In the context of the ‘’Promoting Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance through Government Incentives and Assessment”, workstream the OECD in cooperation with UNODC and UNGC explored existing government incentives for corporate anti-corruption compliance to update the UNODC’s 2013 Resource Guide on State Measures for Strengthening Business Integrity.
Building on this work, this workstream focuses on the issue of assessing anti-corruption compliance with the aim to :
• identify considerations that could be taken into account by the public and private sectors when developing approaches for evaluating and accounting for corporate anti-corruption compliance measures.
• map existing case studies and methodologies for assessing anti-corruption compliance programmes employed by OECD and non-OECD countries, MDBs, companies and other relevant entities (i.e. investors, stock exchanges and professional associations).
An expert meeting on assessing anticorruption compliance was held on 26 March 2024 at the OECD Headquarters on the sidelines of the GACIF. The meeting convened approximately 100 participants (in-person and online), from the public and private sectors, as well as from multilateral development banks, civil society and academia. A consultation paper was developed to facilitate discussions.
Building on the expert meeting and a consultation, the OECD will also develop two reports taking stock of steps undertaken by the public sector and companies, respectively, to assess anticorruption compliance effectiveness.
More resources
• Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics, and Compliance
• 2021 OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation
• Resource Guide on State Measures for Strengthening Business Integrity
• Promoting Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance through Government Incentives and Assessment
The Strengthening Government Capacity to Assess and Account for Corporate Anti-Corruption Compliance Measures and Programmes workstream is supported by the US Department of State as part of the Global Initiative to Galvanize the Private Sector as Partners in Combatting Corruption (GPS).