Spotlight interview

This time we talk to Jorge Abrahão president of Instituto Ethos, one of the IACC's partners in organising the 15th IACC. Its mission is to mobilise and help companies manage their business in a socially responsible manner, making them partners in building a just and sustainable society. Instituto Ethos does this through the exchange of knowledge and experiences and the development of tools to help companies analyse their management practices and deepen their commitment to responsibility social and sustainable development. Read about what Instituto Ethos would like to see happen at Rio+20 in Brazil HERE.

As policy makers, NGO workers, activists and environmentalists from all over the world meet this week in Durban to discuss climate change, Transparency International calls on officials to make sure the people managing and spending public finance for climate change will be held accountable – in developed and developing countries. Read TI's recommendations to COP17 HERE.

This month Young Journalist Rajneesh Bhandari tells us how his experience at the 14th IACC in Bangkok inspired him to pursue investigative reporting on corruption in Nepal. Beginning on 1 February 2011, Rajneesh unleashed a fake passport scam, which was broadcasted in Nepali, and later awarding him best reporter for Kantipur Television. Besides unleashing corruption scandals in South East Asia, Rajneesh is currently working Kantipur Television in Nepal, and freelancing for the Los Angeles Times and AFP Video. Rajneesh has written a snappy synopsis of the Red Passport Scam especially for IACC News. The story goes LIKE THIS...

Just recently Brazil has been very prominent in the media. Global attention was drawn to the resignation of several ministers (with Brazil's Labour Minister Carlos Lupi being the latest to resign). Those latest events have risen awareness of the broader public which resulted in two things: a perception of the broader public that Brazil is very corrupt and the awareness that corruption in Brazil is not tolerated anymore. ...READ MORE

Every now and then, one needs to take a step back and check whether the values and objectives that have been set are still of interest for the people attending the IACC. Last time you'll remember we conducted a survey to get to know what you think, and now we invite you to find out more about the most striking results. ...READ MORE

To mark International Anti-Corruption Day (today!), Fair Play Anti-Corruption Youth Voices has released a music video featuring an array of international artists who have lent their voice to the anti-corruption movement in the past year. Click the play sign on the right to get a snapshot, and to discover even more anti-corruption videos by more than 150 young artists from 50 countries click HERE.

Open a Dialogue?

On December 1 the 2011 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) has been released. How does your country score and how to do you feel about it? Find out more HERE.