Launch of Global Corruption Report 2009
Date: 2009-10-09
Global
The report, launched by Transparency International on 23
September, has the theme Corruption and the Private
Sector. The private sector plays a pivotal role in fighting
corruption worldwide. The report documents in unique detail the
many corruption risks for businesses, ranging from small
entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa to multinationals from Europe
and North America. More than 75 experts examine the scale, scope
and devastating consequences of a wide range of corruption issues,
including:
• bribery and policy capture
• corporate fraud
• cartels
• corruption in supply chains and transnational transactions
• emerging challenges for carbon trading markets
• sovereign wealth funds
• growing economic centres, such as Brazil, China and India
The Global Corruption Report 2009 also discusses the most promising
tools to tackle corruption in business, identifies pressing areas
for reform and outlines how companies, governments, investors,
consumers and other stakeholders can contribute to raising
corporate integrity and meeting the challenges that corruption
poses to sustainable economic growth and development.
The report can be downloaded here.