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2010 Bribery Act: A Briefing for NGOs

This briefing provides an overview of the new law, the UK Bribery Act, and its implications for NGOs, especially those operating overseas in environments where corruption risks are high.

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Alternative to Silence: Whistleblower Protection in 10 European Countries

The report, which is part of a European Commission co-funded project, assesses current policies and practice in 10 European countries. It builds on comparative in-depth research carried out between March and August 2009 in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania and Slovakia. In addition, the report draws on research and evidence from academics and practitioners around the world.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-44-9

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Corporate Responsibility & Anti-Corruption: the Missing Link?

At their best, corporate responsibility initiatives are an attempt to address the great environmental, social and ethical challenges of our times. As these programmes continue to evolve, the challenge for the anti-corruption movement is determining the appropriate place for anti-corruption efforts and whether — and how — they can support a company’s corporate responsibility strategy.

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Defence Offsets: Addressing the Risks of Corruption and Raising Transparency

This report addresses one particular area of concern in the defence sector: offsets. Defence offsets are arrangements in which the purchasing government of the importing country obliges the supplying company of the exporting country to reinvest some proportion of the contract in the importing country. Offsets are big business, and yet they are very opaque and receive much less transparency and attention than they should, given their susceptibility to high corruption risk.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-49-4

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Global Corruption Report 2003 : Access to Information

The Global Corruption Report offers an annual, systematic analysis of corruption around the globe, reporting on the state of corruption in 16 regional reports. The Global Corruption Report 2003 focuses on access to information, with special contributions by renowned prosecutor Eva Joly and Interpol Secretary General Ron Noble.

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National Integrity Systems - Country Study Ireland 2009

The National Integrity System (NIS) encompasses the key institutions, sectors, culture and activities that contribute to integrity, transparency and accountability in a society. When it works properly, the NIS combats corruption to support sustainable development, rule of law and human rights. This National Integrity System Country Study for Ireland highlights a range of strengths and weaknesses in legislation, law enforcement, and other aspects of government policy and business practice.

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National Integrity Systems - Country Study Palestine 2009

The National Integrity System (NIS) encompasses the key institutions, sectors, culture and activities that contribute to integrity, transparency and accountability in a society. When it works properly, the NIS combats corruption to support sustainable development, rule of law and human rights. This National Integrity System Country Study for Palestine highlights a range of strengths and weaknesses in legislation, law enforcement, and other aspects of government policy and business practice.

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National Integrity Systems in East and Southeast Asia - Regional Overview Report (2006)

Transparency International’s Regional Overview Report on National Integrity Systems in East and Southeast Asia identifies regional trends and best practices based on nine National Integrity System (NIS) Studies undertaken in the region in 2006, in Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Policy Note No 01/2009 - Transparency is Key in the UNCAC Review Mechanism

One key issue to be resolved for the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) is the transparency of the proposed review process. Of particular concern is whether individual country reports and recommendations will be made public. The outcome on this issue is of major importance to the credibility of the review process and of the Convention itself.

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Policy Position 01/2011 Guaranteeing Public Participation in Climate Governance

Effective public participation has three interrelated elements: access to information; direct engagement; and oversight. All three factors can play a critical role in reducing corruption risks and the mismanagement of resources. Such safeguards are essential for climate change where public investments will soon flow through relatively untested channels.

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Policy Position No. 02/2009 (02/2005) Political Finance Regulations: Bridging the Enforcement Gap

Political finance regulations have been introduced in a majority of democracies to promote fair political competition, but all too often political party and campaign finance laws are breached with impunity. This situation needs remedying because people's trust in democracy is eroded when democratically elected leaders fail to comply with laws they themselves design.

ISSN 1998-6432

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Policy Position No. 05/2008 Enhancing Revenue Transparency in Oil & Gas Company Reporting

Companies and governments need to provide better quality information on extractive industries revenues if funds are to benefit all citizens and a country's development.

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Promoting Revenue Transparency: 2011 Report on Oil and Gas Companies

The Promoting Revenue Transparency: 2011 Report on Oil and Gas Companies, published by Transparency International in partnership with Revenue Watch, rates 44 companies on their levels of transparency. Representing 60 per cent of global oil and gas production, the companies are evaluated in three areas: reporting on anti-corruption programmes, organisational disclosure and country-level disclosure of financial and technical data.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-66-1

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Promoting Transparency in Political Finance: Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal

With the objective of transparency in mind, this publication evaluates current legislative systems and studies the practices of key actors involved in political finance, thereby detecting weaknesses in a system and providing guidance in overcoming them in the following countries: Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-54-8

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Transparency in Reporting on Anti-Corruption – A Report of Corporate Practices

Transparency in Reporting on Anti-Corruption – A Report of Corporate Practices (TRAC) assesses the extent to which close to 500 leading listed companies have reported the strategies, policies and management systems they have in place for combating bribery and corruption. Results are based on the analysis of publicly available documentation. Company performance has been aggregated by country and industry sector to provide an overview of reporting performance.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-20-3

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Transparency International Annual Report 2009

Corruption has no conscience. When allowed to spread, its corrosive effects destroy trust and fuel injustice, regardless of geography or sector. Transparency International works around the world to foster greater transparency and accountability in government and business, and empower people to demand their rights. Our 2009 Annual Report provides compelling evidence of how the global anti-corruption movement is making concrete gains against corruption.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-53-1

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Transparency International Progress Report 2010: Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

This is the sixth annual Progress Report on Enforcement of the OECD Convention prepared by Transparency International (TI), the global coalition against corruption. The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Offi cials in International Business Transactions, adopted in 1997, required each party to make foreign bribery a crime. The Convention was hailed as key to overcoming the damaging effects of foreign bribery on democratic institutions, development programmes and business competition.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-55-5
3rd edition

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Transparency International Strategy 2015

For the past 18 years, Transparency International has worked hard to place and maintain corruption high on the political and business agenda. In that time we have established a strong reputation for measuring and fighting corruption. TI has raised awareness of the devastating effects of corruption and worked with governments, business leaders, local communities and other civil society organisations to fight against it.

Today the TI Movement includes more than 100 independent national chapters and partners around the world, which take action in support of our mission “to stop corruption and promote transparency, accountability and integrity at all levels and across all sectors of society”.

TI has recently developed a new five year strategy which sets out a number of important directions for the Movement.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-67-8

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Using the Right to Know as an Anti-corruption Tool

This publication is a practical guide to help citizens lobby for increased transparency through freedom of information legislation. Based on the lessons of an access to information project in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia the publication offers ideas on how to monitor access to information and lobby for harmonisation with European standards.

ISBN: 3-935711-20-4

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Working Paper No 01/2011: Reducing demand for illegal timber: Targeting corruption in customs and procurement

Illegal timber finds its way into the consumer markets. A crucial aspect of stemming the flow of and demand for illegal timber is improving customs and procurement regulations in importing countries.

ISSN 1998-6408

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Working Paper No. 05/2009 Corruption and Local Government

In their daily lives, citizens tend to have close contact with local agencies. This proximity to the people and the discretion that local officials have can make local government highly vulnerable to corruption. Experiences from Liberia, Peru, Slovakia and South Korea are profiled to show how stakeholder collaboration can aid in designing effective local initiatives to combat corruption.

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