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U4 Brief
Anti-corruption and integrity training: learning how to resist corruption
Innovative metrics and methodologies offer promising avenues for enhancing the effectiveness of integrity training.
3 December 2023
U4 Brief
Curbing grand corruption in ethnically plural societies
Ethnically plural societies such as Guyana are prone to ethnic clientelism. Entrepreneurs behind small and medium-sized enterprises are well-placed to…
15 February 2021
U4 Issue
Impact of foreign bribery legislation on developing countries and the role of donor agencies
3 September 2014
U4 Helpdesk Answer
Tools to reduce private sector engagement in grand corruption during the award of public contracts, concessions and licenses
30 April 2013
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Let’s face it, COP28 is corrupt – but no more so than previous ones
Conflicts of interest have invaded and corrupted global efforts to fight climate change for many years. COP28 is merely the latest in a long line of…
30 November 2023
Climate change
Oil, gas, and mining
Private sector
Natural resources and energy
Blog
Anti-corruption games: Learning how to face corruption challenges
Anti-corruption games provide opportunities to raise awareness and refine skills for addressing corruption-related issues. Here, we take a look at how…
23 November 2023
Anti-corruption basics
Evaluation and measurement
Corruption risk management and integrity
Development cooperation
Private sector
Civil society
Social norms and networks
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Corruption in the medical supply chain: lessons from the pandemic
Corruption in the medical supply chain has been amplified by the Covid-19 pandemic. But this can help us identify ways to mitigate corruption in…
23 June 2022
Covid-19 and corruption
Health
Procurement
Private sector
Corruption risk management and integrity
Blog
Partnerships against corruption: how multistakeholder partnerships can act as agents for integrity
Multistakeholder partnerships can coordinate their actions to share risks and combine resources and skills to solve common problems.
23 November 2021
Private sector
Blog
Beneficial ownership disclosure at the UN General Assembly against corruption
Shining a light on those who own and control corporate legal entities can disrupt and deter corruption. The UNGASS in June 2021 is an opportunity to…
12 March 2021
Illicit financial flows
Auditing and financial control
Private sector
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U4 Helpdesk Answer
ESG and anti-corruption
While ESG practices offer businesses benefits such as improved financial performance and reputation, they also present challenges including short-term…
28 February 2024
Private sector
U4 Brief
Anti-corruption and integrity training: learning how to resist corruption
Innovative metrics and methodologies offer promising avenues for enhancing the effectiveness of integrity training.
3 December 2023
Corruption risk management and integrity
Evaluation and measurement
Civil society
Private sector
Development cooperation
U4 Helpdesk Answer
Blended finance: integrity and anti-corruption standards
Governments and international organisations have increasingly advocated the use of blended finance to fill the ‘financing gap’ between current public…
3 November 2022
Development cooperation
Private sector
U4 Brief
Coping with corruption: Small and medium enterprises in Ghana
Small firms seem to be more compliant when exposed to international standards and regulations as partners to multinationals.
30 June 2022
Private sector
U4 Helpdesk Answer
The role of private actors in asset recovery
More and more countries are attempting to recover illegally obtained assets via private actors, which can be faster and more efficient than the…
20 December 2021
Illicit financial flows
Private sector
U4 Issue
Multistakeholder partnerships as agents of integrity
Multistakeholder partnerships, which rely on skills and inputs from the private sector, public sector, and civil society, offer great potential to…
23 November 2021
Private sector
U4 Helpdesk Answer
Corruption in employment services
Corruption risks in the employment services sector include undue influence at the policy setting stage, nepotism in staff hiring practices, bribery at…
15 April 2021
Public service delivery
Private sector
U4 Helpdesk Answer
Anti-corruption networks and groups in Mexico related to the private sector
Corruption is a business risk for the private sector. Government and civil society supported anti-corruption initiatives involving the private sector…
16 March 2021
Private sector
U4 Brief
Curbing grand corruption in ethnically plural societies
Ethnically plural societies such as Guyana are prone to ethnic clientelism. Entrepreneurs behind small and medium-sized enterprises are well-placed to…
15 February 2021
Private sector
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