On 15 and 16 November, Bali (Indonesia) hosted a regular G20 summit of heads of State and government that adopted, among other things, the High-Level Principles on Enhancing the Role of Auditing in Tackling Corruption.

Argentina’s Anti-Corruption Bureau has released the Guide on development and implementation of compliance programmes in organisations with state participation.

The US Department of Justice has released a Memorandum entitled “Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group”.

Brazil has adopted an act modifying civil and administrative liability proceedings against legal persons for their harmful acts against the domestic and foreign public administration.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is implementing a mandatory mechanism of certification of the quality of compliance programmes of organisations that have committed an offence by the head of compliance.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has launched a UNODC Business Integrity Portal that contains information on promoting integrity in the private sector.

Portugal has amended the Criminal Code and a number of other legal acts regulating the fight against corruption.

The section containing publications has been updated, new publications on anti-corruption in procurement have been added, and a database of OECD documents has been released on the portal.

On 18 January 2022, Colombia adopted Law No. 2195 “On Transparency, the Prevention of and the Fignt against Corruption, and Other Provisions”. It introduces more severe liablity measures for legal persons for corruption offences, additional requirements for organisations to implement anti-corruption measures, due diligence and financial accountability, changes the system of anti-corruption bodies, and proposes new approaches to the detection of illicit enrichment and the reparation of damage inflicted by corruption offences.

Research on systematization of laws, anti-corruption regulation of corporate activities, corruption in sport and procurement, forfeiture of property of third parties and fiduciary management, creation of the first online courses in the Russian language for the International Anti-Corruption Academy, development of the Anti-Corruption Portal and digital databases of case law are the key outcomes of the activities of the Anti-Corruption Centre of the Higher School of Economics University in 2021.

China has adopted documents regulating the procedure for conducting the assessment of corporate compliance programmes when achieving non-trial resolutions and providing for blacklisting of corporate bribe givers.

As the end of the year is coming closer, here we are taking stock of the main anti-corruption initiatives undertaken both in Russia and abroad in 2021.

On 15 and 16 November, Bali (Indonesia) hosted a regular G20 summit of heads of State and government that adopted, among other things, the High-Level Principles on Enhancing the Role of Auditing in Tackling Corruption.

Argentina’s Anti-Corruption Bureau has released the Guide on development and implementation of compliance programmes in organisations with state participation.

The US Department of Justice has released a Memorandum entitled “Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group”.

Brazil has adopted an act modifying civil and administrative liability proceedings against legal persons for their harmful acts against the domestic and foreign public administration.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is implementing a mandatory mechanism of certification of the quality of compliance programmes of organisations that have committed an offence by the head of compliance.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has launched a UNODC Business Integrity Portal that contains information on promoting integrity in the private sector.

Portugal has amended the Criminal Code and a number of other legal acts regulating the fight against corruption.

The section containing publications has been updated, new publications on anti-corruption in procurement have been added, and a database of OECD documents has been released on the portal.

On 18 January 2022, Colombia adopted Law No. 2195 “On Transparency, the Prevention of and the Fignt against Corruption, and Other Provisions”. It introduces more severe liablity measures for legal persons for corruption offences, additional requirements for organisations to implement anti-corruption measures, due diligence and financial accountability, changes the system of anti-corruption bodies, and proposes new approaches to the detection of illicit enrichment and the reparation of damage inflicted by corruption offences.

Research on systematization of laws, anti-corruption regulation of corporate activities, corruption in sport and procurement, forfeiture of property of third parties and fiduciary management, creation of the first online courses in the Russian language for the International Anti-Corruption Academy, development of the Anti-Corruption Portal and digital databases of case law are the key outcomes of the activities of the Anti-Corruption Centre of the Higher School of Economics University in 2021.

China has adopted documents regulating the procedure for conducting the assessment of corporate compliance programmes when achieving non-trial resolutions and providing for blacklisting of corporate bribe givers.

As the end of the year is coming closer, here we are taking stock of the main anti-corruption initiatives undertaken both in Russia and abroad in 2021.

On 15 and 16 November, Bali (Indonesia) hosted a regular G20 summit of heads of State and government that adopted, among other things, the High-Level Principles on Enhancing the Role of Auditing in Tackling Corruption.

Argentina’s Anti-Corruption Bureau has released the Guide on development and implementation of compliance programmes in organisations with state participation.

The US Department of Justice has released a Memorandum entitled “Further Revisions to Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies Following Discussions with Corporate Crime Advisory Group”.

Brazil has adopted an act modifying civil and administrative liability proceedings against legal persons for their harmful acts against the domestic and foreign public administration.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) is implementing a mandatory mechanism of certification of the quality of compliance programmes of organisations that have committed an offence by the head of compliance.

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has launched a UNODC Business Integrity Portal that contains information on promoting integrity in the private sector.

Portugal has amended the Criminal Code and a number of other legal acts regulating the fight against corruption.

The section containing publications has been updated, new publications on anti-corruption in procurement have been added, and a database of OECD documents has been released on the portal.

On 18 January 2022, Colombia adopted Law No. 2195 “On Transparency, the Prevention of and the Fignt against Corruption, and Other Provisions”. It introduces more severe liablity measures for legal persons for corruption offences, additional requirements for organisations to implement anti-corruption measures, due diligence and financial accountability, changes the system of anti-corruption bodies, and proposes new approaches to the detection of illicit enrichment and the reparation of damage inflicted by corruption offences.

Research on systematization of laws, anti-corruption regulation of corporate activities, corruption in sport and procurement, forfeiture of property of third parties and fiduciary management, creation of the first online courses in the Russian language for the International Anti-Corruption Academy, development of the Anti-Corruption Portal and digital databases of case law are the key outcomes of the activities of the Anti-Corruption Centre of the Higher School of Economics University in 2021.

China has adopted documents regulating the procedure for conducting the assessment of corporate compliance programmes when achieving non-trial resolutions and providing for blacklisting of corporate bribe givers.

As the end of the year is coming closer, here we are taking stock of the main anti-corruption initiatives undertaken both in Russia and abroad in 2021.