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Rooting out corruption is a collective effort, and the private sector has a major role to play in laying down the foundations for clean business environments and sustainable development.\n\nThat is why anti-corruption Collective Action  has got so much to offer Africa, and in particular West African coastal states keen to maximise their clear economic potential. As the spectrum of Collective Action initiatives is quite large, it allows for innovative measures where governments, companies and civil society organisations (CSOs) can join forces toward a common objective, despite their different perspectives. This collaborative approach therefore provides a fertile ground for constructive dialogue between like-minded stakeholders, as well as an opportunity to understand the private sector’s language and reality. \n\nCSOs have an important part to play in bringing Collective Action to the fight against corruption in West Africa. They must continue to initiate, facilitate and engage in Collective Action initiatives to help raise awareness and build bridges. Their presence can bring credibility, independent oversight and accountability to the initiatives.\n\nThis Policy Brief is based on conversations held with CSOs based in Benin (Social Watch Benin), Ghana (Ghana Integrity Initiative), Ivory Coast (Ivorian Youth Leaders’ Network) and Togo (The Togolese National Agency for Consumers and the Environment). It aims to capture their experiences, challenges and outlook on what the future for Collective Action could hold in the region.\n\nDespite their different backgrounds, they are united on one point: fighting corruption collectively by raising the voice of the private sector is an important step to pave the way for sustainable economic growth.\n\n### About this Policy Brief\n\nThis publication is part of the Basel Institute on Governance Policy Brief series, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpublications?type[]=257\">ISSN 2624-9669\u003C\u002Fa>, and supports the Basel Institute's work on anti-corruption \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002F\">Collective Action\u003C\u002Fa> with funding from the Siemens Integrity Initiative.\n\nIt is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002F\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0\u003C\u002Fa>). 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La lutte contre ce fléau est un effort collectif et le secteur privé a un rôle majeur à jouer dans la promotion d'un environnement économique prospère et d’un développement durable du continent.\n\nC'est pourquoi l'Action Collective  contre la corruption a tant à offrir à l'Afrique, et en particulier aux États côtiers d'Afrique de l'Ouest désireux de maximiser leur potentiel économique. Le spectre des initiatives d'Action Collective étant assez large, il permet des mesures innovantes où gouvernements, entreprises et organisations de la société civile (OSC) unissent leurs forces, malgré des intérêts parfois divergents. Cette approche collaborative constitue à la fois un terrain fertile pour un dialogue constructif, et une occasion de mieux comprendre les réalités du secteur privé. \n\nLes OSC ont également un rôle important à jouer dans la promotion de l’Action Collective en Afrique de l'Ouest. Elles doivent continuer à initier, faciliter et s'engager dans des initiatives d'Action Collective pour aider à sensibiliser et construire des ponts entre différentes parties prenantes. Leur présence apporte souvent transparence et crédibilité aux initiatives.\nLes résultats présentés dans ce Policy Brief sont issus d’échanges avec des OSC basées au Bénin (Social Watch Bénin), au Ghana (Ghana Integrity Initiative), en Côte d'Ivoire (Le Réseau des jeunes leaders pour l’intégrité) et au Togo (L’Alliance nationale des consommateurs et de l’environnement). Il vise à relater les défis et les opportunités que représente l'Action Collective dans la région. \n\nMalgré les différents contextes dans lesquels elles opèrent, ces organisations sont unies sur un point : lutter collectivement contre la corruption en faisant entendre la voix du secteur privé – élément crucial pour une croissance économique durable. \n\n### About this Policy Brief\n\nCette publication fait partie de la série des *Policy Briefs* du Basel Institute on Governance, ISSN 2624-9669. Elle est publiée sous licence *Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International* (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).\n\nCitation suggérée : Young, L. 2022. « Corruption dans les États côtiers d'Afrique de l'Ouest : comment l'Action Collective peut aider ». Policy Brief 11, *Basel Institute on Governance*. Disponible sur : baselgovernance.org\u002Fpb11.\n\nLe *Policy Brief* est publié par l'équipe Secteur privé du Basel Institute on Governance. 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Like any system that moves money at scale, they are vulnerable to those who would bend the rules for personal gain. The first step is a rigorous analysis of corruption risks: mapping_ _scenarios and building clear typologies, through sector-wide workshops and consultations with all key stakeholders. From there, those same actors can work together to develop practical mitigation measures_ _— building a system that is genuinely resilient. That is exactly what this project sets out to do.\"_\n\n### Part of a wider “green” governance agenda\n\nThe project aligns with the Basel Institute’s Green Corruption strategy, which increasingly focuses on corruption and governance challenges linked to climate change and the global energy transition.\n\nForest carbon markets involve complex financial flows, transnational actors and high-stakes environmental outcomes, making strong governance and anti-corruption safeguards essential.\n\nWith years of experience analysing corruption risks in environmental and natural resource sectors and beyond, the Basel Institute is well placed to contribute to this work.\n\nBy contributing our expertise to the project, we aim to help ensure that carbon markets deliver on their promise: protecting forests, supporting communities and advancing credible climate action.\n\n### Learn more\n\n*   View the full [project overview](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.transparency.org\u002Fen\u002Fprojects\u002Ftowards-inclusive-governance-for-forest-carbon-markets) on the Transparency International website.