Representatives of the signatory companies to the PACI Principles on Countering Bribery make up the PACI Task Force, which convened in New Delhi on 10-11 April 2013 to review the Task Force’s activities, share best practices and steer future initiatives of the group. Over two days, PACI Task Force members discussed a range of issues related to the theme of the meeting: risk assessment.

RESIST (Resisting Extortion and Solicitation in International Transactions) is designed as a training tool to provide practical guidance for company employees on how to prevent and/or respond to an inappropriate demand by a client, business partner or public authority in the most efficient and ethical way, recognizing that such a demand may be accompanied by a threat.

RESIST is intended primarily as a training tool to raise employee awareness on the risk of solicitation, including through frank discussion, and to propose practical ethical responses to dilemmas.

The World Economic Forum Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) and the Office of the President of Mongolia held a joint roundtable in Ulan Bator on 3 March 2011 as part of the Mongolia Economic Forum.

This report from the World Economic Forum focuses on the second phase of the Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) project to address the needs of the infrastructure and urban development industries.

The report provides a solutions-based framework, a deep-dive at the state level in India and a diagnostic tool that can be replicated and enhanced. In addition, the report includes proposals and policy recommendations on processes and strategies to enhance transparency in the project pilot state of Maharashtra, India.

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Bribery and corruption exist across all industries, but the engineering, construction and real estate sectors are particularly at risk, given the size, complexity and strategic importance of infrastructure-related initiatives in both advanced and emerging economies.

Companies conducting business beyond their domestic markets face growing legal and reputation risks.

The Good Practice Guidelines on Conducting Third Party Due Diligence are meant as a practitioner’s guide to managing these risks and are intended for all types of businesses.

This brochure outlines the rationale for and provides guidance on fighting corruption. It offers:

This collection of short cases on corruption in the infrastructure and urban development industries illustrates key operational challenges companies may face and how organizations can respond.

The report is part of the Building Foundations Against Corruption project, which aims to foster CEO and government collaboration to build a framework for open and transparent business practices.

This publication was produced by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Deloitte.

The euphoria of India as a regional power has been dented by talk of systemic corruption, poor public services, nagging problems of unemployment, illiteracy and poverty and demographic challenges.

Establishing a strong sense of credibility in government and the development of adequate capacity for enforcement must also be addressed to ensure the success of India’s efforts.

By the very nature of their activities, Customs administrations are vulnerable to various sorts of corruption – from the payment of a bribe to large-scale fraud. Since the adoption of the Arusha Declaration in 1993, which was later revised in 2003, the World Customs Organization (WCO) has developed several tools to help its Members identify or monitor corruption risks, implement relevant measures, and develop anti-corruption strategies.

Moreover, the WCO also carries out various types of missions at the request of its Members, such as: