Awards

Alliance for Integrity is a global multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together businesses, public institutions and civil society to promote integrity as a practical standard of doing business. With a strong focus on supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), the initiative combines international standards with locally adapted approaches to help companies strengthen compliance systems and address corruption risks in everyday operations.

Since 2014, Alliance for Integrity has built long-term integrity networks across 16 countries through training programmes, peer-learning formats, practical tools and collaborative dialogue platforms. More than 400 trainers worldwide now support companies in implementing integrity measures, creating multiplier effects across business ecosystems. The initiative has also developed and scaled more than 50 products and approaches globally, including digital learning tools, integrity-focused dialogue formats and regional business integrity events.

By fostering collaboration across sectors and regions, Alliance for Integrity helps strengthen trust, fair competition and transparency in markets while embedding integrity as a shared responsibility.

The Anti-Corruption Collective Action Impact Centre, hosted by the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), works to incubate and scale locally led collective action initiatives around the world. Through mentorship, practical methodologies and ongoing support, the Centre helps participants design and implement anti-corruption projects tailored to their local contexts.

Its flagship Anti-Corruption Collective Action Certificate programme combines strategic project design, guided implementation and long-term sustainability support. Since 2021, the Centre has supported projects in 23 countries, including initiatives focused on whistleblower protection, customs integrity, anti-corruption in maritime value chains, public-private collaboration and empowering women and youth in anti-corruption efforts.

Operating with a lean team and budget, the Centre has demonstrated how tailored mentorship and practical support can help local champions transform ideas into sustainable, high-impact collective action initiatives.

Integridad Corporativa 500 (IC500) is a transparency benchmark initiative led by Transparencia Mexicana and Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad in collaboration with the business magazine Expansión. Since 2017, the initiative has evaluated the integrity and anti-corruption policies of the 500 largest companies operating in Mexico.

Using a methodology adapted from Transparency International’s corporate transparency framework, IC500 reviews publicly available information across areas such as integrity commitments, whistleblowing mechanisms, third-party relationships and anti-corruption training. The results are published annually, creating visibility, peer comparison and incentives for companies to strengthen governance and transparency practices.

The initiative has contributed to significant improvements in corporate transparency in Mexico. Average company scores have more than doubled since the initiative began, while the number of companies achieving top scores has grown dramatically. By turning transparency into a reputational incentive, IC500 has helped drive voluntary improvements in corporate integrity and governance across the Mexican private sector.

The COSP Private Sector Platform, launched by the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), creates a formal mechanism for private sector engagement in the Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the UN Convention against Corruption.

Historically, businesses have had limited opportunities to contribute directly to global anti-corruption policymaking within COSP processes. The Platform addresses this gap by bringing together companies, governments, civil society, academia and international organisations to shape practical anti-corruption solutions and commitments.

Within months of its launch in 2025, the Platform convened a major multi-stakeholder dialogue involving governments and companies from around the world, resulting in a biennial workplan with measurable objectives and accountability mechanisms. The initiative demonstrates how collective action can strengthen public-private collaboration in international governance processes.

CoST Malawi’s Red Flags Algorithm is a digital transparency and accountability tool designed to identify potential corruption and procurement risks in public infrastructure projects. Integrated into Malawi’s Information Platform for Public Infrastructure (IPPI), the system automatically analyses project data and flags unusual patterns, inconsistencies and high-risk indicators that may signal fraud, misprocurement or inefficiency.

The initiative represents a major step forward in infrastructure oversight in Malawi by shifting monitoring from a reactive process to a more proactive, data-driven approach. By enabling earlier detection of risks, the Red Flags Algorithm helps government agencies, contractors, journalists and civil society organisations identify and respond to potential problems before they escalate.

The platform also strengthens public participation and accountability by making infrastructure data more accessible and easier to interpret. Contractors and industry actors have received training on how to use the platform to identify procurement anomalies and raise concerns, while citizens and civil society organisations can use the information to monitor public projects and demand explanations where risks are identified.

TRIPODE is a joint initiative led by the UN Global Compact Network Mexico, UNODC Mexico and Transparencia Mexicana to strengthen business integrity and support Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) inclusion in responsible value chains.

The initiative responds to the growing challenge faced by companies – particularly SMEs – in navigating fragmented and complex integrity expectations. Through workshops, peer-learning groups, technical dialogue and practical guidance, TRIPODE helps translate anti-corruption standards into realistic and proportionate approaches for companies of different sizes.

The initiative has already engaged more than 100 companies and over 600 participants through integrity workshops, compliance events and peer-learning spaces focused on issues such as procurement corruption and anti-money laundering. It also supports public-private dialogue on integrity reforms and responsible business practices in Mexico.