\n*   Interested in corruption and governance in the environmental space? Join the [Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum](https:\u002F\u002Fenvironmental-corruption.org\u002F), a global community of practitioners jointly led by the Basel Institute on Governance, Transparency International, WWF and TRAFFIC.","2026-05-27",[1018],"Green Corruption","new-international-project-targets-corruption-risks-in-carbon-markets-2973",[1021],"Partnerships",2973,[1018],[1021],{"id":1026,"storage":44,"filename_disk":1027,"filename_download":1028,"title":1013,"type":1029,"created_on":1011,"modified_on":1011,"charset":15,"filesize":1030,"width":1031,"height":1032,"duration":15,"embed":15,"description":15,"location":15,"tags":15,"metadata":1033,"focal_point_x":15,"focal_point_y":15,"tus_id":15,"tus_data":15,"uploaded_on":1011},"2c25ec09-133d-47b9-a236-7cdd888ae525","2c25ec09-133d-47b9-a236-7cdd888ae525.webp","tmp.webp","image\u002Fwebp",47244,800,533,{},[1035,1053,1066],{"id":1036,"news_id":1037,"countries_id":1052},7810,{"id":1010,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1011,"user_updated":58,"date_updated":1012,"title":1013,"type":1014,"body":1015,"image":1026,"date":1016,"topic":1038,"slug":1019,"activity":1039,"nid":1022,"topics":1040,"activities":1041,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":15,"translation_of":15,"language":23,"countries":1042,"tags":1045,"authors":1048,"images":1049,"translations":1050,"content":1051},[1018],[1021],[1018],[1021],[1036,1043,1044],7811,7812,[1046,1047],5998,5999,[],[],[],[],{"id":260,"name":261,"code":262,"latitude":263,"longitude":264},{"id":1043,"news_id":1054,"countries_id":1065},{"id":1010,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1011,"user_updated":58,"date_updated":1012,"title":1013,"type":1014,"body":1015,"image":1026,"date":1016,"topic":1055,"slug":1019,"activity":1056,"nid":1022,"topics":1057,"activities":1058,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":15,"translation_of":15,"language":23,"countries":1059,"tags":1060,"authors":1061,"images":1062,"translations":1063,"content":1064},[1018],[1021],[1018],[1021],[1036,1043,1044],[1046,1047],[],[],[],[],{"id":6,"name":4,"code":110,"latitude":111,"longitude":112},{"id":1044,"news_id":1067,"countries_id":1078},{"id":1010,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1011,"user_updated":58,"date_updated":1012,"title":1013,"type":1014,"body":1015,"image":1026,"date":1016,"topic":1068,"slug":1019,"activity":1069,"nid":1022,"topics":1070,"activities":1071,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":15,"translation_of":15,"language":23,"countries":1072,"tags":1073,"authors":1074,"images":1075,"translations":1076,"content":1077},[1018],[1021],[1018],[1021],[1036,1043,1044],[1046,1047],[],[],[],[],{"id":1079,"name":1080,"code":1081,"latitude":1082,"longitude":1083},99,"Indonesia","ID",-0.78927,113.92133,[1085,1100],{"id":1046,"news_id":1086,"tags_id":1097},{"id":1010,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1011,"user_updated":58,"date_updated":1012,"title":1013,"type":1014,"body":1015,"image":1026,"date":1016,"topic":1087,"slug":1019,"activity":1088,"nid":1022,"topics":1089,"activities":1090,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":15,"translation_of":15,"language":23,"countries":1091,"tags":1092,"authors":1093,"images":1094,"translations":1095,"content":1096},[1018],[1021],[1018],[1021],[1036,1043,1044],[1046,1047],[],[],[],[],{"id":1098,"name":1099},859,"Corruption risks",{"id":1047,"news_id":1101,"tags_id":1112},{"id":1010,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1011,"user_updated":58,"date_updated":1012,"title":1013,"type":1014,"body":1015,"image":1026,"date":1016,"topic":1102,"slug":1019,"activity":1103,"nid":1022,"topics":1104,"activities":1105,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":15,"translation_of":15,"language":23,"countries":1106,"tags":1107,"authors":1108,"images":1109,"translations":1110,"content":1111},[1018],[1021],[1018],[1021],[1036,1043,1044],[1046,1047],[],[],[],[],{"id":1113,"name":1114},1303,"Environment",[],[],[],[],{"id":1120,"status":14,"date_created":1121,"date_updated":1122,"title":1123,"type":1124,"body":1125,"date":1126,"topic":1127,"slug":1129,"activity":1130,"nid":1132,"topics":1133,"activities":1134,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1135,"language":15,"image":1137,"translation_of":15,"countries":1145,"tags":1162,"authors":1163,"images":1164,"translations":1165,"content":1166},10490,"2024-09-25T10:01:40.000Z","2026-05-08T21:11:12.000Z","How can tax authorities benefit from engaging in anti-corruption Collective Action initiatives?","Blog","_By Salifu Koray, Chief Revenue Officer, Ghana Revenue Authority_\n\n_Speaking at the Basel Institute’s International Collective Action Conference on 25–26 June 2024, Salifu Koray explained how the Ghana Revenue Authority was engaging in Collective Action through a World Customs Organization programme. The Anti-Corruption and Integrity Programme aims to restrict corrupt behaviour and promote good governance in customs operations and administration in Ghana and seven other countries._\n\n_In a short interview, he highlighted the strong benefits of engaging with other stakeholders in this Collective Action programme, saying:_\n\n\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvideos.baselgovernance.org\u002Fvideos\u002Fembed\u002Fc50c7bff-dbf3-445e-bfb0-64e3ac347603?title=0&warningTitle=0&peertubeLink=0&p2p=0\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\n> The Collective Action initiative within the Ghana Revenue Authority is yielding dividends. The stakeholder coalition has built a strong force in support of integrity.\n> \n> Stakeholders include the Ghana Revenue Authority, the Ghana Integrity Initiative, the Office of the Head of Civil Service, the Committee of Freight Forwarders and the University of Ghana Business School. In other words, key representatives from the public sector, the private sector, civil society organisations and academia.\n> \n> Specifically, some of the benefits that we have derived so far include:\n> \n> *   increasing revenue generation for the development of the nation;\n> *   enhanced image of the Ghana Revenue Authority;\n> *   a reduction in the perception of corruption;\n> *   an increase in voluntary compliance.\n> \n> Collective Action impacts positively on organisations, employees and stakeholders.