Advocacy - To many observers, lobbying appears to be a process in which well-resourced interest groups shape public policy according to their own interests in clandestine meetings with officials. This negative perception prevails for good reason: the vast majority of lobbying worldwide is unregulated. ...
Policy position published – Jul 2018
Intergovernmental bodies - Anonymous companies underpin corrupt and criminal financial transactions. They were used in 70 per cent of grand corruption cases reviewed by the World Bank and are one of the oldest tricks in the book for moving, laundering and spending dirty money.
Governments are ending anonymous company ...
Policy position published – Jul 2018
Public procurement - Procurement is one of governments’ most economically significant activities, but it also poses one of the greatest public sector corruption risks. Governments are tackling this problem by implementing open contracting – a suite of complementary policies that improve transparency, public ...
Policy position published – Jul 2018
Whistleblowing - Whistleblowers play an essential role in exposing corruption and other wrongdoing that threaten the public interest. By disclosing information about such misdeeds, whistleblowers have helped save countless lives and billions of euros in public funds.
Protecting whistleblowers from unfair ...
Policy position published – Jul 2018
Forestry - Good governance is vital for achieving effective, efficient and fair REDD+ outcomes, and civil society organisations (CSOs) are in a strong position to monitor REDD+ governance processes, checking that countries are sharing accurate information about their conservation and are really complying with ...
Report published – Jul 2018
Climate governance - The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the UN’s specialised agency for shipping, aims to create “a regulatory framework for the shipping industry that is fair, effective, universally adopted and implemented.”
Currently, shipping contributes an estimated 2.5 per cent of global ...
Report published – Jul 2018
Climate governance - In 2015, when countries signed the Paris Agreement on climate change, they committed to mobilising US$100 billion per year by 2020 to assist developing countries in adapting to and mitigating the impacts of climate change. This money will primarily be channelled through the Green Climate Fund (GCF) ...
Report published – Jun 2018
Intergovernmental bodies - The issue of anonymous companies has risen in prominence on the global agenda. Yet, in 2015, our analysis of how well G20 members were implementing the G20 Beneficial Ownership Principles showed that 15 of the G20 members had weak or average beneficial ownership legal frameworks. This publication ...
Report published – Apr 2018
Private sector - Collective action on business integrity involves different stakeholder groups including civil society, government and business coming together to effect change, to create a business environment where corruption is no longer accepted and integrity prevails among all actors.
This guide is for CSOs, ...
Report published – Apr 2018
Climate governance - The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a United Nations’ specialised agency, creates “a regulatory framework for the shipping industry that is fair, effective, universally adopted and implemented. The shipping industry could contribute up to 17% of global CO2 emissions by 2050 if left ...
Report published – Apr 2018
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