Future-proofing South African business against corruption

The business sector should take the lead on two proven international methods to proactively deal with systemic corruption. 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.