Publication

IBE Say No Toolkit

The IBE Say No Toolkit is a decision-making tool designed to help organisations support their employees to make the right decision when faced with a difficult situation. Developed by the Institute of Business Ethics, it is available online via a dedicated website or an app. 

The Say No Toolkit provides immediate, practical guidance on a wide range of business issues, including what to do when faced with issues like offers of gifts or hospitality, facilitation payments and conflicts of interest.

This concise brief sets out key considerations for European authorities interested in implementing Integrity Pacts to reduce the likelihood of corruption and fraud in public contracting, as well as improve contracting outcomes and public trust. The sections cover:

  • Benefits of Integrity Pacts
  • What an Integrity Pact entails
  • Getting started with an Integrity Pact

Many of the considerations can also be applied to non-EU contexts. 

Corruption remains high in the region of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Governments have undertaken many reforms to tackle corruption. However, empirical data and perception surveys show a poor enforcement track record and that countries have not fully aligned their laws with the international standards. This report takes stock of the actions that countries in the region took to address corruption since 2016. It identifies progress achieved as well as remaining challenges that require further action by countries.

The Basel Institute on Governance has joined forces with the Alliance for Integrity and more than 60 partners from 12 countries to raise awareness of the importance of business integrity – and the challenges it can present to individuals, their families, business partners and society.

Local certification is emerging as an interesting way for large companies and their supply chains to help address compliance and due diligence issues that can be a barrier to business. A recent Basel Institute working paper showed how local certification programmes developed with a Collective Action approach can help:

This paper by the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Transparency and Anti-Corruption is part of the Council's Agenda for Business Integrity, a forward-looking framework for business integrity which supports and aligns with broader work to globally reset and embed a revised purpose of business based on a stakeholder economy.

The paper focuses on Pillar 4: Support collective action to increase scale and impact.