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This introduction course will enable attendees to gain a basic understanding of bribery and corruption in resources-resources-business, the relevant legal framework and the types of bribery risk, and will equip them with the necessary knowledge to deal with challenging ethical situations.
Date & Time: 12th October 2012, 09:00-13:00
Location: Transparency International UK, 32-36 Loman Street, SE1 0EH, London, United Kingdom
This introduction course will enable attendees to gain a basic understanding of bribery and corruption in resources-resources-business, the relevant legal framework and the types of bribery risk, and will equip them with the necessary knowledge to deal with challenging ethical situations.
This introduction course will enable attendees to gain a basic understanding of bribery and corruption in resources-resources-business, the relevant legal framework and the types of bribery risk, and will equip them with the necessary knowledge to deal with challenging ethical situations.
The recently enacted 2010 UK Bribery Act includes a new strict corporate offence of failure to prevent bribery ascribing liability to companies for bribery undertaken by any ‘associated person’, and has a wide-reaching scope and jurisdiction, extending to UK companies engaging in resources-resources-business abroad, as well as foreign companies with a presence in the UK. In light of these developments, the need for companies to actively adhere to a policy of zero –tolerance of bribery has become all the more pressing. To help staff comply with your anti-bribery efforts, TI-UK has designed this training course.
Price: £245.00 + VAT. Discounts for 2 or more participants from the same company available
To reserve your place on this course, please click here:
Please contact kate.zechner@transparency.org.uk for more information
This workshop will enable attendees to gain a thorough and practical understanding of anti-bribery due diligence for transactions and will equip them with the necessary knowledge to deal with challenging risk management situations in mergers, acquisitions and investments.
Date & Time: 15th October 2012, 13:30-16:30
Location: Norton Rose, 3 More London Riverside, SE1 2AQ, London, United Kingdom
This workshop will enable attendees to gain a thorough and practical understanding of anti-bribery due diligence for transactions and will equip them with the necessary knowledge to deal with challenging risk management situations in mergers, acquisitions and investments.
Why attend?
By operating to best practice standards, companies can ensure they are managing their risks in relation to legislation such as the UK Bribery Act and FCPA. This workshop will enable attendees to gain a thorough and practical understanding of anti-bribery due diligence for transactions and will equip them with the necessary knowledge to deal with challenging risk management situations in mergers, acquisitions and investments. The workshop focuses on Transparency International UK's recent guidance on anti-bribery due diligence in mergers, acquisitions and investments and will be run by Chris Vaughan of Balfour Beatty (Chief Corporate Officer), together with the authors of the Guidance.
Who is this aimed at?
- Senior Internal Legal Counsel
- Head of/Senior Compliance
- Professional advisers in M&A transactions
- Private equity professionals
- Senior officers involved with M&A transactions
Outcome:
A thorough and practical understanding of best practice in anti-bribery due diligence for transactions.
Price:£495 + VAT
Dicsounts for multiple bookings are available for qualifying companies.
CPD points available
13.00 Registration and coffee
13.30 Masterclass
16.30 Close
For more information and to register, please contact Kate Zechner at Transparency International UK at kate.zechner@transparency.org.uk
Doing Business without bribery.
Date & Time: Monday 25th November 2013,
Location: 32-36 Loman Street, London
The following topics will be covered:
· What is bribery?
· What are bribery-related risks and potential consequences for companies?
· Understanding the legal framework
· How to prevent and resist bribery
09.15 Registration and coffee
09.30 Introduction
09.45 Session 1: What is bribery? Where does it occur? Who are the victims?
10.25 Session 2: Legal Framework
10.30 Coffee Break
10.45 Session 3: Exercises – Bribery Scenarios
11.45 Session 4: Strategies and Resources for Countering Bribery
12.20 Summary
12:30 Close
Transparency International research shows that, globally, more than 1 in 4 people paid a bribe in a recent 12 month period, highlighting the scale of the problem facing companies.
Date & Time: Thursday 26th June 2014, 08:00-0930
Location: DLA Piper 3 Noble St, London, London, United Kingdom, EC2V 7EE
Countering small bribes is a complex challenge for companies. Transparency International research shows that, globally, more than 1 in 4 people paid a bribe in a recent 12 month period, highlighting the scale of the problem facing companies. Demands most often occur in overseas markets, where employees may be vulnerable through travelling alone or the company needs to release critical goods from customs.
Transparency International's new guidance for companies, Countering Small Bribes, provides practical advice on addressing the challenge of countering small bribes including facilitation payments. Drawing on interviews with industry professionals, It is also designed to be of assistance to regulators, law-makers, prosecuting agencies and professional advisers.
Agenda
08.00 - Registration and breakfast
08.30 - Introduction and overview of guidance
08.40 - Expert panel discussion
09.30 - Close
Chair
Robert Barrington, Transparency International UK
Panellists
Andrew Hayward, Subsea 7
Simon Airey, DLA Piper
Julian Glass, FTI Consulting
Tamara Northcott, Vodafone
Registration: events@transparency.org.uk
Transparency International UK (TI-UK) and Mango are pleased to announce a new joint training initiative to address the challenge of bribery in the NGO overseas aid sector.
