In a context of systemic corruption, business needs to lead the search for solutions. This policy brief highlights new research showing that integrity is in the long-term financial interests of companies. It presents two international good practice methods that business can use to proactively reduce corruption risk: anti-corruption collective action to prevent corruption in sectors; and anti-corruption compliance programmes to prevent and detect corruption in companies.


About the authors

Colette Ashton is a Research Consultant at the Institute for Security Studies. She is an anti-corruption lawyer and a champion of ethical business practices. She holds a Master’s degree in Anti-Corruption from the UN-founded International Anti-Corruption Academy and a BA Hons LLB from the University of Cape Town.

Erin Klazar is an investigative researcher with an Master's in IT (Information Science) degree from the University of Pretoria. She has multi-disciplinary experience in anti-corruption work, including at the State Capture Commission. She is currently a part-time senior researcher with the Anti-Corruption Coalition at the Centre for Business Ethics, Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS).