Promoting Collective Action in Egypt

Develop anti-corruption policies and procedures for SMEs in Egypt

This initiative aimed to develop anti-corruption policies and procedures for companies, with special emphasis on SMEs. It also focused on identifying corruption and enhancing transparency and integrity in business to government (B2G) transactions, mainly in government procurement.

The initiative was led by the Egyptian Junior Business Association (EJB) in partnersip with the Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance and funded by the Siemens Integrity Initiative.

The initiative’s objectives were addressed in two work streams:

• Establishing good practice standards and identifying capacity requirements among Egyptian SMEs. This included an Integrity Pledge to be adopted by participating companies as well as a guidance manual. The manual gave practical advice to SMEs seeking to implement the Integrity Pledge through identification of different forms of corruption, information on the Integrity Pledge requirements, and checklists.
• Addressing incentives for SMEs to adhere to the Integrity Pledge. This included a commercial incentives list that large Egyptian and multinational companies can use in order to motivate SMEs in this endeavour, thereby helping spread anti-corruption in the Egyptian business context.