Private sector - Companies of all sizes increasingly recognize corruption as a risk reducing competitive advantage by increasing costs and damaging to sustainable growth. For Transparency International, anti-corruption and corporate transparency policies are essential to tackle the roots of corruption in ...
Working paper published – Apr 2016
Governance - Fighting tax evasion, corruption and opaque money flows should be seen as advancing the same end point: more equitable and better governed countries. When a tax system works right, it can create an effective framework against corruption.
Working paper published – Nov 2015
Private sector - In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, many different cases of malfeasance and corruption at banks have been exposed. To date, settlements worth more than US$ 230 billion have been agreed between banks and national authorities to rectify abuses. At the heart of this crisis is a break-down ...
Working paper published – Jul 2015
Climate governance - Achieving the sustainable development goals and countering climate change will require considerably more resources than what public finances alone can afford. By curbing illicit financial flows and recovering stolen assets, governments can unlock precious resources needed to close the financing gap.
Working paper published – Jul 2015
Sport - Sport is a global phenomenon engaging billions of people and generating annual revenues of more than US$ 145 billion. But corruption and challenges to governance threaten to undermine all the good that sport can do and joy that it brings. For Transparency International, tackling the roots of ...
Working paper published – Sep 2014
Politics and government - Public sector officials who have achieved positions of power and managerial control over government budgets and spending can be particularly vulnerable to corruption. Asset declarations offer a critical tool to public officials and those they serve in the prevention, detection, investigation and ...
Working paper published – Jul 2014
Poverty and development - There are fewer than 1000 days remaining until the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Based on current progress, many will not be achieved. For Transparency International, a critical reason for the lack of success is weak governance and the corruption that follows. ...
Working paper published – Sep 2013
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Land management - Unprecedented pressures on land and its governance have been created. As evident around the globe, where land governance is deficient, high levels of corruption often flourish. Under such a system, land distribution is unequal, tenure is insecure, and natural resources are poorly managed.
Working paper published – Nov 2011
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Gender - Human trafficking is thought to affect more than 12 million victims around the world. Corruption is seen as facilitating this flow of people and feeding the impunity that prevents the prosecution of those involved.
Working paper published – Jun 2011
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Forestry - 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.
Working paper published – Feb 2011
Cobus de Swardt, Managing Director of Transparency International, responds to the recent comments by David Cameron on Nigeria and Afghanistan.
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