United Nations Global Compact Launches Four-Year Global Initiative To Fight Corruption
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New York, United States of America
Initiative aims to strengthen action to combat corruption which remains one of the world’s greatest challenges.
NEW YORK, United States of America, 19 December 2019 – The United Nations Global Compact today announced the launch of a four-year global project to support collective actions from Global Compact Local Networks (GCLNs) and promote public-private cooperation in fighting corruption.
The UN Global Compact project Scaling up Anti-Corruption Collective Action within Global Compact Local Networks will adopt a three pronged approach: (i) development of Anti-Corruption Collective Action Playbook for GCLNs to mainstream the understanding and uptake of Collective Action, (ii) global launch and roll-out of the Playbook to enable Local Networks in understanding and using the Collective Action methodology to identify and address corruption issues, and (iii) support select GCLNs in their Collective Action initiatives.
Underlying this approach will be an overarching goal of facilitating public-private cooperation on Collective Action through policy dialogue and engagement with governments and non-business stakeholders.
Scaling up Anti-Corruption Collective Action within Global Compact Local Networks is supported through the Third Funding Round by the Siemens Integrity Initiative and builds upon the Collective Action projects carried out by the UN Global Compact through the First and Second Funding Rounds.
For information on Principle Ten: Anti-Corruption of the UN Global Compact, visit:
/what-is-gc/mission/principles/principle-10.
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About the United Nations Global Compact
As a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, the United Nations Global Compact works with companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption. Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact guides and supports the global business community in advancing UN goals and values through responsible corporate practices. With more than 9,500 companies and 3,000 non-business signatories based in over 160 countries, and more than 70 Local Networks, it is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world.
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