Myanmar [Burma]
Strengthening the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Efforts of the Private Sector in Myanmar
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Strengthening the Integrity and Anti-Corruption Efforts of the Private Sector in Myanmar
Mission
Promote fair market conditions and ethical business practices in Myanmar
Goals
This project aimed to reduce opportunities for corruption and create a culture of integrity by enhancing public-private dialogue and improving the legal framework against corruption in Myanmar.
Corporate integrity is rarely at the top of the agenda in the private sector and most private companies in Myanmar have not yet adopted codes of conduct or guidelines on corporate integrity. The lack of anti-corruption standards is slowing down development in most of the important economic sectors. For example, the licensing system in the extractive industries is open to corruption and risk of conflict of interest. Bribery, particularly involving public officials, is reported as common in daily business and civilian interactions.
Public-private dialogue and collaboration to design incentives for strengthening corporate integrity and cooperation have started recently but are only at early stages and are only concentrated in specific sectors. To address the defined gaps, this project promoted:
- The adoption of anti-corruption legislation;
-The development and adoption of codes and guidelines in the private sector; - The development of a culture of integrity in businesses in Myanmar.
Activities
The project focused its activitiies on awareness raising and the development of business integrity tools, including a Business Integrity Game to promote awareness and initiate dialogue on business integrity among Myanmar companies; a model speak-up policy and a model internal reporting system, an online corruption risk assessment tool for businesses.
Business integrity webinars as well as training sessions on business ethics awareness and internal policy improvement were also conducted.
Under the project, a report benchmarking good practices in the area of business integrity for companies operating in Myanmar was published.
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Status
- completedWork has finished and deliverables/tasks have been completed.
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Countries Host
Scope
- nationalInitiative that operates in and focuses mainly on one country, whether on a national or sub-national level.
Industry
Stakeholders
- Private sectorPrivately owned commercial (for-profit) entities of all sizes, including SMEs
- Civil societynon-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 initiativeJoint 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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