Tag Archives | Multinational corporations

G20 Meets to Act on Corporate Taxes – But More Needed on Corruption

18 September 2014 in Accountability, Anti-corruption movement, Asset recovery, Civil society, Cost of Corruption, G20, Impunity, People power, Politics and government, Private sector

The often highly complicated approaches used by giant corporations to lower their tax bills will be under attack at this weekend’s key meeting of finance ministers of the Group of 20 most powerful nations in Cairns, Australia. The G20 is expected to act to end systems where companies like Apple, Amazon, Starbucks and many others […]

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The business case for fighting corruption

24 September 2012 in Anti-corruption movement, Private sector

With countries under pressure to create growth and jobs, especially for the young generation just entering the job market, dealing effectively with corruption is not only an ethical imperative; it is an imperative for the well-being of the economy and society. Elaine Dezenski, Senior Director and Head, Partnering Against Corruption Initiative, World Economic Forum, explores […]

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Where do Multinational Corporations go on their holidays?

25 July 2012 in Accountability, European Union, Private sector

…and how much money do they spend when they get there? Despite their global reach, Transparency International’s recent Transparency in Corporate Reporting report – which assesses 105 multinational companies’ anti-corruption reporting –  shows that these companies reveal very little information about their financial and non-financial contribution to the countries in which they operate. The European […]

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