Business Anti-Corruption Portal Joins Global OECD Initiative

Business Anti-Corruption Portal Joins Global OECD Initiative (13 January 2010) The Business Anti-Corruption Portal joins OECD Initiative to Raise Global Awareness of Foreign Bribery. Ten years after the entry into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, one of the world's most effective anti-corruption instruments, and the only one focused directly on foreign bribery, OECD now launches an Initiative to Raise Global Awareness of Foreign Bribery. The objective of the Initiative is to 1) raise awareness of foreign bribery as a crime, 2) illustrate the negative impact of foreign bribery, and to 3) increase interest in anti-bribery measures for every country. Plans for the three-year Initiative include a worldwide media outreach campaign, a foreign bribery impact study, and education of the next generation of business leaders about foreign bribery. The Initiative will be launched in cooperation with a number of partners, including all 38 State Parties to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and the Business Anti-Corruption Portal. The Business Anti-Corruption Portal will contribute to the Initiative with its profound knowledge and expertise in relation to the special relationship between foreign bribery and the role of SMEs. <- Back to: News Archive