This report showcases, through various examples from across Africa, how Collective Action has been undertaken on the continent and the challenges and opportunities to further advance the fight against corruption collectively.

The criminal justice system (CJS) is the ballast to a nation’s stability. By enforcing the rule of law, the police, courts and corrections provide citizens with security. However, when the system becomes so riddled with corruption, what was meant to be a protector becomes a predator. In many fragile states, the CJS is just that – another threat to the average citizen and a resource that the wealthy and powerful use to maintain their position.

This document seeks to assist managers in fighting corruption and increasing transparency through presenting a collection of case studies from Africa.

This set of case stories was gathered in relation to implementation of the 10th United Nations Global Compact Principle against corruption.

Chapter 2C deals with Collective Action. It contains the following articles and case stories:

The B20 leads engagement with G20 governments on behalf of the international business community. In 2014, the B20 focused on developing a set of clear, actionable recommendations that drive global economic growth and create jobs.

In this report, the B20 Anti-Corruption Working Group examined corruption risk issues across the four B20 taskforces:

This cross-country report on prevention of public sector corruption analyses the preventive measures that have proven to be effective and successful in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The review focuses on twenty-one countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and includes examples from OECD countries. The report is based on questionnaires that were completed by governments, NGOs and international partners in participating countries.

That corruption is a destructive and complex practice is openly acknowledged in Nigeria, yet it remains ubiquitous in the functioning of society and economic life. The consequences of corruption for the country and its people are, moreover, indisputable. Acts of diversion of federal and state revenue, business and investment capital, and foreign aid, as well as the personal incomes of Nigerian citizens, contribute to a hollowing out of the country’s public institutions and the degradation of basic services.

This report evaluates the disclosure practices of 100 major emerging market multinationals headquartered in 15 countries and active in 185 countries. This report assesses the public disclosure practices of emerging market multinationals based on three dimensions:

For Transparency International (TI) the London Anti-Corruption Summit, which took place on May 12, 2016, provided a unique opportunity for global leaders to adopt concrete, ambitious commitments that can be implemented over five years following its completion. This briefing sets out what are in TI's view some of the most important specific actions and agreements needed for a successful Summit.

The Global Corruption Report (GCR) on sport is the most comprehensive analysis of sports corruption to date. It consists of more than 60 contributions from leading experts in the fields of corruption and sport, from sports organisations, governments, multilateral institutions, sponsors, athletes, supporters, academia and the wider anti-corruption movement.