The FINANCIAL -- A workshop co-organized by the World Bank Institute, the UN Global Compact and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) brought together business leaders and the focal points of Global Compact Local Networks in Africa to discuss practical collective action tools and strategies to counter corruption in business operations.

The FINANCIAL -- Nearly 200 business, government and civil society representatives from 19 African countries participating in a pan-Africa business anti-corruption conference in Lagos this week have declared that business is taking a stand against corruption through collective action.

The FINANCIAL -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed six new members to the Board of the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest voluntary corporate citizenship initiative.