TI-Canada launches Third Edition of Anti-Corruption Compliance Checklist, featuring the new self-study e-learning tool, Doing Business Without Bribery, in English and French

The TI-Canada Anti-Corruption Compliance Checklist Third Edition (ACC) is now available at:

http://www.transparency.ca/9-Files/2014-New/2014-TI-Canada_Anti-Corruption_Compliance_Checklist-Third_Edition-20140506.pdf

The risk management tools, which make up the ACC, are relevant to corporations of any size, are available at no cost and are flexible to be tailored for business purposes. The Third Edition introduces TI’s Business Integrity Toolkit, a user-friendly six-step process (Commit, Assess, Plan, Act, Monitor, and Report) for building an effective anti-corruption programme. Also included is the new free self-study e-learning course Doing Business Without Bribery (DBWB), which provides best practice anti-bribery training, enabling companies to benchmark their own training programmes. The DBWB is available in both English and French. Companies wishing to brand, track and adapt the course can do so at minimal cost.

The ACC is in PDF format, allowing for easy download. Each tool is described, in brief, with a live link to the full document. We invite you to explore the ACC and employ those tools most suited to creating value for your anti-corruption programme.

TI Recommendations to the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group

The host Australian government has identified two guiding priorities for the G20 in 2014: to promote stronger economic growth and to enhance resilience of the global economy to destabilising shocks. Tackling corruption and enhancing transparency is crucial to enhancing economic growth and to establishing a cleaner, safer, more sustainable economic framework. As the current G20 Anti-Corruption Action Plan comes to an end, TI urges the adoption of a successor that is strong, tangible and actionable. To that end, TI has prepared position papers and recommendations to the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group on the following actions:

• Asset Recovery: http://bit.ly/G20-AR
• Transparency of Legal Entities and Arrangements: http://bit.ly/G20-BO
• Denial of Entry to Corrupt Officials: http://bit.ly/G20-DE
• Whistleblower Legislation: http://bit.ly/G20-WL
• Natural Resource Transparency: http://bit.ly/G20-NR

PWYP-Canada submission to Government of Canada Mandatory Reporting Consultation

PWYP-Canada (of which TI-Canada is a member) welcomed the release of the Government of Canada’s consultation on mandatory payment reporting standards for Oil, gas and mining companies, operating, registered and publicly traded in Canada, encouraging it to model its disclosure standards on the EU directives and the recommendation of the Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group. For the full submission, please see:

http://www.pwyp.ca/images/PWYP-Canada_Submission_-_Consultation_on_Mandatory_Reporting_Standards.pdf