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Saturday, 15 June 2019 / 05:25AM / By CIPE
Originally published on the International Chamber of
Commerce website.
Corruption can take many forms. It is an insidious problem affecting
individuals, communities, and businesses all over the world. Business
associations and chambers of commerce, acting individually or in coalitions,
can play an essential role in promoting integrity, good governance, and a level
playing field across local, national, and international markets where their
members operate. In order to play this role and deliver value to their members,
business associations and chambers of commerce should commit to effective
anti-corruption compliance programmes to prevent corruption in their own
operations, build trust and serve as leaders of the business community, and
with the goal of setting a high standard of integrity for their member
enterprises to follow.
The Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE)
and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)’s World Chambers Federation
(WCF) created these Principles to assist business associations and chambers of
commerce in preventing, detecting, and mitigating corruption risks. CIPE and
the ICC WCF drafted these Principles with the unique set of risks facing
business organizations in mind, and with feedback from business associations,
chambers of commerce, and association governance and anti-bribery experts from
around the globe with an emphasis on emerging markets.
The guidance provided I n this publication is meant to assist business
associations and chambers of commerce with compliance with these Principles and
best practice rather than any particular anti- corruption law. These Principles
complement the Governance Principles for Business Associations and Chambers of
Commerce developed jointly by CIPE and WCF as well as the ICC Rules on
Combating Corruption for Enterprises, and other guidance directed at businesses
such as Transparency International’s Business Principles for Countering
Bribery.
CIPE and ICC WCF are committed to promoting ethical
business practices and good governance for business organizations around the
world and for their members — from multi-national companies to small and
medium-sized enterprises.
The Principles provide guidance on business ethics and anti-corruption
compliance for all business membership organizations regardless of location,
size, or membership model.
These Principles are applicable to business organizations such as
business associations, chambers of commerce, and federations of associations
operating on the international, national, regional, and local levels that serve
as trade bodies that represent the collective interest of their business
members, whether individual entrepreneurs, companies, or organizations.
The Principles are voluntary and implementation of an association
compliance program should take a risk- based approach, where policies,
procedures and controls are reasonable and proportional to the corruption risks
faced by a given business association.
The business community plays an important role in the
fight against corruption by creating an environment intolerant of bribery and
illicit activity. Complying with these Principles allows business organizations
to demonstrate their commitment to integrity, promote good governance and best
practices in anti-corruption compliance to their members, and maintain credibility
in the fight against corruption.
CIPE and ICC WCF strive to support efforts by the business community to
implement effective anti-corruption measures, and believe these Principles
outline an effective association compliance programme for all types of business
membership organizations. CIPE and ICC WCF work to provide timely and
instructional tools for the business community, additional resources for
combatting corruption can be found in the appendices and at www.cipe.org and www.iccwbo.org.
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Principles on
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