\n\n### Learn more\n\n*   See more Q&As with leading voices in promoting anti-corruption Collective Action, together with photos and videos, on the web page of our [2024 International Collective Action Conference](https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002Fget-involved\u002Fevents\u002Ficac-2024).\n*   Learn more about Collective Action and how to engage on the [B20 Collective Action Hub](https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002F).","2024-09-25",[29,1128],"Private Sector","how-can-tax-authorities-benefit-from-engaging-in-anti-corruption-collective-action-initiatives-2694",[1131],"Insights",2694,[29,1128],[1131],[1136,29],"Main page",{"id":1138,"storage":44,"filename_disk":1139,"filename_download":1028,"title":1123,"type":1029,"created_on":1140,"modified_on":1140,"charset":15,"filesize":1141,"width":1142,"height":1143,"duration":15,"embed":15,"description":15,"location":15,"tags":15,"metadata":1144,"focal_point_x":15,"focal_point_y":15,"tus_id":15,"tus_data":15,"uploaded_on":1140},"4041bd55-a8d6-4da1-9cf8-15522d383a9a","4041bd55-a8d6-4da1-9cf8-15522d383a9a.webp","2025-05-12T21:10:21.000Z",23302,1400,847,{},[1146],{"id":1147,"news_id":1148,"countries_id":1161},7094,{"id":1120,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1121,"user_updated":1149,"date_updated":1122,"title":1123,"type":1124,"body":1125,"image":1138,"date":1126,"topic":1150,"slug":1129,"activity":1151,"nid":1132,"topics":1152,"activities":1153,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1154,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1155,"tags":1156,"authors":1157,"images":1158,"translations":1159,"content":1160},"dfef11db-1bc6-47e9-a61d-93443995484b",[29,1128],[1131],[29,1128],[1131],[1136,29],[1147],[],[],[],[],[],{"id":6,"name":4,"code":110,"latitude":111,"longitude":112},[],[],[],[],[],{"id":1168,"status":14,"date_created":1169,"date_updated":1170,"title":1171,"type":1124,"body":1172,"date":1173,"topic":1174,"slug":1175,"activity":1176,"nid":1177,"topics":1178,"activities":1179,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1180,"language":15,"image":1181,"translation_of":15,"countries":1188,"tags":1236,"authors":1237,"images":1252,"translations":1253,"content":1254},10317,"2022-11-16T11:01:26.000Z","2025-08-31T23:14:40.000Z","Collective Action in West African coastal states: fighting corruption for sustainable and equitable development","_This blog by Liza Young, Project Associate for Collective Action in the Basel Institute’s Private Sector team, draws on her newly published Policy Brief in [English](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpb11) and [French](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpb11-fr) on how anti-corruption Collective Action can help West African coastal states achieve their development potential._\n\nAfrica is estimated to [lose an unbelievable USD 88.6 billion](https:\u002F\u002Functad.org\u002Fnews\u002Fafrica-could-gain-89-billion-annually-curbing-illicit-financial-flows) (3.7% of Africa’s GDP) each year to illicit financial flows, of which corruption is a major component. Rooting out corruption is a collective effort, and the private sector has a major role to play in laying down the foundations for clean business environments and sustainable development.\n\nThat is why [anti-corruption Collective Action](https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002F) has got so much to offer Africa, and in particular West African coastal states keen to maximise their clear economic potential.\n\nAs the spectrum of Collective Action initiatives is quite large, it allows for innovative measures where governments, companies and civil society organisations (CSOs) can join forces toward a common objective, despite their different perspectives.\n\nThis collaborative approach therefore provides a fertile ground for constructive dialogue between like-minded stakeholders, as well as an opportunity to understand the private sector’s language and reality.\n\n### The voice of civil society\n\nCSOs have an important part to play in bringing Collective Action to the fight against corruption in West Africa. They must continue to initiate, facilitate and engage in Collective Action initiatives to help raise awareness and build bridges. Their presence can bring credibility, independent oversight and accountability to the initiatives.\n\nOur Private Sector team’s latest Policy Brief is based on conversations held with CSOs based in Benin ([Social Watch Benin](http:\u002F\u002Fsocialwatch.bj\u002F)), Ghana ([Ghana Integrity Initiative](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tighana.org\u002F)), Ivory Coast ([Ivorian Youth Leaders’ Network](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002FrijliAnticorruption\u002F)) and Togo ([The Togolese National Agency for Consumers and the Environment](https:\u002F\u002Funcaccoalition.org\u002Fmembers\u002Felections-2022\u002Falliance-nationale-des-consommateurs-et-de-lenvironnement-ance-togo\u002F)). It aims to capture their experiences, challenges and outlook on what the future for Collective Action could hold in the region.\n\nDespite their different backgrounds, they are united on one point: fighting corruption collectively by raising the voice of the private sector is an important step to pave the way for sustainable economic growth.\n\n### Lessons for practitioners\n\nThe representatives from the above CSOs shared some important insights for their counterparts seeking to develop multi-stakeholder initiatives to address corruption in their contexts.\n\nLooking at the big picture, they agreed that anti-corruption Collective Action can play an important role in helping West African coastal states – and other states of course – maximise their economic potential. Bringing together stakeholders from the public and private sectors with civil society promotes good business along with business integrity.\n\nSecond, they reflected on the important role of civil society in bringing together stakeholders from other sectors to address shared challenges of business integrity and corruption. CSOs can help to trigger and facilitate Collective Action initiatives that fit the economic, political and social context of a given country.\n\nAll interviews mentioned the vital element of trust. To build trust between diverse stakeholders, they advised trying to find a common language and build understanding of the different perspectives of different stakeholders. Establishing platforms for dialogue can help build this trust, they said, but such platforms need a strong facilitator.