Malaysian public become eyes and ears of the forest

15 February 2012 in Forestry, People power, Technology

You live in a very remote area in a forest-rich country. You may not rely on the forests to make a living but they’ve remained as you know them for as long as you remember and – from stories your grandfather told you when you were a child – for a long time before that. […]

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We ♥ transparency!

14 February 2012 in Accountability

Deception and secrecy are not ok in our relationships, so why should companies and governments get away with it? We ♥ companies that don’t just care how much profit they make, but how they make it We ♥ politicians who put the public’s interest before their own We ♥ transparency! What do you ♥?

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India’s state companies open up

13 February 2012 in Accountability, Asia Pacific, Private sector

A year of intense anti-corruption protests has put corruption issues high on the agenda in the world’s biggest democracy. While leaders have failed to deliver stronger legislation, a report from TI India shows that state-owned companies have made progress. In India, it takes over 1000 days to get a contract recognised. No wonder that bribery […]

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The hidden price tag of defence contracts

10 February 2012 in Accountability, Defence and Security, Private sector

The Indian government recently decided to spend $11 billion  to purchase Rafale fighter jets from Dassault Aviation. The deal includes a commitment from the company to spend $6 billion in the country– a typical “offset” contract that often accompanies defence sales and can be spent on projects ranging from direct technology transfer to those unrelated […]

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‘We Have To Fight Corruption, Or It Will Defeat Us’

8 February 2012 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Europe and Central Asia, European Union, Measurement and Research

Transparency International’s Chair, Huguette Labelle, was interviewed by Benjamin Kessler for the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act blog. She talks about what she would change about the FCPA, why companies should make compliance a priority and the possibility that countries which score low on the Corruption Perceptions Index are hit hardest in the European debt crisis. […]

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Russia confirms plans to join the OECD Convention against bribery

6 February 2012 in Anti-corruption Conventions, Private sector

In 1999 leaders from OECD countries took a big step in the fight against corruption and committed to holding their companies to account for their behaviour abroad. Until then, bribing abroad to win contracts had largely been tacitly accepted and was even a tax deductible expense in at least 14 OECD countries. Under the OECD […]

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UK Bribery Act: how to ensure your company measures up

2 February 2012 in Education, Private sector

Six months after the start of the UK Bribery Act, many companies are working hard to implement anti-bribery procedures. The Bribery Act makes it illegal for companies to fail to prevent bribery. The best defence for a company against this liability is to prove it had ‘adequate procedures’ in place to prevent bribery within the […]

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A year in the life of the Egyptian civil society

1 February 2012 in Accountability, Anti-corruption Conventions, People power, Politics and government

By Engi M. El Haddad What a year… what turmoil of emotions … what renewed determination. At first it was elation. At long last we saw it happen. We saw our people stand up for their rights. After decades of being disparaged, harassed and made fun of, Egyptian civil society – small groups working on issues […]

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Defining the boundaries: a blue print for enhancing cricket administration

31 January 2012 in Accountability, Sport

The International Cricket Council, the world governing body for cricket, will be presented this week with recommendations from a committee led by Lord Woolf on how to reform the way it does business both on and off the pitch. I welcome this review as long overdue, and was more than happy to contribute some of […]

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Haitians fighting corruption

26 January 2012 in Africa and Middle East, Aid

Marilyn Allien, the head of Transparency International’s chapter in Haiti just gave an interview on their work, including the hotline they set up to receive complaints. Read the full interview on AlertNet. Earlier this month marked two years since a massive earthquake devastated the country. Read Marilyn’s blog marking the day, and describing the corruption […]

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