Date & Time: 27th June 2012, 09:00-17:00
Location: St Edmund Hall, Queens Lane, Oxford, OX1 4AR, United Kingdom
Transparency International UK (TI-UK) and Mango are pleased to announce a new joint training initiative to address the challenge of bribery in the NGO overseas aid sector.
Many NGOs are active campaigners against corruption and have been in the forefront of demand for stronger laws that will prevent bribery around the world. NGOs want to lead by example and prevent bribery in their own operations.
The UK Bribery Act came into force on 1 July 2011 and applies to all worldwide activities of any UK based NGO and to British nationals working for NGOs anywhere in the world. The Bribery Act represents both a spur to action and an opportunity for NGOs to review how they prevent bribery.
On the initiative of Mango and Transparency International UK Bond established a working group to develop a set of principles and practical guidance for preventing bribery. The working group proposed that all NGOs should commit to a policy of zero-tolerance of bribery in any form. To help NGOs put that into practice Mango and TI-UK have designed a practical one-day course.
Aimed at NGO leaders, policy-makers and those responsible for implementing a zero-tolerance approach to bribery in their operations.
In the morning, the workshop looks at how to develop a zero-tolerance strategy and approach to bribery, the legal and moral imperatives to do so, and what that means for field operations and supporting functions.
In the afternoon, we look at techniques to safely resist and avoid paying bribes and how to join forces for longer-term action.
The fee for this course is £255. You can download the course outline here
To register for this course click here
Transparency International and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales are launching The Transparency International Framework for Assurance of Corporate Anti-bribery Programmes
Date & Time: 21st June 2012 08:30-10:30
Location: Chartered Accountants' Hall, Moorgate Place, London, EC2R 6EA, United Kingdom
Transparency International and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales are pleased to invite you to the launch on 21st June 2012 of 'The Transparency International Framework for Assurance of Corporate Anti-bribery Programmes'
9.00 to 10:30 am at the Chartered Accountants' Hall Moorgate Place London EC2R 6EA
Continental breakfast will be available from 8.30 am.
There will be panel presentations followed by discussion with the audience.
Good practice now demands that enterprises develop comprehensive programmes to counter bribery that are monitored and improved on a continual basis. Moreover enterprises are increasingly expected to communicate to their stakeholders, internally and externally, the measures and efforts they are deploying to counter and detect bribery. The Assurance Framework aims to encourage the use of independent assurance as a means to strengthen corporate anti-bribery programmes and lend greater credibility to the efforts of enterprises to prevent bribery and corruption. The Assurance Framework was developed with enterprises in mind but should also be of help to assurance practitioners by providing criteria that may eventually become generally accepted for use in anti-bribery assurance engagements.
The Assurance Framework is the latest addition to a range of Transparency International tools based on the Business Principles for Countering Bribery and developed to raise the level of corporate anti-bribery practice.
The Framework was developed by Transparency International with the support of the World Economic Forum Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI). The Framework underwent a four-month public consultation and incorporates feedback from this consultation.
Susan Côté-Freeman
Private Sector Programmes
Transparency International
Transparency International’s new handbook ‘How to Bribe: a typology of bribe-paying and how to stop it' is designed to help individuals and companies anticipate, recognise, avoid, and resist bribery.
Date & Time: Thursday, 29th January 2014, 18:00-2000
Location: Pinsent Masons, 30 Crown Place, London, United Kingdom, EC2A 4E
Transparency International’s new handbook ‘How to Bribe: a typology of bribe-paying and how to stop it' is designed to help individuals and companies anticipate, recognise, avoid, and resist bribery.
The tool, launching on 29 January, draws on Transparency International's global experience of legal cases and real-life stories to illustrate how bribes are paid in practice. The evening will take the format of a panel discussion and will cover the following themes:
Our seasoned experts will discuss why everyone should read this new guide on How to Bribe and avoid falling into the trap of paying bribes. So far, the confirmed panelists are:
Karina Litvack (Former Head of Governance & Sustainable Investment, F&C Investments)
Tamara Northcott (Vodafone)
To register, click here.
Understanding who you do business with has been a priority for companies for many years, and of particular importance since the UK Bribery Act was brought into force in 2011. Bribery and corruption risks posed by working with third parties remain the single largest corruption risk to companies - with bribery through agents, distributors and brokers representing 41% of 427 enforcement actions concluded since the coming into force of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention in 1999.
On Thursday 30 June, Transparency International UK and PwC invite you to the launch of a new guidance on third party anti-bribery management.
This research by Transparency International UK and Transparency International USA, with the support of PwC, aims to bring fresh perspectives on best practice in this area, including principles, practical examples and case studies.
To reserve your place, please email: hannah.moseimi@uk.pwc.com.
On Thursday 20 October, the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is hosting a Risk Perspectives event on Combatting Bribery. The event will showcase the Bribery Risk Guide, a practical guide to combatting bribery risk recently published by TI-UK and the IRM.
A panel of specialists with extensive experience in bribery and corruption risk will be chaired by Ray Flynn, an independent consultant who specialises in bribery and corruption risk management. Peter Van Veen, Director of TI-UK’s Business Integrity Programme, will be speaking on the panel.
For details of the event and to register, click here.
