The overall project goal is to use strategic levers of ethical change to combat municipal and procurement corruption in South Africa. Specifically, the goals are to:
The main purpose of this project is to improve the ease of doing business in Mozambique by reducing corruption and broadening ethics management capacity, thus advancing organisational integrity.
It is envisaged that interventions based on a Collective Action approach and strengthening business integrity capacity will contribute to reducing corruption in business activities, resulting in enhanced business practices in Mozambique.
This project aims to support the efforts of the Ivorian Government and specialised agencies by encouraging and providing support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the implementation of good corporate governance measures.
The first objective of this project is to raise awareness about the importance and benefits of implementing good corporate governance measures. Examples of good practices and ways to implement these practices will be presented to participating SMEs through a year-long training scheme and the dissemination of a monthly newsletter.
This UNODC project on “Strengthening the private sector capacity to prevent corruption and enhance integrity in the Arab Countries” aims to reduce opportunities for corruption by:
The project aimed to create fair and clean business environment in China by submitting policy recommendations and building compliance capacities of all market participants. Research by the Beijing New Century Academy on Transnational Corporations (NATC) shows that while Chinese companies are highly motivated to comply with corporate rules on ethics, there is still a diverse range of Chinese companies which lack the ability to establish and implement such a compliance system.
In concrete terms, the project focused on attaining the following objectives:
The project aimed to cover research, lectures, training, as well as provide technical assistance in these fields in order to promote fair market conditions. An academic two-year master’s degree program was developed, and seminars and conferences focusing on the needs of the private sector were also supposed to be held with the aim of developing benchmarks for anti-corruption activities in the private sector in order to promote fair market conditions.
The project supported nongovernmental parties, including businesses, in Iraq, Libya, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia to participate in formulating and monitoring national anti-corruption reforms by providing them with specialised training programs and specific tools to:
Code of Ethics for Business in Kenya
The Code is a long-term initiative for the business community in Kenya that has the potential to evolve, depending on changes in the country's business environment. It is intended to enable a cogent level of commitment by business to contribute to building a globally competitive and prosperous Kenya.
SHTP Business Integrity Action
This Collective Action initiative aims to support companies in the Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) to work collectively to proactively manage risks, promote integrity and safeguard their businesses, through a shared commitment to business ethics.
This initiative brings together companies to promote transparency and integrity through the signing of an agreement and provides a space for companies to report on the actions that they undertake to address corruption risks. It features three main components:
Leveling the playing field with Turkish Integrity Center of Excellence – TICE Phase I & II
Since 2014, the Turkish Integrity Center of Excellence (TICE) has been working on elevating the awareness on the corruption effects and developing tools to combat it in the private sector while also setting an example for public sector with its content development and capacity building activities. With this project, TICE aims now to take its efforts to the next level and elevate the integrity risk management abilities of local companies to match the high “extended enterprise integrity risk management” standards of multinational companies.