United Nations Global Compact to advance collective action against corruption

New project aims to expand and build upon the activities under the UN Global Compact project, Scaling up Anti-Corruption Collective Action within Global Compact Local Networks

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 15 November 2021 – The United Nations Global Compact today announced the launch of a global project, Advancing Collective Action against Corruption through Global Compact Local Networks, to support Collective Action initiatives and to promote public-private cooperation in fighting corruption. 

In signing up to the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, companies commit to “work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.”  The UN Global Compact engages with businesses all over the world to develop policies and programmes to address corruption and to realize a more transparent global economy.

Commenting on the launch of the project, Sanda Ojiambo, CEO & Executive Director of the UN Global Compact noted:

“The challenge of combating corruption has become even more important as the pandemic has proven to be a test for governance, public trust and the rule of law. The private sector has a key role to play in supporting international anti-corruption efforts and implementing the UN Convention against Corruption.” 

Advancing Collective Action against Corruption through UN Global Compact Local Networks aims to build and expand on current activities within the four-year UN Global Compact project, Scaling up Anti-Corruption Collective Action within UN Global Compact Local Networks, by (1) advancing the adoption of the Uniting against Corruption: A Playbook on Anti-Corruption Collective Action as a global resource, (2) enabling UN Global Compact Local Networks to initiate and facilitate local and regional Collective Action initiatives and (3) scaling the UN Global Compact's engagement in public-private policy dialogues to bring the private sector voice to the global anti-corruption agenda.

To this end, the project adopts a three-pronged approach: 

• Transform the Collective Action Playbook into an e-learning course to increase the understanding and uptake of the Collective Action methodology

• Support 10 UN Global Compact Local Networks in developing and carrying out Collective Action initiatives 

• Strategically engage with governments and other relevant stakeholders on current global thematic focus areas to enhance public-private cooperation in the fight against corruption.

Advancing Collective Action against Corruption through Global Compact Local Networks is supported under the Golden Stretch Funding Round of the Siemens Integrity Initiative.

Notes to Editors

About the United Nations Global Compact
As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact is a call to companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with Ten Principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Our ambition is to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. With more than 13,000 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and 69 Local Networks, the UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative — one Global Compact uniting business for a better world. 

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Contact
UN Global Compact
Ashley Ann Demming
Manager, Anti-Corruption
Email: demming@unglobalcompact.org