Mission

Work towards the elimination of all forms of maritime corruption

Goals

The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) is a global business network working towards the vision of a maritime industry free of corruption that enables fair trade to the benefit of society at large.

In Pakistan, bribery and corrupt practices are common and there is a lack of infrastructure and tools for businesses to coordinate Collective Action. There are also low levels of integrity and an inefficient monitoring mechanism, which poses a risk to companies operating in the country.

MACN scaled up its Collective Action in South Asia and launched the new initiative in Pakistan with funding from the Siemens Integrity Initiative in 2021. The aim of this initiative is to establish a local Collective Action and deploy MACN’s methodology and compliance tools to improve the governance and efficiency of ports. These tools help empower the private sector to resist and report corruption.

Stakeholders

Together with the local Global Compact Network Pakistan MACN has reached out to major shipping companies and agencies and arranged webinars and meetings to recruit industry players and create a local Integrity Alliance. MACN has also initiated dialogue with key national stakeholders which is instrumental to engage in the country and drive change.

MACN Pakistan received funding under the Siemens Integrity Initiative.

Activities

MACN has held several public-private roundtables and has begun work to set down a coordination committee for Collective Action in Pakistan. Action is also being undertaken to establish standard operating procedures for processes that have been identified as high-risk of corrupt demands, such as immigration and customs clearance.