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2008

Annual Report Transparency International 2007

In 2007, the global Transparency International coalition proved yet again to be a powerful, worldwide force against corruption. Encompassing the entire TI movement, the Annual Report 2007 provides an insight into the committed efforts of TI national chapters and coalition partners around the world to inform people, business and government of the devastating effects of corruption, and provide them with the tools to effectively tackle it.

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Bribe Payers Index 2008

This report presents highlights of a brand new survey commissioned by TI, the 2008 Bribe Payers Survey. It looks in detail at the sources of corruption in the international marketplace, both in terms of where the bribes are paid and by which businesses. Above all, the Bribe Payers Survey illustrates how the supply of corruption is viewed by a global selection of senior business executives, who understand the markets and market pressures in their own countries, some of which drive corruption.

ISBN: 978-3-935711-10-4

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Global Corruption Report 2008: Corruption in the Water Sector

This year, the GCR turns its attention to corruption in the water sector. The GCR 2008 is the first publication of its kind to examine the link between corruption and the water sector in a comprehensive manner. It documents a wide range of corruption risks in different areas of the sector, from water resources management and water for sanitation to irrigation and hydropower.

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Group of Eight Progress Report 2008 - An Assessment of G8 Action on Anti-Corruption Commitments : Time for Accountability

TI's G8 National Chapter Working Group issues an annual progress report assessing progress on the the G8 anti-corruption commitments expressed in successive summit communiqués since 2002. The G8 Progress Report scrutinises how successful the leaders of the world's most industrialised nations have been in keeping their word on issues ranging from tackling foreign bribery to ratifying and implementing international conventions.

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La Responsibilidad Social de las Empresas en el Proceso Electoral - Edicion 2008

What is the role of the private sector when it comes to the political financing debate?

This publication represents a guide for any company concerned about its role in political financing and the impact of its donations on a country’s democractic procedures. The guide was prepared in the specific context of the 2008 muncipal elections in Brazil, but serves as a useful point of reference for any instance in which the private sector finances elections. The manual also contains examples of how the Business Principles for Countering Bribery and the Business Pact for Integrity and Against Corruption, elaborated by the Instituto Ethos in 2006, can be employed in order to create greater transparency with regards to private sector involvement in electoral processes.

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Policy Position No. 02/2008 Linking the Corruption, Water and Environmental Agendas to Combat Climate Change

Corruption in the water sector compromises the environmental agenda. It contributes to water scarcity, largescale pollution and the destruction of natural habitats - all factors which make our response to climate change more difficult. If present patterns continue, climate change is expected to fundamentally alter rainfall and river flows, drive up sea levels and put water supplies at risk in many regions.

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Policy Position No. 03/2008 Building Integrity to Ensure Effective Water Governance

As with any governance framework, participation, transparency and accountability form the guiding principles needed for ensuring policies and decisions on water are responsive to citizens. When these features are missing, the sector’s integrity is eroded and corruption is given a fertile ground on which to flourish.In the case of water, corruption has become a driver of the sector’s crisis. Overuse and contamination, abetted by corruption, have caused water supplies to dwindle, user demands to surge and competition to increase for this indispensable resource.

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Policy Position No. 04/2008 Mitigating the Costs of Corruption in Water for the Poor

The water crisis, exacerbated by corruption, is exacting a high human toll on the lives of the poor and vulnerable. Corruption makes water undrinkable, inaccessible and unaffordable. In developing countries, about 80 percent of health problems can be linked to substandard water and sanitation services, claiming the lives of nearly 1.8 million children every year.

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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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Preventing Corruption in Humanitarian Assistance. Final Research Report

This report describes research on the problem of corruption in humanitarian assistance, carried out in 2007 and 2008 by the Feinstein International Center of Tufts University (FIC) in collaboration with the Humanitarian Policy Group (HPG) at the Overseas Development Institute in London (ODI) and the sponsoring organization, Transparency International (TI). Seven major international humanitarian NGOs volunteered to be part of the project and allowed researchers access to their headquarters staff and documentation along with similar access to field programs in seven crisis affected countries.

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Promoting Revenue Transparency - 2008 Report on Revenue Transparency of Oil and Gas Companies

A majority of leading oil and gas companies are far from transparent when it comes to the payments they make to resource-rich countries, leaving the door open to corruption and hampering efforts to fight poverty. The tragic paradox, that many resource-rich countries remain poor, stems from a lack of data on oil and gas revenues and how they are managed.
The 2008 Report on Revenue Transparency of Oil and Gas Companies evaluates 42 leading international and national oil and gas companies operating in 21 countries, based on the transparency of their reporting, particularly on payments made to governments for resource extraction rights.

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Transparency International Progress Report 2008: Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Transparency International (TI) Progress Report tracks the enforcement status of OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (also known as OECD Anti-Bribery Convention) in signatory countries. This year saw the 4th report, documenting the advances and obstacles in convention implementation.

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Working Paper No 01/2008 Accountability and Transparency in Political Finance

When money corrupts campaigns and candidates, political finance can undermine the same democratic values and good governance that it also supports. To prevent and address the problem, transparency and accountability must form part of the policies used to combat it.

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Working Paper No 03/2008 Using the OECD Guidelines to Tackle Corporate Corruption

The Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, adopted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), provide a set of corrupt accountability standards that offer great potential for civil society to effectively combat private sector corruption

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Working Paper No. 2/2008 Poverty and Corruption

Across different country contexts, corruption has been a cause and consequence of poverty. Yet donors and governments still treat poverty and corruption as separate — rather than integral — components of the same strategy, which has undermined the fight against both these obstacles to development.

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Working Paper No. 4/2008 Corruption and (In)security

Both anti-corruption approaches and security policies need to address linkages between them and look at the broader context that has created a web of security risks — within and outside national boundaries.

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Working Paper No. 5/2008 Human Rights and Corruption

Although international anti-corruption and human rights regimes can run parallel agendas, they are rooted in the same principles. These commonalities suggest there are many actions and activities where both could better compliment each other.

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