Business Anti-Corruption Portal Compliance System Tools
Business Anti-Corruption Portal
GAN Integrity Solutions
Compliance System
tools have been developed to accommodate the needs of companies in their fight against corruption. The Compliance System helps guide companies in establishing and implementing adequate procedures that are required by international corruption legislation and necessary to mitigate the risks and costs of corruption when doing business. The guide
is inspired by the US Sentencing Guidelines, the OECD Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics and Compliance, the Official Guidance to the UK Bribery Act, ISO quality Management models and the COSO Enterprise Risk Management framework.
This Compliance System is divided into six guiding steps. You can navigate the steps by clicking on the images below and access the full description of each step from the text box or from the navigation list to the left.
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Procedures on how to:
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Develop an anti-corruption policy
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Prepare an initial risk assessment
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Devise a reporting and control mechanism
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Prepare employee training
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A practical integrity system flowchart
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Policies, procedures and guidelines for download as Word documents and which can be modified to accommodate individual company needs
Confederation of Danish Industries
(DI)
The guide was developed by the Confederation of Danish Industries (DI) and provides definitions and information about the occurrence of corruption as well as information about the legal environment for fighting corruption in Denmark and internationally. The DI guide also provides thoughts and concrete suggestions concerning the development of corporate strategies, anti-bribery codes of conduct and the implementation of anti-bribery policies in companies. It includes additional chapters concerning agents and other intermediaries, control and reporting, as well as internal whistleblowing.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
(PwC)
PricewaterhouseCoopers' Confronting Corruption report examines what companies are currently doing to manage the risk of corruption and the steps they can consider to better protect themselves in the future. A global survey and interviews with senior executives and anti-corruption experts have been included in the report, which indicate that business is more keenly aware than ever of the dangers of corruption. Yet, companies still need to expand the scope and rigor of their efforts to manage corruption risks with well-designed controls that are clearly communicated and enforced.
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Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Centre
(GIACC)
GIACC is an independent not-for-profit organisation which provides resources and services for the purpose of preventing corruption in the infrastructure, construction and engineering sectors for the assistance of governments, project owners, funders, contractors, consulting engineering firms and suppliers of equipment, materials and services. Among many other anti-corruption tools, GIACC has developed a comprehensive step-by-step system aimed at avoiding corruption in construction projects.
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International Chamber of Commerce
The ICC Rules of Conduct are intended to serve as a method for voluntary self-regulation by business against the background of applicable national laws. The rules aim at assisting companies to comply with their legal obligations and with anti-corruption initiatives at the international level. The rules are constituted by what is generally considered good commercial practice, but carry no legal weight. The rules cover prohibition of bribery and extortion, agents and other intermediaries, joint ventures and outsourcing agreements, political and charitable contributions and sponsorships, gifts, hospitality and expenses, facilitation payments, corporate policies, and financial recording and auditing. The rules provide a solid foundation upon which an anti-corruption programme can be developed.
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD)
Description
: The tool aims at helping companies that invest in weak governance zones (WGZ), i.e. countries where governments are unwilling or unable to assume their full responsibilities. Through a checklist of questions, the tool addresses risks and ethical dilemmas that companies are likely to face in such weak governance zones, including obeying the law and observing international instruments, heightened care in managing investments, checking business partners and clients and dealing with public sector officials, and speaking out against malpractices. Chapter 2.3 ("Combating Corruption and Money Laundering") raises several questions that aim at increasing companies' awareness of corruption risks in WGZ.
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The
Center for International Private Enterprise
(CIPE) and the
National Endowment for Democracy
(NED)
This toolkit introduces important concepts, explains how to address the underlying causes of corruption, and suggests concrete areas in which the private sector can lead governance reform. The toolkit contains explanations of the costs and causes of corruption, the different stages in the fight against corruption, demand-side and supply-side ways to fight corruption, and case studies of anti-corruption programmes in Bulgaria, Colombia, and Serbia.
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United Nations Global Compact
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Transparency International
The guidance is the most succinct, practical guide currently available to what anti-corruption aspects companies should report on. It equips business with a practical means to report on anti-corruption policies and actions comprehensively and effectively, as public reporting sends a strong signal to employees, investors and consumers, that a company is serious about clean business.
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Transparency International
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Social Accountability International
The Business Principles for Countering Bribery from 2003 provide a framework for companies to develop comprehensive anti-bribery programmes. While many companies have zero-tolerance for bribery policies, all too few implement these policies effectively. The Transparency International Business Principles may thus be used by companies as a starting point for developing their own anti-bribery programmes. A 2009 edition of the principles has been released which places greater emphasis on public reporting of anti-bribery systems and recommends that enterprises commission external verification or assurance of their anti-bribery programmes. The principles were initially developed to target companies of all sizes. However, a revised edition has also been developed to meet the needs of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
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