Transparency International core support 2023-2025 (2026)

Examples of achieved results presented by TI -S in their Annual Report for operational year 2023: All objectives (as mentioned above) are from TI's Strategy 2030: Holding Power to Account. Examples of results achieved connected to Strategy Objective 1. PROTECT THE PUBLICS RESOURCES: * PFM Handbook: As the largest global anti-corruption movement, TI both led and strengthened a critical mass of civil society organisations advocating for transparency in public financial management (PFM). TI gave civil society actors around the world essential tools and expertise to engage with their own governments, turning insights from the global movement into concrete advocacy at the national level. TI's practical handbook on Public Financial Management: A Guide for Civil Society Actors was published at the end of 2023, and TI expects to see further impact as civil society actors make use of it in 2024. * Study on sexual corruption in accessing health and education services in Africa: Corruption is particularly harmful where it creates barriers and denies access to critical services such as health and education, as well as assets like land. This is especially true for marginalised and disadvantaged populations, including women and girls. In 2023, TI filled a gap by providing evidence on the specific impact of corruption for women, girls and other groups at risk of discrimination in accessing health and education services in Africa. Notably, the research identified sexual corruption or sextortion as a significant issue, disproportionally affecting women and girls accessing public services. This evidence is being used by TI's chapters to advocate for specific gender-sensitive policy improvements across Africa, to better protect women and girls, provide them with greater access to services and safe reporting mechanisms, and punish those who abuse their power for sexual gain. * Climate crisis and corruption: At the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), TI and their chapters continued to push against undue influence and conflict of interest in climate decision-making processes. The collective advocacy with partners led to the convention finally introducing new transparency requirements for COP participants including public disclosure of their professional or institutional affiliations so that people seeking to undermine climate action to serve private interests can be stopped. Examples of results achieved connected to Strategy Objective 2. STOP FLOWS OF DIRTY MONEY * Continued progress regarding beneficial ownership: Background: Complex corporate and legal arrangements often obscure the true owners of an asset, making it easier for criminals to launder money and evade laws or sanctions. Transparency International is a strong advocate for transparency over the real or beneficial owners of companies, trusts and assets. This makes it more difficult for perpetrators and enablers of corrupt financial flows to hide. a) Transparency International played an essential role in pressing the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to adopt a revised global standard on beneficial ownership transparency for companies in 2022, and these reforms continued to make waves in 2023 for example, with South Africa adopting a beneficial ownership register and such registers under proposal in Australia and Switzerland. Other key countries, like Canada and the US, also took important steps to implement their first central beneficial ownership registers. b)TI also worked with the UNCAC Coalition and other partners throughout 2023 to ensure that a resolution on beneficial ownership transparency tabled at the 10th Conference of States Parties included robust new commitments. However, some of the provisions faced strong resistance at the December conference in Atlanta, Georgia. While the final text did not go as far as TI had hoped, their advocacy kept the issue on the table and was partially reflected in the resolution, particularly in relation to verification of information and interoperability of the data. Examples of results achieved connected to Strategy Objective 3. SECURE INTEGRITY IN POLITICS TI performed a lot of preparatory work in 2023 leading up to the election year of 2024 when more than half of the global population is going to the polls. * Monitoring and advancing parliamentary oversight: Oversight is a core function of parliaments, allowing lawmakers to hold the executive to account. Strong parliamentary oversight helps democracy by ensuring that governments act in the public interest. TI's "Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight report" in 2023 examined parliamentary mandates and practices in 11 countries, and concluded that most do not use their robust legal mandates effectively. In four of these countries, TI's chapters and partners were securing progress against such obstacles. For instance: • In Gambia, TI's chapter successfully lobbied for a constitutional extension of the timeframe for parliamentary scrutiny of the national budget. • In Morocco, TI's chapter persuaded the education and finance parliamentary committees to publish a breakdown of the education sector budget. • In Kenya, the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee is considering TI's proposals to adopt post-legislative scrutiny and impact assessments. Examples of results achieved connected to Strategy Objective 4. DRIVE INTEGRITY