\n\nLast, many of the CSOs we spoke to live in contexts where anti-corruption laws, institutions and enforcement are not as strong as they could be. In some cases, Collective Action can help to fill gaps in legal frameworks and strengthen implementation. But where legal incentives to resist corruption are weak, CSOs will need to think hard about incentives for different stakeholders to engage. Fair competition, building alliances and shaping self-regulatory standards could all be incentives depending on the context.\n\n### Get involved and connect with like-minded organisations\n\nAnother major point of agreement was that working on anti-corruption can, at times, feel like pushing a stone up a hill. Going at it alone can be disheartening, especially in a context where corruption is still perceived as a way of doing business.\n\nThat is why connecting with other CSOs to exchange and learn from them is important to keep going. It can help build more robust and effective networks and initiatives, especially within a regional context where organisations might be facing similar challenges.\n\nAt a global level, the Basel Institute on Governance is working to build up a Collective Action community through a novel [mentoring programme](https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002Fget-involved\u002Fmentoring-programme\u002F). The Programme is intended for civil society organisations that work with the private sector and other stakeholders in tackling corruption. It offers tailored advice, support and technical assistance from leading experts in anti-corruption compliance and Collective Action, for free.\n\n### Learn more\n\n*   Read the full Policy Brief in [English](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpb11) and [French](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpb11-fr). It is published by the Basel Institute's Private Sector team with the support of the [Siemens Integrity Initiative](https:\u002F\u002Fnew.siemens.com\u002Fglobal\u002Fen\u002Fcompany\u002Fsustainability\u002Fcompliance\u002Fcollective-action.html).\n*   To find out what Collective Action initiatives might already exist in your country or region, visit the [B20 Collective Action Hub initiatives database](https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002Fexplore\u002Finitiatives).\n*   A special thanks to all the civil society organisations that agreed to share their experiences in bringing a variety of stakeholders together to fight corruption and level the playing field: Mary Awelana Addah of the [Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII)](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tighana.org\u002F); Fabrice A. Kodjo Ebeh of [The Togolese National Agency for Consumers and the Environment (ANCE)](https:\u002F\u002Funcaccoalition.org\u002Fmembers\u002Felections-2022\u002Falliance-nationale-des-consommateurs-et-de-lenvironnement-ance-togo\u002F); Blanche Sonon of [Social Watch Benin](http:\u002F\u002Fsocialwatch.bj\u002F) and Aman Baptiste Ado of the [The Ivorian Youth Leaders’ Network (RIJLI)](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.facebook.com\u002FrijliAnticorruption\u002F).","2022-11-16",[29,1128],"collective-action-in-west-african-coastal-states-fighting-corruption-for-sustainable-and-equitable-development-2311",[1131],2311,[29,1128],[1131],[1136,29],{"id":1182,"storage":44,"filename_disk":1183,"filename_download":1028,"title":1171,"type":1029,"created_on":1184,"modified_on":1184,"charset":15,"filesize":1185,"width":1142,"height":1186,"duration":15,"embed":15,"description":15,"location":15,"tags":15,"metadata":1187,"focal_point_x":15,"focal_point_y":15,"tus_id":15,"tus_data":15,"uploaded_on":1184},"22c9083b-4a35-4a30-bed5-9aeb54858713","22c9083b-4a35-4a30-bed5-9aeb54858713.webp","2025-05-12T21:16:03.000Z",124638,788,{},[1189,1208,1222],{"id":1190,"news_id":1191,"countries_id":1207},7216,{"id":1168,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1169,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1171,"type":1124,"body":1172,"image":1182,"date":1173,"topic":1193,"slug":1175,"activity":1194,"nid":1177,"topics":1195,"activities":1196,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1197,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1198,"tags":1201,"authors":1202,"images":1204,"translations":1205,"content":1206},"b0662e2a-864d-4888-a1b7-4342b7570b30",[29,1128],[1131],[29,1128],[1131],[1136,29],[1190,1199,1200],7217,7218,[],[1203],1153,[],[],[],{"id":529,"name":530,"code":531,"latitude":532,"longitude":533},{"id":1199,"news_id":1209,"countries_id":1221},{"id":1168,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1169,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1171,"type":1124,"body":1172,"image":1182,"date":1173,"topic":1210,"slug":1175,"activity":1211,"nid":1177,"topics":1212,"activities":1213,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1214,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1215,"tags":1216,"authors":1217,"images":1218,"translations":1219,"content":1220},[29,1128],[1131],[29,1128],[1131],[1136,29],[1190,1199,1200],[],[1203],[],[],[],{"id":6,"name":4,"code":110,"latitude":111,"longitude":112},{"id":1200,"news_id":1223,"countries_id":1235},{"id":1168,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1169,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1171,"type":1124,"body":1172,"image":1182,"date":1173,"topic":1224,"slug":1175,"activity":1225,"nid":1177,"topics":1226,"activities":1227,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1228,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1229,"tags":1230,"authors":1231,"images":1232,"translations":1233,"content":1234},[29,1128],[1131],[29,1128],[1131],[1136,29],[1190,1199,1200],[],[1203],[],[],[],{"id":510,"name":511,"code":512,"latitude":513,"longitude":514},[],[1238],{"id":1203,"news_id":1239,"authors_id":1251},{"id":1168,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1169,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1171,"type":1124,"body":1172,"image":1182,"date":1173,"topic":1240,"slug":1175,"activity":1241,"nid":1177,"topics":1242,"activities":1243,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1244,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1245,"tags":1246,"authors":1247,"images":1248,"translations":1249,"content":1250},[29,1128],[1131],[29,1128],[1131],[1136,29],[1190,1199,1200],[],[1203],[],[],[],{"id":449,"name":450,"position":15,"image":451},[],[],[],{"id":1256,"status":14,"date_created":1257,"date_updated":1170,"title":1258,"type":1124,"body":1259,"date":1260,"topic":1261,"slug":1262,"activity":1263,"nid":1264,"topics":1265,"activities":1266,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1267,"language":15,"image":1268,"translation_of":15,"countries":1275,"tags":1358,"authors":1373,"images":1390,"translations":1391,"content":1392},9617,"2022-05-26T22:53:20.000Z","What