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No one can do it alone, yet everyone can make a difference

Civil society - Read Transparency International Managing Director Cobus de Swardt's speech from the closing plenary of the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference.

Speech by Cobus de Swardt, Managing Director, Transparency International, 4 September 2015 – 16th IACC, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Grand Corruption – the new challenge

Transparency International - José Ugaz, Chair of Transparency International, delivered the speech "Grand Corruption – the New Challenge" to our Jamaican chapter, National Integrity Action, in the capital city of Kingston on 15 March 2015.

Speech by José Ugaz, 4 May 2015 – Kingston, Jamaica

Chipping away at corruption

Transparency International - Some countries and organisations worship before the monolith of corruption. Others resignedly capitulate to it. Regardless, many believe that the gears of the marketplace and government can't turn without a little grease. Don't count Peter Eigen in that number.

Opinion by Dr Peter Eigen, Founder of Transparency International in Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (United States) – 15 May 2014

Towards a corruption-free Caribbean: ethics, values, trust and morality

Accountability - Huguette Labelle, Chair of Transparency International, delivered the keynote speech at the 2014 Caribbean Conference, with the theme "Towards a Corruption-Free Caribbean: Ethics, Values, and Morality"

Speech by Huguette Labelle, 19 March 2014 – 2014 Caribbean Conference, Grand Cayman Island

Viktor Yanukovych is gone, but where are Ukraine’s missing millions?

Politics and government - Ukrainians want those in power and their accomplices who used their positions to pillage the public coffers held to account, and measures taken around the globe to make sure this cannot happen again.

Opinion by Oleksii Khmara, Executive Director, Transparency International Ukraine in The Guardian (United Kingdom) – 25 February 2014

Fighting corruption in 2012

Transparency International - In the opening speech from our 2012 Annual Membership Meeting, Transparency International Chair Huguette Labelle surveys the global anti-corruption landscape.

Speech by Huguette Labelle, 6 November 2012 – Transparency International Annual Membership Meeting, Brasilia, Brazil

Padma Bridge: No more brinkmanship

Public procurement - In this article published by The Daily Star, the Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh Iftekhar Zaman comments on World Bank's decision to cancel its contract with the Government of Bangladesh for $1.2 billion credit for the Padma Bridge.

Opinion by Iftekhar Zaman in The Daily Star – 24 September 2012
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Time for EU to shed light on Big Corporates

Private sector - Commenting on a new report released by Transparency International this week – Transparency in Corporate Reporting: Assessing the World’s Largest Companies – 41 out of 105 largest publicly-listed companies in the world failed to disclose any information for their local operations.

Opinion by Jana Mittermaier, director of Transparency International's EU liaison office in Brussels, Belgium – 12 July 2012

The role of civil society in the fight against corruption

Civil society - Huguette Labelle, Transparency International Chair, discusses the role played by civil society in the fight against corruption. She draws on examples from around the world, and showcases several practical examples from around the Transparency International movement.

Speech by Huguette Labelle, 15 February 2012 – Hotel Meliá, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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Transparency International address to the plenary assembly of the Fourth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption

Conventions - The events of the Arab spring underscore both of our key areas of focus at this Fourth Session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the UNCAC, firstly the importance of, and potential inherent in, civil society involvement. And, secondly, the need for strong cross-border anti-money ...

Speech by Christiaan Poortman, Head of Delegation, 25 October 2011 – Fourth Session of Conference of States Parties to UNCAC, Marrakesh, Morocco

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