Reporting Guidance on the 10th Principle Against Corruption
Year of creation: December 2009
Developed by: United Nations Global Compact and Transparency International
Description: 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.
Key elements:
- Download Reporting Guidance on the 10th Principle Against Corruption (PDF)
Business Anti-Corruption Portal Reporting and Control Mechanism
Year of creation: 2007
Developed by: Business Anti-Corruption Portal
Description: The reporting and control mechanism was developed as an integrated part of an overall integrity system programme produced by Global Advice Network. It was devised for companies that have adopted an active business policy on corruption and bribery and an anti-corruption programme. Reporting and control is a key mechanism in monitoring how the programme works, to capture key experiences from employees and to provide data for improvements.
Key elements:
A document on how to devise a simple reporting and control mechanism, including a procedural step-by-step flowchart, is available for download
GIACC Reporting Corruption
Year of creation: N/A
Developed by: Global Infrastructure Anti-Corruption Centre (GIACC)
Description: 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 in order to assist governments, project owners, funders, contractors, consulting engineering firms and suppliers of equipment, materials and services. As part of a comprehensive set of anti-corruption tools, GIACC has developed recommendations for a reporting system which can form part of an overall anti-corruption programme.
Key elements:
Features of an internal corruption-reporting system
Reporting provisions for funders and project owners in relation to projects
Global Reporting Initiative Guidelines
Year of creation: 2000 and 2006
Developed by: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Description: The GRI framework sets out principles and indicators that organisations of all sizes can use to measure and report their economic, environmental, and social performance. Sustainability reports based on the GRI framework can be used to benchmark organisational performance with respect to laws, norms, codes, performance standards and voluntary initiatives, and to demonstrate organisational commitment to sustainable development and transparency. The 2006 G3 Guidelines are the cornerstone of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework. In line with the GRI vision, it is recommended they be used as the basis for all of an organisation's annual reporting.
Key elements:
Introduction to the overall GRI reporting framework, as well as the G3 Guidelines
A learning platform including publications, a reporting template, reporting examples and training
A Global Action Network for Transparency in the Supply Chain project which aims at giving large companies the opportunity to provide support to their suppliers, enabling the embedding of a transparent sustainability reporting framework throughout the supply chain
