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Promoting Business Integrity
In the current context of increasing geopolitical risks and rising expectations regarding responsible business conduct, companies are facing growing pressure from consumers, investors, governments and employees to operate with integrity.
To support businesses in navigating this landscape, we are pleased to share the new edition of the Anti-Corruption Ethics and Compliance Programme for Business: a practical guide jointly developed by the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The publication establishes a new United Nations Standard for Business Integrity, offering practical tools to help companies align ethics and compliance with sustainability governance.
Through the lens of transformative governance, integrity is presented as a key driver of resilience, trust and long-term value creation.
In particular, the publication outlines how to:
- strengthen and future-proof anti-corruption, ethics and compliance programmes;
• integrate integrity across all business functions, from sustainability and legal to procurement and technology;
• reinforce credibility with regulators, investors and partners;
• contribute to building more transparent, accountable and ethical markets.
In addition to supporting companies, the publication also serves as a reference point for governments in assessing compliance programmes and designing appropriate incentives, reinforcing its role as a global standard for responsible business conduct.
