ASEAN NEXT GEN CSR FORUM
Corruption an impediment to ASEAN competitiveness, leads to bigger problems
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Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, 5 February 2015 Huguette Labelle, former Chair of Transparency International (TI) and Board Member of the Global Compact, in her keynote speech on achieving a corrupt-free ASEAN, spoke on the importance of cooperation between governments, civil society and business sector in tackling corruption. |
| Huguette Labelle, former Chair of Transparency International (TI) and Board Member of the Global Compact |
| Panelist and UK barrister, Gerard Forlin QC, stressed that when a company engages in corruption, it exposes itself to severe global legal and reputational risk. Further, he cited that poor corporate governance usually directly leads to broader problems on health and safety, environmental management, and human rights violations. | |
| Teresa Pacis, Vice President for Corporate Affairs at GMA Network (Philippines), shared pracgtical examples on how an ASEAN-based company can avoid corruption and contribute to corrupt-free ASEAN by joining collective action programmes such as the Integrity Initiative. The session was chaired by the Regional Adviser on Anti-Corruption of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Shervin Majlessi. | |
| On 6 February, the Regional Working Group on Business Integrity in ASEAN, composed of seven private sector networks engaged in anti-corruption work, continued the discussions through a consultation meeting. The meeting was organised with the support of the UK FCO and UNODCD, and included partners from Transparency International. The outputs of the meeting will inform the Regional Working Groups Framework and Plan of Action, and efforts by TI to advocate for an 'ASEAN Integrity Community as part of ASEAN's post-2015 strategy. |  |