[ap-intact] INFO: Working Group on Business Integrity in ASEAN -- Some highlights


[Facilitator's note: Thank you to Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Project Coordinator, ASEAN CSR NETWORK, for sharing this information.]
Some highlights of news and resources on anti-corruption efforts in ASEAN from the Integrity Has No Borders website:
A video contest open to all those below 35 years old in Southeast Asia was launched at the International Anti-Corruption Day Event in Singapore on 9 December 2015. The contest requires participants to make a short video clip showing the negative impacts of corruption. Three of the best videos will be selected and the award ceremony will be held at the “Governance & Social Responsibility” Forum to be held in Singapore in July 2016 by the ASEAN CSR Network and the Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations (CGIO) of the National University of Singapore (NUS). Deadline for video submission: 31 March 2016.
Please click here to read a UNODC report that was presented and acknowledged by the Sixth Session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UNCAC in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation on 2-6 November 2015. This report summarises the work undertaken by UNODC to assist and collaborate with the private sector combating and preventing corruption. The report highlights the various collaborative efforts jointly undertaken by the ASEAN CSR Network and UNODC over the past two years (see pages 5-7).
Analysis of the important issues in internal and government investigations across Asia-Pacific, authored by leading firms. Topics include Managing multi-jurisdictional investigations, Handling internal investigations in PRC and Hong Kong, plus a review of anti-corruption enforcement in ASEAN countries, including Myanmar, ThailandSingapore and Vietnam.
Although U.S. companies remain optimistic about business prospects in the ASEAN region, they identified a variety of concerns and impediments to their growth in the region. As in previous years’ surveys, corruption was the top issue across ASEAN, cited by the majority of respondents in all countries except Brunei and Singapore in the latest ASEAN Business Outlook Survey by Amcham Singapore and U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
The purpose of this Guide published by Clifford Chance is to provide an up-to-date overview of the anti-corruption regimes in Asia Pacific. This 4th edition has been newly-updated to reflect recent changes in various countries' legislation.
This Toolkit has been commissioned by the G20 and the B20 to help SMEs manage one of the biggest challenges companies face all over the world: corruption. It has been designed for SMEs with limited time and resource, although it may be useful for larger companies too.

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