South Korea

Korean Pact for Anti-Corruption and Transparency

Transparency International Korea

Korean Pact for Anti-Corruption and Transparency

Mission

Strengthen corporate ethics and social responsibility in South Korea

Goals

The Korean Pact for Anti-Corruption and Transparency (K-PACT) is a social pledge undertaken by actors at national level in the public and private sectors to establish corruption monitoring systems and to strengthen corporate ethics and social responsibility.

The goals of the initiative are to:

  • Lead the transformation of the public and private sectors into centers of anti-corruption;
  • Construct an anti-corruption system initiated by civil society;
  • Make transparency an agreed-upon social norm.

Stakeholders

K-PACT is a national alliance made up of representatives from civil society, the public, private, and political sectors, committed to promoting and improving transparency in Korean society.

Activities

Among the commitments made, this alliance has agreed to:

  • Develop and improve systematic anti-corruption mechanisms;
  • Improve transparency in the public, private and political sectors;
  • Ratify the UN Convention Against Corruption and the UN Global Compact;
  • Strengthen the accountability of civil society organisations;
  • Promote anti-corruption education in schools;
  • Eliminate the tolerance of corruption in Korean society.

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Start Year

Status

  • dormant
    Work on the inititative or project has been suspended, is not currently ongoing, or it is unclear if activities are being undertaken.

Countries Operations

Countries Host

Scope

  • national
    Initiative that operates in and focuses mainly on one country, whether on a national or sub-national level.

Industry

Stakeholders

  • Private sector
    Privately owned commercial (for-profit) entities of all sizes, including SMEs
  • Public sector
    National and sub-national, local government entities, agencies from all branches (policy-making, executive, adjudication)
  • Civil society
    non-governmental organisations (national or international), foundations funded by private entities, faith-based organisations, Professional associations, Industry associations, Chambers of Commerce, Local Global Compact Networks

Type

  • Engagement-focused initiative
    Joint declarations of intent, Joint capacity and learning initiatives, Industry-specific working groups, Joint events/awareness raising, Joint activities and integrity tools

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