Despite differing degrees of implementation amongst its members, the OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions (Working Group) made considerable progress in 2021. Recently, the Working Group published the 2021 Annual Report, which serves as an annual update of the Working Group's 2021 activities and achievements. Four countries underwent Phase 4 monitoring reviews, which assessed the effectiveness of legal and institutional frameworks for combating foreign bribery, and eight countries provided written follow-up reports on progress made in implementing recommendations. The reviews showed that members have made significant headway in key areas like whistle-blower protection, with numerous countries reinforcing their legal frameworks for protecting reporting persons and promoting a whistleblowing culture. Some countries continue to lag behind in areas like corporate liability, and the Working Group made recommendations to help overcome these obstacles.

American technology giant Oracle Corporation agreed to pay the SEC $22.9 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Turkey, India, and the United Arab Emirates through subsidiaries that created and used slush funds to bribe foreign officials in return for business. In August 2012, Oracle paid a $2 million civil penalty to the SEC to settle FCPA charges arising from a slush fund in India.

Offering for the first time a truly comprehensive look at corruption in sport, the Global Report on Corruption in Sport reveals the staggering scale, manifestation, and complexity of corruption and criminal networks in sport at international and national levels.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco heeft een reeks wijzigingen aangekondigd in de aanpak van de strafrechtelijke handhaving door het DOJ, waaronder een herziening van het beleid ten aanzien van vrijwillig zelfmelden. Dat blijkt uit een toespraak die zij hield in New York op 15 september. Ze zei dat “Justice Department is changing its approach to compliance monitors and how it weighs a company’s history of legal troubles, following a year-long “top-to-bottom review” of its corporate enforcement efforts.”

De manier waarop betrokkenen bij interne meldingen van misstanden onderling met elkaar omgaan en communiceren kan een bepalende rol spelen in het succes van zulke meldingen. Dat is de belangrijkste uitkomst van verkennend onderzoek naar interne meldprocessen door de Universiteit Utrecht in opdracht van het Huis voor Klokkenluiders.