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To properly assess anti-corruption interventions, we need to be able to measure changes in countries’ corruption levels over time – not just reputation or perception.

With the USA seemingly pulling back from the principles and practices of anti-corruption, the rest of the world must work together and take the anti-corruption narrative forward.

The UCI is the first index of qualitatively distinct types of corruption across regions, using structured surveys of country experts.

Climate finance is funding our energy transition to net zero. But the increased funds are attracting corruption to climate mitigation projects. Anti-corruption professionals and climate activists must work together to make sure that programmes funded by climate finance succeed.

Our analysis of 45 surveys – across six indicators of quality – leads to six important recommendations for survey quality.

Five lessons from anti-corruption work show how, in Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction, meeting conditionality requirements can support essential reform and pave the country’s way into the EU.