1. The commitments on governance and anti-corruption made at Gleneagles represent an absolute minimum for further action.

Previously made commitments include:

• Zero tolerance for corruption: “to give enhanced support for greater democracy, effective governance and transparency, and to help fight corruption and return stolen assets”.
• “Identify, freeze and recover assets accumulated through corrupt means.”
• “Rigorously enforce anti-bribery laws.”
• “Increase support for Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative.”
• “Take concrete steps to protect financial markets from criminal abuse.”

2. Countries of the G8 need to live up to their commitments, namely:

A) All must ratify the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and ensure proper monitoring
B) All must continue to monitor the implementation of OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials and guarantee its proper enforcement.

Further;

• Five G-8 countries have yet to ratify: Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States.
• Although enforcement has barely begun in a majority of signatory states, monitoring of the Convention should be fully supported.

Governments must guarantee freedom of expression and association for citizens and civil society groups.

• There is no effective fight against corruption without healthy democratic institutions, including a dynamic, independent civil society.
• A free civil society is in a unique position to demand accountability and is an essential check on private and public sector power.

Civil society must lead by example and adopt and enforce strict codes of ethics.

• The International Non-Governmental Charter launched in June 2006, which TI has adopted, sets global benchmarks for civil society accountability.