Ideas, insights and inspiration on the topic of how to engage members of the private and public sectors in anti-corruption Collective Action. The ideas arise from the 2020 Integrity Partners Workshop Series, hosted by the Basel Institute on Governance in August 2020 with the support of the Siemens Integrity Initiative.

1. Engaging stakeholders in Collective Action
Ideas, insights and inspiration from the 2020 Integrity Partners Workshop Series

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TEİD's 150+ corporate members, plus
chambers of commerce and professional
associations, help to shape the content and
communications of its initiatives.
The Association de la Construction du
Québec used industry knowledge, member
surveys and focus groups to develop its
Integrity Program.
“In our context, the word corruption can
frighten stakeholders off. A softer approach
might use integrity, compliance or fair
competition.”
– Marie-Laure Pegie Cauchois, UNDOC
Myanmar
Listening and speaking with knowledge of
specific industry sectors helps to build trust
with business people.
Decision-makers, lawyers and compliance
officers may respond to different issues and
keywords.
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1. Listening and speaking the language of business

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"We like to point to positive examples of
companies that make progress. Success
stories are more inspiring than criticism. That's
why we use the term name and praise, not
name and shame."
– Tetiana Kheruvimova, Ukrainian Network of
Integrity and Compliance
Nigeria’s Corporate Governance Rating
System lists directors that have passed its
certification test on an online “honour roll”.
Highlighting positive role models may be
more effective than shaming companies
that don’t make the grade.
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2. From “name and shame” to “name and praise”

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The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network offers
each corporate member a self-evaluation form
and dashboard that highlights how the
company is doing in relation to its peers. This
has motivated many companies to progress
the implementation of their compliance
programmes.
Many practitioners also note that once
companies see their peers obtaining results
and talking about them publicly, it’s easier to
get them involved.
It’s natural to want to keep up with
competitors – or stay ahead if you’re ahead.
Providing companies with a way to
benchmark and compare their compliance
progress against other members can help
to trigger action.
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3. Positive peer pressure

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The Alliance for Integrity’s “Integrity Journey”
in Argentina, Brazil and India is designed to
demonstrate the link between integrity,
compliance and business objectives.
“The Ethics Institute develops Collective Action
initiatives with a clear purpose and
understanding of benefits for participants.”
– Deon Rossouw, The Ethics Institute
Focusing on business-relevant issues and
tangible results will help engage private-
sector stakeholders.
Communicating clearly about what your
initiative will and won’t do can help to
manage expectations.
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4. A clear, business-relevant focus

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Relevant areas might be a country’s position
on indices such as:
• Transparency International’s Corruption
Perceptions Index
• Basel Institute’s Basel AML Index
• World Economic Forum’s Global
Competitiveness Report.
Connecting your initiative’s goals with
external assessments may help attract the
attention of government actors as well as
the local media.
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5. Referencing external indices

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In Argentina, a 2017 law on corporate criminal
liability encourages companies to develop
robust compliance programmes in order to
mitigate the risk of financial and legal liabilities
or fines.
This opens a window of opportunity for
Collective Action such as the Virtuous Alliance
initiative of Poder Ciudadano.
Sometimes, changes in laws and the
economy can open a window of opportunity
to get an initiative off the ground.
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6. Windows of opportunity

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The Alliance for Integrity offers a range of
practical tools to help engage members.
These include #TheIntegrityApp and a “No
excuses” pocket guide for businesses faced
with corrupt demands.
The Global Compact Network Brazil initiative
on integrity in the construction and
engineering sector found it helpful to offer
practical learning tools to members in English
and Portuguese.
If your initiative aims to set or improve
standards, it is helpful to give members
tools to help them achieve this.
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7. Practical tools

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Reflections
These ideas are just examples of what other practitioners have found effective.
A lot depends on the context of your initiative and and what you’re trying to achieve.
Here are a few general things to think about…

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What are the key issues for
stakeholders?

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What keywords will attract attention –
or turn people off?

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How are you communicating what
your initiative will and won’t do?

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What are the main incentives for
different stakeholders?

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For more ideas, insights and inspiration…
Gemma Aiolfi Vanessa Hans Scarlet
Wannenwetsch
…contact any member of our Collective Action team.

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We’ve been in the field since 2003 and are in
touch with 100+ initiatives around the world
We host the B20 Collective Action Hub, with
practical resources and a global database

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It’s our role to act as a source of free advice
to Collective Action initiatives
And if we don’t have an answer, we’ll know
who you can ask

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About the 2020 Integrity Partner workshops
4 sessions
37 participants
representing
22 initiatives
in 22 countries
in 4 continents
Funded by the Siemens
Integrity Initiative

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