is an Ethically Aware Supplier – and how does it support business integrity in Africa?","_Local certification is emerging as an interesting way for large companies and their supply chains to help address compliance and due diligence issues that can be a barrier to business. A recent Basel Institute_ [_working paper_](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnews\u002Fnew-working-paper-local-certification-through-collective-action) _showed how local certification programmes developed with a Collective Action approach can help:_\n\n*   _SMEs to develop and demonstrate robust anti-corruption compliance procedures;_\n*   _ease due diligence for large companies seeking suppliers in local markets;_\n*   _raise standards of integrity across a market or geographical area._\n\n_The_ [_Ethically Aware Supplier Induction_](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tei.org.za\u002Feasi-2\u002F) _(EASI) programme of The Ethics Institute in South Africa, first developed as a project of the Siemens Integrity Initiative, harnesses this innovative approach. Its expansion into other African countries under a recent grant of the UK Business Integrity Initiative Challenge Fund shows how agile and flexible Collective Action can be – even when working in very different and challenging contexts, and in the face of a global pandemic._\n\n_Kris Dobie, Manager – Organisational Ethics at The Ethics Institute, gives an insight into the project below:_\n\n### What is the idea behind EASI?\n\nMultinational companies want to do business with suppliers that are committed to operating with integrity and that actively manage their corruption risks. This is partly to manage their own legal and reputational risks.\n\nFrom a big-picture point of view, this can have a positive consequence in developing markets: by insisting on high standards of anti-corruption compliance through their supply chains, multinationals can become an important driver of good governance.\n\nBut in practice, SMEs need support and training. Who better to support SMEs in their compliance journey than their larger customers?\n\n### What exactly is EASI?\n\nEASI helps companies that want to train their suppliers by providing an online interactive short course in business ethics. The aim is to make participants aware of key ethical issues that are relevant to their companies. It is based on the principles of the UN Global Compact and the content is benchmarked against the supplier codes of conduct of several large companies.\n\nMembers of the senior management of SMEs – with influence over the companies’ business ethics and operations – can complete the course on behalf of their businesses.\n\nIf they pass the assessment, we certify the company as “ethically aware”. This emphasises their knowledge and awareness of integrity issues relevant to their company and of the main ethical requirements of multinational enterprises. We don’t certify the company itself as ethical.\n\nYou can find out about the course on the [EASI website](https:\u002F\u002Feasi-online.org\u002F) or watch this two-minute YouTube video:\n\n### Where do the large companies come in?\n\nIdeally, this foundational online training is combined with a live group session where suppliers and representatives of the larger companies come together for a structured discussion on some of the key topics.\n\nWe find that significant additional learning – on all sides – takes place here. Many of the compliance officers, procurement specialists and internal auditors who have taken part in these discussions tell us how eye-opening it is to learn of the realities faced by their suppliers.\n\n### Rolling out EASI throughout supply chains\n\nOur strategy involved large organisations taking charge of rolling out the EASI programme throughout their supply chains. We started close to home, with the [Coalition for Ethical Operations](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fb20-collective-action-hub\u002Finitiatives-database\u002Fcoalition-ethical-operations). This is a private sector-led Collective Action initiative that The Ethics Institute facilitates. Its members, who are multinational companies, commit to promoting ethical business across Sub-Saharan Africa and to training their suppliers.\n\nWe also partnered with the UN Global Compact local networks in Kenya and Ghana. When the pandemic hit and travel became impossible, we managed to free up funding to partner with the UN Global Compact network in Nigeria, as well as the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce in Ethiopia.\n\n### What adaptations did you make to address covid-19?\n\nThe meetings went online, of course, and sadly webinars replaced business breakfasts and face-to-face engagements. This was rather challenging to facilitate. Group discussions in person foster trust, whereas building a relationship between strangers on a video call is not quite the same. Attendance and attention were also lower online.\n\nNevertheless, we enrolled 34 multinationals and 82 individuals in the EASI programme across those four countries, and have certified a similar number of SMEs so far.\n\n### How did you promote the programme despite the pandemic restrictions?\n\nWe believe that business networks are key to reaching more companies, large and small. After all, they are about business getting together to collectively raise the bar. This is why it has been fantastic to partner with the UN Global Compact networks and with the Addis Chamber.\n\nCompanies that engage in the EASI programme clearly see its value. One large telecoms company is currently rolling out the EASI programme to subsidiaries and operating companies across its group. If a couple more in this sector follow, EASI will become a form of industry standard. And that’s when tangible change will really occur.\n\n### Improving together\n\nThere are however a number of issues we are still grappling with. The feedback we get tells us that this is a really good product, but it still needs to be marketed to take off internationally – and anti-corruption practitioners are not necessarily marketers. We want to strike the balance between making the programme accessible to as many companies as possible, while ensuring they value it properly. Dealing with \"products\" as an ethics non-profit organisation has proven to be a healthy learning curve.    \n\nThese are issues that I know many fellow practitioners are grappling with in their contexts, as they seek to attract a critical mass of companies to their initiatives. Learning from and supporting each other, such as at the recent [peer learning workshops](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fb20-collective-action-hub\u002Fevents\u002F2020-workshop-series) hosted by the Basel Institute or the roundtables as part of their wider [certification project](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fb20-collective-action-hub\u002Fcertification), are crucial.\n\nWe also thank the Siemens Integrity Initiative and UK Business Integrity Initiative for their support in making this idea become a reality for ourselves and hundreds of companies across Southern Africa.\n\n\\*\\*\\*\n\n#### About The Ethics Institute\n\nThe Ethics Institute is an independent public institute with the vision of ‘Building an ethically responsible society’. They pursue this vision by working with organisations in the public and private sectors where they offer a range of services related to organisational ethics, including training, assessments and advisory services. See [www.tei.org.za](http:\u002F\u002Fwww.tei.org.za)\n\n#### About the UK Business Integrity Initiative and Challenge Fund\n\nThe UK's Business Integrity Initiative Challenge Fund was launched to support innovative, business-focused, Collective Action initiatives aiming at reducing corruption or promoting human rights to improve the investment climate in emerging markets and developing countries. IMC Worldwide has been working closely with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as the Business Integrity Initiative Challenge Fund Manager. [Find out more](https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fbusiness-integrity-initiative-challenge-fund\u002Fintroducing-the-challenge-fund-5db5e337932a).\n\n#### About the Siemens Integrity Initiative\n\nThe Siemens Integrity Initiative promotes projects around the world that seek to combat corruption and fraud, supporting educational and training programmes as well as Collective Action, which is building alliances against corruption in a joint effort between business and institutions to establish clean markets and ensure fair competition. See [siemens.com\u002Fcollective-action](https:\u002F\u002Fnew.siemens.com\u002Fglobal\u002Fen\u002Fcompany\u002Fsustainability\u002Fcompliance\u002Fcollective-action.html).","2021-03-12",[29,1128],"what-is-an-ethically-aware-supplier-and-how-does-it-support-business-integrity-in-africa-1985",[1131,1021],1985,[29,1128],[1131,1021],[1136,29],{"id":1269,"storage":44,"filename_disk":1270,"filename_download":1028,"title":1258,"type":1029,"created_on":1271,"modified_on":1271,"charset":15,"filesize":1272,"width":1142,"height":1273,"duration":15,"embed":15,"description":15,"location":15,"tags":15,"metadata":1274,"focal_point_x":15,"focal_point_y":15,"tus_id":15,"tus_data":15,"uploaded_on":1271},"2eb3456e-cf78-4805-afec-b2a308dab570","2eb3456e-cf78-4805-afec-b2a308dab570.webp","2025-05-12T21:18:36.000Z",56146,1103,{},[1276,1302,1316,1330,1344],{"id":1277,"news_id":1278,"countries_id":1296},7348,{"id":1256,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1257,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1258,"type":1124,"body":1259,"image":1269,"date":1260,"topic":1279,"slug":1262,"activity":1280,"nid":1264,"topics":1281,"activities":1282,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1283,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1284,"tags":1289,"authors":1291,"images":1293,"translations":1294,"content":1295},[29,1128],[1131,1021],[29,1128],[1131,1021],[1136,29],[1277,1285,1286,1287,1288],7349,7350,7351,7352,[1290],5211,[1292],1197,[],[],[],{"id":1297,"name":1298,"code":1299,"latitude":1300,"longitude":1301},66,"Ethiopia","ET",9.145,40.48967,{"id":1285,"news_id":1303,"countries_id":1315},{"id":1256,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1257,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1258,"type":1124,"body":1259,"image":1269,"date":1260,"topic":1304,"slug":1262,"activity":1305,"nid":1264,"topics":1306,"activities":1307,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1308,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1309,"tags":1310,"authors":1311,"images":1312,"translations":1313,"content":1314},[29,1128],[1131,1021],[29,1128],[1131,1021],[1136,29],[1277,1285,1286,1287,1288],[1290],[1292],[],[],[],{"id":6,"name":4,"code":110,"latitude":111,"longitude":112},{"id":1286,"news_id":1317,"countries_id":1329},{"id":1256,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1257,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1258,"type":1124,"body":1259,"image":1269,"date":1260,"topic":1318,"slug":1262,"activity":1319,"nid":1264,"topics":1320,"activities":1321,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1322,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1323,"tags":1324,"authors":1325,"images":1326,"translations":1327,"content":1328},[29,1128],[1131,1021],[29,1128],[1131,1021],[1136,29],[1277,1285,1286,1287,1288],[1290],[1292],[],[],[],{"id":241,"name":242,"code":243,"latitude":244,"longitude":245},{"id":1287,"news_id":1331,"countries_id":1343},{"id":1256,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1257,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1258,"type":1124,"body":1259,"image":1269,"date":1260,"topic":1332,"slug":1262,"activity":1333,"nid":1264,"topics":1334,"activities":1335,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1336,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1337,"tags":1338,"authors":1339,"images":1340,"translations":1341,"content":1342},[29,1128],[1131,1021],[29,1128],[1131,1021],[1136,29],[1277,1285,1286,1287,1288],[1290],[1292],[],[],[],{"id":311,"name":312,"code":313,"latitude":314,"longitude":315},{"id":1288,"news_id":1345,"countries_id":1357},{"id":1256,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1257,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1258,"type":1124,"body":1259,"image":1269,"date":1260,"topic":1346,"slug":1262,"activity":1347,"nid":1264,"topics":1348,"activities":1349,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1350,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