ORGANIZATION: Transparency International Canada

ORGANIZATION: Transparency International Canada

Transparency International (TI) Canada is the Canadian chapter of Transparency International. TI Canada is the premier Canadian NGO dedicated to promoting anti-corruption measures and policies. The priorities of TI Canada are: Combatting corruption of all kinds in Canada – Reducing the role of Canadian companies and individuals in fuelling corruption overseas – Educating Canadians about the many faces of corruption and the harm that it causes – Advocating for tighter anti-corruption legislation and better whistleblower protection.

TOOL: CSR – Standards Navigation Tool for the Extractive Sector

TOOL: CSR – Standards Navigation Tool for the Extractive Sector

The CSR Standards Navigation Tool is designed to
help Canadian companies, civil society organizations,
communities, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
practitioners and host country governments more easily
access the best practices and guidance outlined in the
six international standards endorsed by the Government
of Canada in the enhanced 2014 CSR Strategy for
the Extractive Sector, Doing Business the Canadian
Way. The CSR Standards Navigation Tool supports
the Office of the Extractive Sector CSR Counsellor’s
mandate to proactively promote CSR to Canada’s
extractive companies operating abroad and to advise
companies on how to incorporate the standards into
their operations.

INFO: EBDR Anti-Corruption Report (2016)

INFO: EBDR Anti-Corruption Report (2016)

The EBRD’s Anti-Corruption Report describes the Bank’s strategy to promote integrity and prevent fraud and corruption, and highlights the most recent measures taken.

TOOL: Tools and Resources for Anti-Corruption Knowledge (TRACK)

TOOL: Tools and Resources for Anti-Corruption Knowledge (TRACK)

“Tools and Resources for Anti-Corruption Knowledge” (TRACK) is a central platform of anti-corruption and asset recovery information that was developed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with the support of the World Bank, Microsoft and other TRACK partner institutions. Financial contributions were received from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and the World Bank. The TRACK website has three main components:

  1.  Legal Library related to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)
  2. Anti-corruption learning platform
  3. Collaborative space for registered partner institutions and anti-corruption practitioners
INFO: People and Corruption: Latin America and the Caribbean Report (2017)

INFO: People and Corruption: Latin America and the Caribbean Report (2017)

This new report from the Global Corruption Barometer series is based on surveys with over 22,000 citizens living in 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. We asked about first-hand experiences of bribery in public services and perceptions of the scale of corruption. Our report comes at a time when governments around the world are having to pay greater attention to tackling corruption as the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – an ambitious set of 17 global goals – calls on governments to “substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms” (Goal 16.5).

INFO: How Tech Can Fight Corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean

INFO: How Tech Can Fight Corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean

The rise in cybercrime and the proliferation of so-called “fake news” on social media have soured many people on the digital revolution. However, the same novel technologies that enable these distressing trends can also help us combat corruption much more effectively.

There are several encouraging examples in Latin America, a region recently swept by major corruption scandals, where digital tools are becoming a powerful means of rooting out fraud in government and foiling unscrupulous officials and their accomplices.