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:

Drawn up by the B20 Cross-Thematic Group on Responsible Business Conduct & Anti-Corruption, this policy paper sets out the following recommendations:

Recommendation 1: Establish Beneficial Ownership Transparency – G20 members should increase their efforts to implement beneficial ownership transparency so that risks related to the ultimate owner(s) can be identified.

The Metals Technology Integrity Initiative was formed in early 2013 at a time when the companies were facing an increasingly competitive environment as a result of the decline of the traditional steel producing markets in Europe, and a shift towards emerging markets including the Far East and Indian sub-continent. 

The Anti-Bribery Policy and Compliance Guidance for African Companies is a practical, concise guide to help African companies set up measures to stop the supply of bribes to public officials in business transactions and support both the public and private sectors in their efforts to prevent bribery and improve the quality of corporate compliance and bribery prevention measures.

The Guidance will help companies draw up a corporate anti-bribery policy and related compliance measures. It also provides insights and ideas on how to put them into practice.

This paper discusses the advantages of Collective Action in addressing corruption risks. It outlines the typical components of an anti-corruption program in an international company and provides an analysis of Collective Action together with how it can be integrated into anti-corruption programs, providing examples and illustrating some of the issues companies must take into account when considering Collective Action approaches.

For almost a century, the Dominican Republic has faced considerable governance and corruption challenges. High levels of corruption were present long time ago, and still prevail today, even if their characteristics and manifestations have changed. Rule of law has been weak for a long time, and generally government effectiveness has not been high. By contrast, the country has performed better in terms of progress on fundamental political and civil liberties, and thus relatively speaking it rates satisfactorily in terms of voice and accountability.

This paper addresses collective action with respect to sporting events, examining an initiative pertaining to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. It also discusses future prospects for collective action.

This issue of Development Outreach is part of a communications campaign to raise awareness of these issues in the world community. It is being released to coincide with the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Annual Meetings in Singapore in September 2006, which will include good governance and anti-corruption as major themes.

Firms operating in global markets often face systemic corruption issues, such as frequent demands for operational facilitation payments (“grease payments”), sometimes paired with extortion and shakedowns. Many anti-bribery regimes prohibit such payments and the OECD has decried the “corrosive effect of small facilitation payments, particularly on sustainable development and the rule of law.” However, any firm that sets an internal policy against such payments risks being snubbed by government officials in certain markets where facilitation payments are expected.

Collective Action on business integrity involves different stakeholder groups including civil society, government and business coming together to effect change, to create a business environment where corruption is no longer accepted and integrity prevails among all actors.

This guide is for CSOs, such as Transparency International chapters, that are considering embarking on collective action initiatives for business integrity in partnership with public and business sector organisations in their local, national and global contexts.