1351,"tags":1352,"authors":1353,"images":1354,"translations":1355,"content":1356},[29,1128],[1131,1021],[29,1128],[1131,1021],[1136,29],[1277,1285,1286,1287,1288],[1290],[1292],[],[],[],{"id":222,"name":223,"code":224,"latitude":225,"longitude":226},[1359],{"id":1290,"news_id":1360,"tags_id":1372},{"id":1256,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1257,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1258,"type":1124,"body":1259,"image":1269,"date":1260,"topic":1361,"slug":1262,"activity":1362,"nid":1264,"topics":1363,"activities":1364,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1365,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1366,"tags":1367,"authors":1368,"images":1369,"translations":1370,"content":1371},[29,1128],[1131,1021],[29,1128],[1131,1021],[1136,29],[1277,1285,1286,1287,1288],[1290],[1292],[],[],[],{"id":774,"name":775},[1374],{"id":1292,"news_id":1375,"authors_id":1387},{"id":1256,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1257,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1258,"type":1124,"body":1259,"image":1269,"date":1260,"topic":1376,"slug":1262,"activity":1377,"nid":1264,"topics":1378,"activities":1379,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1380,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Dobie",[],[],[],{"id":1394,"status":14,"date_created":1395,"date_updated":1170,"title":1396,"type":1124,"body":1397,"date":1398,"topic":1399,"slug":1400,"activity":1401,"nid":1403,"topics":1404,"activities":1405,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1406,"language":15,"image":1407,"translation_of":15,"countries":1414,"tags":1431,"authors":1448,"images":1449,"translations":1450,"content":1451},9640,"2022-05-26T22:53:39.000Z","How service delivery charters in Ghana are creating dialogue between citizens, businesses and government","This case study and Q&A looks at a recent UK Business Integrity Initiative-funded project in Ghana to create and implement 10 service delivery charters for government licensing and approval authorities through a Collective Action approach. The project was carried out by the [Ghana Integrity Initiative](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.tighana.org\u002F), which is the local chapter of Transparency International, in collaboration with the [Private Enterprise Federation](https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pef.org.gh\u002Findex.php\u002Fen\u002F).\n\n### What is the idea behind service delivery charters?\n\nService delivery charters (SDCs) are tools meant to close the critical knowledge gap between service providers and service users. The paradigm example is this:\n\n> A citizen or businessperson goes into the local vehicle authority office and requests a replacement driving licence, a process that should cost 100 cedis and take one week. “It will take 4 weeks and cost 200 cedis,” says the official, “but I can arrange it more quickly if you pay me an express fee.”\n\nHow can someone in that situation demand compliance if they do not know what they should expect from a government service provider and what they can demand? Time and again, our assessments have shown that this kind of systemic knowledge imbalance opens up opportunities for corruption.\n\nThe basic idea behind service charters is to close that knowledge gap. But to us, more important than the document is the conversations that take place between the different stakeholders. We didn’t start this project with the aim of creating 10 pieces of paper, but of getting more businesses to engage openly and productively with public institutions on integrity issues.\n\n### Who benefits and how?\n\nIn theory, service delivery charters are a win-win-win tool. Citizens and businesses receive enhanced standards of service, including faster turnaround times and standard and predictable pricing. They are less likely to be asked to pay extra “fees” for regular services, increasing trust in institutions.\n\nAnother benefit from the government’s perspective is that if services are provided properly and on time, then productivity increases.\n\n### Tell us about SDCs in practice\n\nGhana’s [Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice](https:\u002F\u002Fchraj.gov.gh\u002F) (CHRAJ) had already developed a template service delivery charter, or “client service charter” as it was known, in collaboration with the Public Sector Reform Secretariat. But there were challenges in implementing the idea effectively.\n\nOne barrier to implementation that we noted is a lack of capacity in government authorities. Our approach therefore includes support for building this capacity through a sustainable “train the trainer” model plus a written manual.\n\nAnother barrier is getting buy-in from all sides: high-level politicians, the officials in charge of providing the services, and the citizens and businesses that use them. This is why we need a Collective Action approach that encourages dialogue and fosters mutual understanding.\n\nOur goal was not just to create and roll out the charters, but to get more businesses to engage with public institutions on integrity issues.\n\n### Why the focus on business-government dialogue?\n\nAs a local chapter of Transparency International, the Ghana Integrity Initiative is a civil society organisation that works towards reducing corruption in our country. We see that the biggest users of government services – and therefore those most often exposed to corruption – are businesses that interact with authorities to obtain licences, permits, vehicle registrations, etc.\n\nTo better understand the needs and experiences of businesses in Ghana, and to get them actively involved in this Collective Action, we partnered with the Private Enterprise Federation (PEF). The PEF is a non-profit, non-political, independent apex business association. It represents the majority of various umbrella Ghanaian business associations and chambers that are constituted by individual businesses.\n\n### Can you take us through the process of developing an SDC?\n\nWe took the CHRAJ’s template charter as a base and worked collaboratively to enhance it, drawing in expertise to make sure it better reflects Ghana’s legislative frameworks for service delivery and related institutional arrangements. We also studied best practices in comparison to what was really happening on the ground.