Job: Public Contracting Specialist
The FCPA Blog
July 29, 2021
Job Title: Public Contracting Specialist (m/f/d)
Employer: Transparency International
Location: Berlin, Germany… Continue Reading
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Posts Tagged: Transparency International
At Large: In Germany, a weird tolerance for corporate crime
Richard L. Cassin
July 30, 2020
For at least ten years, Germany’s financial regulator heard detailed complaints from reliable sources about a $2 billion accounting fraud at Wirecard AG but failed to act.… Continue Reading
Anti-graft reform lifts Asia, tempered by political risk
John Bray
May 22, 2020
As Jason Deegan’s post for the FCPA Blog recently reminded us, Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) rarely points to major changes from year to year. However, a closer analysis of ratings since 2012 – the year when TI adopted its current methodology for the CPI – may be more revealing.… Continue Reading
Controlled transparency is the way ahead for UBO registers
Martin Kenney
May 13, 2020
James Cohen of Transparency International recently published a post on the FCPA Blog extolling the virtues of an open public register of ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) in my home country of Canada.… Continue Reading
We need mandatory due diligence laws to fix our broken supply chains
Angela Reitmaier
May 4, 2020
On April 24, 2013, more than 1,100 textile workers died in the Rana Plaza building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh. For many, the tragedy shined a spotlight on the threats to human rights present in global supply chains.… Continue Reading
The OECD Working Group on Bribery responds to Covid-19 bribery risks
Nicola Bonucci
May 1, 2020
Since the entry into force of the OECD Anti-bribery Convention more than twenty years ago, the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB), the body in charge of monitoring the implementation of the Convention, has been at the forefront of the fight against transnational bribery.… Continue Reading
Job: Integrity Officer
The FCPA Blog
April 6, 2020
Job Title: Integrity Officer
Location: Berlin, Germany
Employer: Transparency International… Continue Reading
Job: Business Integrity and Corporate Engagement Lead
The FCPA Blog
April 2, 2020
Job Title: Business Integrity and Corporate Engagement Lead
Location: Berlin, Germany
Employer: Transparency International… Continue Reading
Does the CPI reward countries for adopting (but not enforcing) UNCAC?
Jason Deegan
February 18, 2020
Apart from minor changes, Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index doesn’t change very much year by year and its publication each January typically leads to an uptick in its common criticisms being voiced at the same time every year.… Continue Reading
Is the CPI upside down?
Harry Cassin
January 24, 2020
Transparency International released its 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index Thursday. The results of this latest iconic list beg the question: Should we look at the ten cleanest countries on the CPI to see where the next mega-FCPA settlement will come from?… Continue Reading
Public access is critical for UBO register success
Joseph Kraus
January 23, 2020
Our respective organizations have long been committed to the creation of a global standard of public access to beneficial ownership information. That is why we helped launch OpenOwnership, whose mission is to support countries to publish public beneficial ownership data that is freely accessible, easy to use and connected globally.… Continue Reading
Twice-dead extractive industries disclosure rule comes back to life
Richard L. Cassin
December 18, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to propose another version of its rule to require resource extraction issuers to disclose payments to foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals.… Continue Reading