largest of its kind to date. The results were disappointing, writes Gillian Dell, Global Programmes Manager at Transparency International. The fourth session of the UNCAC Conference of States Parties that met in Marrakech in October 2011 (CoSP4) was the biggest ever – with over 1500 delegates from 125 [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2012/01/03/what-happened-at-cosp4/feed/ 2 http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/22/building-momentum-from-the-top-down-and-the-bottom-up-%e2%80%93-the-national-integrity-system-way/ http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/22/building-momentum-from-the-top-down-and-the-bottom-up-%e2%80%93-the-national-integrity-system-way/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:32:32 +0000 Suzanne Mulcahy http://blog.transparency.org/?p=5673
Suzanne Mulcahy, Research Coordinator for National Integrity Systems Assessments at Transparency International, discusses the impact this tool can have on societies.   The recent publication of the 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index has put the spotlight on corruption risks in countries around the globe. Raising awareness about corruption is crucial – but the next step is [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/22/building-momentum-from-the-top-down-and-the-bottom-up-%e2%80%93-the-national-integrity-system-way/feed/ 1 http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/16/a-new-chapter-for-governance-development-warsaw-busan-and-beyond/ http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/16/a-new-chapter-for-governance-development-warsaw-busan-and-beyond/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:46:03 +0000 Craig Fagan http://blog.transparency.org/?p=5501
From Warsaw to Busan, governance is being touted as key to development.  But what does this mean for anti-corruption? Transparency International’s Craig Fagan and Benjamin Norsworthy report. December has been a busy time for policy wonks and practitioners who are hectically debating development’s flavor du jour: governance. Heads of state and civil society leaders are [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/16/a-new-chapter-for-governance-development-warsaw-busan-and-beyond/feed/ 1 http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/08/accountability-is-a-vital-weapon-in-the-battle-against-climate-change/ http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/08/accountability-is-a-vital-weapon-in-the-battle-against-climate-change/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:52:25 +0000 Cobus de Swardt http://blog.transparency.org/?p=5271
All too often, climate finance initiatives are hampered by waste and corruption. More accountability is needed, argues Cobus de Swardt, Transparency International’s Managing Director. This article was originally published in The Guardian.  World leaders meeting for this year’s climate conference in Durban will be under pressure to pool enough new funds to protect people from [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/08/accountability-is-a-vital-weapon-in-the-battle-against-climate-change/feed/ 0 http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/01/fighting-corruption-in-2011/ http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/01/fighting-corruption-in-2011/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:49:22 +0000 Christina Zur Nedden http://blog.transparency.org/?p=5177
Today’s launch of the 2011  Corruption Perceptions Index, notes Christina zur Nedden of Transparency International’s Communications Department, serves as a timely occasion to reflect on our efforts to fight corruption in 2011. Corruption high on the agenda This has been a big year for anti-corruption work and public awareness of corruption has risen substantially. Unprecedented [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2011/12/01/fighting-corruption-in-2011/feed/ 2 http://blog.transparency.org/2011/06/27/putting-the-corruption-fight-on-the-political-agenda-in-france/ http://blog.transparency.org/2011/06/27/putting-the-corruption-fight-on-the-political-agenda-in-france/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:26:30 +0000 Daniel Lebegue http://blog.transparency.org/?p=3010
  The biggest challenge for TI France is intensifying international efforts for better governance – a prerequisite for sustainable development – at home and abroad We are making inroads. The magazine Acteurs publics gave TI France their 2010 award for best communicator in the category “associations and great causes”  for our activities on lobbying regulation [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2011/06/27/putting-the-corruption-fight-on-the-political-agenda-in-france/feed/ 2 http://blog.transparency.org/2011/06/03/will-eu-politicians-deliver-on-code-of-conduct-promise/ http://blog.transparency.org/2011/06/03/will-eu-politicians-deliver-on-code-of-conduct-promise/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:53:57 +0000 TI EU http://blog.transparency.org/?p=2756
The March 2011 cash-for-amendments sting operation, in which several European Parliament members (MEPs) were caught accepting bribes from undercover journalists posing as lobbyists, exposed glaring holes in the current European Parliament (EP) rules of procedure concerning poor ethical guidance, weak sanctions, lax rules on interest declarations and blurred, non-transparent operating procedures. These are the areas we wish [...]]]> http://blog.transparency.org/2011/06/03/will-eu-politicians-deliver-on-code-of-conduct-promise/feed/ 2