\n\nThe next stage involved a gap analysis, in which we visited the authorities, assessed the various services they offered and established the “value chain” of each service from start to finish. We invariably found gaps, which we discussed in detail at a meeting with the heads of each authority. How can we close these gaps? And how can we then codify them back into the service charter?\n\nWe found both the private-sector representatives and the government counterparts to be proactive and interested throughout the process. Some officials added extra provisions to the charter and made suggestions to improve it. They also told their counterparts in other government departments about our joint work, and we started to receive further requests for support outside the original scope of the project. A good sign, I think, that the project provided value.\n\nThe moment of truth was bringing the private and public sector representatives together in a meeting to validate the final document and tie up any loose ends. Facilitating such a meeting requires great sensitivity and an understanding of how to build trust between the groups.\n\n### Roll-out and communication  what is the plan?\n\nAt the very least, the service delivery charters will be put up at the point of service delivery. The Federation will also inform those members who have not been involved in the project until now.\n\nOn the government side, the Minister for Public Service Reform was due to launch the charters earlier this year. This was disrupted due to the pandemic. High-level endorsement of anti-corruption tools is important, so we hope this will still go ahead shortly despite the disruption caused by the elections this month.\n\nWith additional funding support, we would be able to roll them out through the media, such as radio talk shows where service providers and users discuss the charters and what value they bring. Short messages and information campaigns on social media also have a lot of potential to inform local citizens.\n\n### And then?\n\nFirst we want to make sure they continue to be implemented and effective in practice. The authorities can expect some “mystery clients”…\n\nSecond, we’d like to them to be codified into law. This would add teeth to the charters by making them legally enforceable.\n\nThird, we would like to expand the project and roll it out to more institutions, particularly at the subnational level, as this is where most people actually interact with service providers. Given the higher levels of illiteracy outside of the nation’s capital Accra, this would need to go hand in hand with greater support for local people and businesses in monitoring service delivery as well as budgets and procurement.\n\n### Any final message to fellow anti-corruption practitioners?\n\nYou don’t always need to reinvent the wheel, you need to make the wheels you have roll faster and better. In other words, it’s important that existing transparency and anti-corruption mechanisms are actually implemented effectively and sustainably.\n\nAnd the best way to do this is through a Collective Action approach that gets all sides around the table, talking, understanding each other, building trust and buying in to the benefits.\n\n_You can find this project and 260+ other anti-corruption Collective Action projects on the database of the [B20 Collective Action Hub](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fb20-collective-action-hub)._\n\n### About the UK Business Integrity Initiative and Challenge Fund\n\nThe UK's Business Integrity Initiative Challenge Fund was launched to support innovative, business-focused, Collective Action initiatives aiming at reducing corruption or promoting human rights to improve the investment climate in emerging markets and developing countries. IMC Worldwide has been working closely with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) as the Business Integrity Initiative Challenge Fund Manager. [Find out more](https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fbusiness-integrity-initiative-challenge-fund\u002Fintroducing-the-challenge-fund-5db5e337932a).\n\nThe UK Business Integrity Initiative previously supported a project of the Basel Institute to provide training and guidance packages to small- and medium-sized businesses on anti-corruption compliance, corruption and bribery prevention, and anti-corruption Collective Action. Although the subsidies have now ended, the Basel Institute continues to provide these cost-effective and tailored packages to interested SMEs all over the world. [Find out more](https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnode\u002F892).","2020-12-15",[29,1128],"how-service-delivery-charters-in-ghana-are-creating-dialogue-between-citizens-businesses-and-government-1946",[1402,1021],"Anti-corruption interventions",1946,[29,1128],[1402,1021],[1136,29],{"id":1408,"storage":44,"filename_disk":1409,"filename_download":1028,"title":1396,"type":1029,"created_on":1410,"modified_on":1410,"charset":15,"filesize":1411,"width":1142,"height":1412,"duration":15,"embed":15,"description":15,"location":15,"tags":15,"metadata":1413,"focal_point_x":15,"focal_point_y":15,"tus_id":15,"tus_data":15,"uploaded_on":1410},"c6d48e64-7957-4c25-a43d-59428d5b02f7","c6d48e64-7957-4c25-a43d-59428d5b02f7.webp","2025-05-12T21:18:59.000Z",153374,933,{},[1415],{"id":1416,"news_id":1417,"countries_id":1430},7361,{"id":1394,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1395,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1396,"type":1124,"body":1397,"image":1408,"date":1398,"topic":1418,"slug":1400,"activity":1419,"nid":1403,"topics":1420,"activities":1421,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1422,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1423,"tags":1424,"authors":1426,"images":1427,"translations":1428,"content":1429},[29,1128],[1402,1021],[29,1128],[1402,1021],[1136,29],[1416],[1425],5858,[],[],[],[],{"id":6,"name":4,"code":110,"latitude":111,"longitude":112},[1432],{"id":1425,"news_id":1433,"tags_id":1445},{"id":1394,"status":14,"user_created":58,"date_created":1395,"user_updated":1192,"date_updated":1170,"title":1396,"type":1124,"body":1397,"image":1408,"date":1398,"topic":1434,"slug":1400,"activity":1435,"nid":1403,"topics":1436,"activities":1437,"programme":15,"area":15,"websites":1438,"translation_of":15,"language":15,"countries":1439,"tags":1440,"authors":1441,"images":1442,"translations":1443,"content":1444},[29,1128],[1402,1021],[29,1128],[1402,1021],[1136,29],[1416],[1425],[],[],[],[],{"id":1446,"name":1447},1378,"Public financial management",[],[],[],[],9,1780676658365]