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Business Principles for Countering Bribery: TI Six Step Process
July 2005
This Six Step Implementation process provides a basic guide for companies to the key steps they may take in developing an effective anti-bribery Program. Implementing an anti-bribery Program is a change management exercise, and boards and management must recognize the scale of the task that they are embarking on. As markets and business sectors grow more complex and global, the risks from bribery will increase. Companies must make sure they are aware of the risks they are facing and be confident that their policies and systems are appropriate to minimize these risks.
Returns on Investment in Responsible Business Practice: Higher in a Downturn?
January 2009
This paper examines the impact of the downturn on "good business" - a commercial approach to investing or operating that includes the poor and boosts development. It looks at the affect of the downturn on the capacity of companies to invest in this kind of business, and the returns reaped from such investment.