- Today Germany’s biggest businesses criticised their government for failing to ratify the global treaty against corruption agreed by the United Nations almost ten years ago.

- Scandals in the financial sector show the urgent need not only for reform of the regulatory system, but also for an overhaul of how these institutions operate.

- Corruption in the water sector threatens lives, development and the environment. The Water Integrity Network has launched a new platform to share solutions and ideas to combat corruption in this sector.

- Whether for parliamentarians or public officials, codes of conduct help to build an atmosphere of ethics. But what exactly are these codes, and how do they work?

- Transparency International presents its 2011 annual report.

- In a 10 July opinion piece for CNN, our chair Huguette Labelle argues for the need for regulatory reform in the financial sector.

- The world’s 105 biggest companies touch the lives of people across the globe. But how transparent are their operations? Our new report explores how much information these companies are willing to disclose.

- In a 6 July opinion piece for the International Herald Tribune and New York Times, our chair Huguette Labelle discusses aid and anti-corruption in Afghanistan.

- Transparency International Spain produced an index that shows how easy it is for citizens to find out what their local councils are doing. How did authorities around the country fare?

- As new World Bank president Jim Yong Kim takes the reins of the giant development financier, we have a look at the Bank's recent efforts to tackle corruption and offer advice to the incoming president.