Combating Corruption in the Construction and Engineering Sector: The Role of Transparency International

Abstract

Corruption in the construction/engineering sector across the world has taken a high toll including lost lives, financial losses, diverted resources, and destruction of the environment. In 2003, Transparency International concluded there was a need for development and implementation of anticorruption actions that addressed both the supply and demand sides of the corruption issue. Since then, Transparency International has produced a suite of tools and reports as well as a project anticorruption system that includes standards and templates to assist project participants. It continues to work with national, regional, and international construction and engineering professional institutions and business associations to promote anticorruption measures.