NEW PARTNERSHIP: Transparency International Italy and the Indian Chamber of Commerce sign a 2-year partnership

February 16, 2023
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Milan (Italy), February 16, 2023 – ICCI is proud to announce that it has signed a new two-year partnership with Transparency International Italy. Ahead of the G20 summit in Delhi, the collaboration between nongovernmental organizations and the business community is being strengthened to actively combat corruption in the public and private sectors. The Anti-Corruption Working Group will meet in Gurugram from March 1 to 4, in conjunction with the Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Delhi

Transparency International Italy and the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Italy have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on the implementation of initiatives aimed at promoting and spreading a culture of legality and transparency among Italian and Indian companies and associations.
Today, Italy ranks 41st out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s CPI2022 Corruption Perception Index with a “score” of 56 points, but Italian policies and strategies are exemplary in the fight against crime, so India (which ranks 85th with 40 points) has involved Italian institutions in organizing efforts to combat corruption.
The MOU envisages collaboration in supporting the culture of legality, promoting practices and tools to prevent and counter corruption, using the occasion of the G20 to be held in India and organizing events and seminars open to businesses on:

  • Whistleblowing
  • Knowledge and compliance to foster a culture of legality and integrity
  • Technological and IT tools for transparency
  • Joint actions and strategies for international position papers

“We want to step up our efforts to combat corruption by building on the institutional collaboration already established by the governments of India and Italy within the G20,” said Iole Anna Savini, President of Transparency International Italy. “To tackle a global problem, we need global solutions that are implemented consistently and with a sense of urgency. Through this agreement, we are making our expertise available to businesses in both countries by promoting a culture of legality.”

“The culture of legality is one of the pillars for the development of healthy and ethical business relations between companies from different countries,” commented Marina Vienna, Vice President of the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Italy. “In our institutional capacity, the ICCI will do everything in its power to promote this business culture among its members and throughout its network.”

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The Indian G20 Presidency has identified anti-corruption as one of its priorities for 2023.
An Anti-Corruption Working Group, co-chaired with Italy, will aim to develop a compendium of best practices on the effectiveness of anti-corruption policies.

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