- For the first time, civil society will officially join G20 meetings in Russia later this year. Transparency International is part of the 'C20' that will monitor and advise at the talks.

- The integrity of the food supply chain has been called into question across Europe as tons of horse meat has been sold as beef.

- Ex-prime minister Silvio Berlusconi recently said bribes are not a crime. He's wrong: bribery is a crime not only in Italy, but for Italian firms operating abroad, too.

- On 14 February, watch a live stream of a business integrity conference from Riga, Latvia. Topics under discussion include the importance of corporate reporting and disclosure, as well as updates on corporate transparency from Latvia, Norway and Sweden.

- Climate summits are key opportunities to shape the global response to climate change. But how much can civil society influence the talks?

- In 2013 Transparency International celebrates 20 years of fighting corruption.

- Corruption has been a hot topic in Canada recently with a series of scandals involving both the public and private sectors.

- The Spanish parliament is currently considering a new law on Transparency, Access to Information and Good Governance that has been stalled for the past year as politicians sought to weaken its proposals.

- Corruption could divert climate finance, which – on numerous levels – we cannot afford to let happen.

- The Government Defence Anti-corruption Index assesses what countries do, and fail to do, to counter corruption in their defence sectors. Check your country's results.