Asociación Mexicana de Profesionales de Ética y Cumplimiento (AMPEC)

AMPEC, the Mexican Association of Ethics and Compliance Professionals, is a non-profit civil organisation that was created with the objective of providing up-to-date resources and learning spaces for ethics and compliance professionals from diverse backgrounds. It is dedicated to issues of ethics, compliance and the fight against corruption in Mexico. The focus is on practice, not just theory. The association encourages dialogue with industries including financial services, pharmaceuticals, technology and oil.
 

Last updated: 03.06.2020

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Consejo Coordinador Empresarial: 10 principles for the social dimension of companies

Mexico's Consejo Coordinador Empresarial (Business Coordinating Council - CCE) has worked with more than 150 member companies and other organisations to draw up 10 principles of the "social dimension of companies". The principles were launched at an event in Mexico City on February 11, 2020. 

The list contains 10 principles that companies commit to undertaking along with society, their employees, the environment, and compliance with the law, among other things. The unofficial English translation is as follows:

Last updated: 03.06.2020

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COPARMEX and Global Compact Network Mexico agreement on the SDGs

The Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana (COPARMEX) and Global Compact Network Mexico signed an agreement stating that they will comply with the Sustainable Development Goals in Mexico, specifically the 16th goal. The agreement refers to the action and involvement of more than 36,000 partner companies, 17 national work commissions, as well as 65 business centers throughout the country.  

Last updated: 03.06.2020

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City of Victoria Integrity Pact (Convenio de Integridad) and Reporting Mechanism

The City of Victoria, capital of the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico, has been working on an integrity initiative aimed at implementing compliance business practices into the processes and structures of the local government. By partnering with a Spanish city they have been able to participate in a EuropeAID project on governance.

Last updated: 27.04.2021

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Our message to criminals: justice may take time, but she does not forget

As we write in our 2019 Annual Report, our International Centre for Asset Recovery continues to be one of the only organisations specialised in the recovery of stolen assets. Our focus is on supporting our partner countries in particularly complex cases and the introduction of new working methods and legal and investigative tools.

In this short piece published in the Annual Report, Dr Hamilton Castro, Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor in Peru, explains how the impacts of our joint work go far beyond the money recovered:

Cusco needs them: how strengthening Public Finance Management helps us better serve our citizens

In these times of global crisis, strong and transparent management of public finances is even more essential. How governments manage their money has a real and immediate impact on peoples’ lives. It affects critical issues such as access to education and whether hospitals have enough trained staff and medical equipment.

Developing new preventive approaches to safeguard banknote procurement

The Banknote Ethics Initiative (BnEI) has made great strides since 2013 in promoting the highest standards of integrity and fair competition in the banknote sector. Now it's one of the first business-led initiatives to promote Integrity Pacts as a tool to safeguard banknote-related procurement from corruption risks.

The high level of confidentiality needed in this sector adds an extra challenge to the mix. The BnEI's Chairman, Antti Heinonen, gives a short insight into the project in the text below, which also appears in our 2019 Annual Report:

Working together against a common enemy: how ICAR training promotes inter-agency relations

Amid the current buzz around virtual training, it's good to be reminded that effective capacity building is about a lot more than just learning new skills. Some of the most important aspects of our International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) workshops can't easily be transferred to cyberspace.

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