IN BUSINESS * Building Stronger Strategic Partnerships: Transparency International worked in 2023 to further increase collaboration with influential organisations, amplifying our voice in promoting responsible business conduct. Our strategic partnerships with the UN Global Compact, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Basel Institute on Governance,among others, have positioned Transparency International as a key influencer in shaping global anti-corruption efforts. For example, TI contributed to the update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. This included calling for cross-functional collaboration within companies operations for example, synergising anti-corruption compliance and human rights due diligence. Examples of results achieved connected to Strategy Objective 5. PURSUE ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE * Building Legal Cases for Enforcement: Civil society actors play a critical role in pressuring public authorities to enforce anti-corruption norms and bring corrupt actors to justice. Corruption is fundamentally a cross-border problem and, as the largest global anti-corruption movement, Transparency International plays a critical role in identifying and investigating cross-border cases, and filing legal submissions against perpetrators. Through TI's partnerships with investigative journalists in the Global Anti-Corruption Consortium, TI pushed for better enforcement by filing 19 legal submissions on cross-border corruption to 14 authorities in 13 jurisdictions. These activities and similar work carried out in 2021 resulted in at least five official investigations and the designation of five individuals under sanctions regimes in 2023. * Strengthening capacities in civil society: a)Strengthening civil societys ability to pursue accountability for corruption is core to our strategy to bolster enforcement and justice. The Secretariat regularly provides resources, expertise and training to our national chapters and other partners. In 2023, TI strengthened the capacity of 31 chapters and external partners across the globe through in-person training based on Transparency Internationals strategic approach to cross-border casework. b) TI also fostered a community of practice across Sub-Saharan Africa, supporting 38 civil society groups with capacity development on the use of international accountability mechanisms. Thirty-three groups across the globe also received tailored advice and support from Transparency International to develop concrete legal cases. * Corruption Perceptions Index - TI's flagship Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) is the worlds most widely cited global ranking for public-sector corruption. It rates 180 countries and territories around the world according to perceived levels of public-sector corruption, on a scale running from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The 2022 CPI, released in January 2023, reflected a global context of increasing conflict and instability in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, growing authoritarianism and the ongoing climate crisis. It revealed to millions of people around the world that corruption levels remained stagnant in 124 countries, with an increasing number of countries in decline. A longside TI's analysis, they provided cases studies showing, for example, how corruption contributed to instability in countries dealing with internal conflict, like Afghanistan or Myanmar. Examples of results achieved connected to Strategy Objective 6. EXPAND CIVIC SPACE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY * Whistle-blower resolution: Around the world, civil society actors promoting transparency and anti-corruption are increasingly facing challenges to their ability to operate safely and freely. At the global level, Transparency International advocated for a strong resolution on corruption and human rights at the UN Human Rights Council, calling on states to ensure a safe and enabling environment for civil society, whistleblowers and other relevant actors. At the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) Conference of States Parties, TI advocated for more robust participation of civil society in UNCAC processes, better monitoring of the implementation of provisions guaranteeing civil society participation at national level, and stronger whistleblower protection. These efforts resulted in the first ever UNCAC resolution on whistleblower protection. * With support from the Transparency International Secretariat, several TI chapters significantly strengthened national whistleblower protection in for instance Cambodia and Czechia, where TI recommendations were included in new laws and policies. * Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs) - Through the network of Advocacy and Legal Advice Centres (ALACs), TI empowered people around the world to safely report corruption by providing free and confidential advice and support to victims and witnesses. Of the 65 chapters with such centres, the 29 supported by the Secretariat worked with 7,480 victims and witnesses of corruption through their ALACs. In 2023, TI also supported better use of ALAC data to identify trends, systemic weaknesses or vulnerabilities that allow corruption to flourish, through training on data analysis and the development of the handbook "ALAC Data for Advocacy: Guidance on Generating Impact by Using ALAC Data in Advocacy Initiatives." * Discriminated groups - The inclusion of women, youth, people with disabilities and other marginalised groups is a priority in our ALAC work. Ti say they aim to make the ALAC reporting mechanisms more gender-responsive and accessible to all, including through analysing and addressing barriers to reporting, and supporting victims and witnesses of corruption to access appropriate legal advice and other support services, such as health care. TI also disaggregates ALAC data by gender and risk of discrimination, if service users belong to marginalised groups, to better understand the types of ALAC clients and their cases. Examples of results achieved connected to Strategy Objective 7. BUILD COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AGAINST CORRUPTION * Youth - Fostering youth potential in driving social and political change, particularly in combatting corruption, is crucial to inspire the next generation of leaders and to empower young people a group vulnerable to corruption to stand up for integrity. TI organised a youth side event during the US-hosted Summit for Democracy in March 2023, attended by young activists and government representatives, to showcase young peoples perspectives on combatting corruption. The event highlighted the role and potential of technology and social media in creating change. A special youth session was held during the Transparency International Movement Summit in September and generated proposals that informed the design of future work in Asia and the Pacific * Youth - Many of the TI chapters actively work to engage young people in the fight against corruption and to help build local youth capacity through initiatives that create real change in their communities. The chapter in Cambodia, for example, conducted extensive capacity-building training for young people in multiple cities, leading to regular dialogues with local authorities, which have resulted in better understanding of young peoples points of view, and in some cases, incorporation of their perspectives into local decision making. In addition, Sida notes that TI-S has assessed all 7 Strategic Objectives as On track in their Results Framework and TI has reflected, in a relevant manner, on lessons learnt connected to each of the 7 strategic objectives as well as connected to their so called "Commitments" and Core principles" (see RAF page 21- 27).

1. PROTECT THE PUBLICS RESOURCES To build more prosperous societies, our public resources need to be protected and mobilized for the common good. Outcome 1.1: Maximum openness, transparency and responsiveness in public contracting Outcome 1.2: More effective prevention and exposure of public sector bribery, theft and abuse of power 2. STOP FLOWS OF DIRTY MONEY TI will work to close down domestic and international loopholes that allow perpetrators of corruption to hide, launder and enjoy their illegal proceeds. Outcome 2.1: Disabled systems for secret payments and concealment of assets Outcome 2.2: Increased accountability for corruptionenabling networks and gatekeepers 3. SECURE INTEGRITY IN POLITICS TI will promote the integrity of elections and inclusive access to power as well as foster new approaches where all stakeholders can exert equal influence in an open and transparent way. Outcome 3.1: Removal of undue influence from elections and political appointments Beredning av insats Appraisal of Intervention Contribution ID: 14089 11 (30) Outcome 3.2: Greater transparency, accountability and equity in influence over public decisionmaking 4. DRIVE INTEGRITY IN BUSINESS TI will look to elevate the norms of responsible business conduct with likeminded allies committed to anticorruption, as well as expost the lack of responsibility and integrity amongst powerful business interests that control political levers and resist change. Outcome 4.1: A critical mass of business leadership fulfilling strong integrity commitments Outcome 4.2: More effective exposure and punishment of corrupt business 5. PURSUE ENFORCEMENT AND JUSTICE To promote the independence and capacity of oversight and enforcement institutions, TI will look to activate its networks and partnerships to trigger action among enforcement authoritiess and put an end to impunity and check new power concentrations. Outcome 5.1: Strengthened independence, capacity and will to act for integrity institutions Outcome 5.2: Greater equity, consistency and removal of bias in corruption prosecutions and judicial outcomes Outcome 5.3: An effective international anticorruption enforcement framework 6. EXPAND CIVIC SPACE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY Corruption thrives when it faces no opposition from those who are affected by it. TI will look to work with multisectoral partners to ensure that activitivists, journalists and ordinary citizens are enabled and empowered o take action against corruption. Beredning av insats Appraisal of Intervention Contribution ID: 14089 12 (30) Outcome 6.1: Enhanced freedom and security for activists, whistleblowers and journalists to challenge abuse of power Outcome 6.2: Increased channels for people to demand results for the common good 7. BUILD COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AGAINST CORRUPTION TI will work to nurture and support more leaders accross government, business and civil society who understand and adopt values of integrity, accountability and responsible conduct as guiding principles for decisionmaking. Outcome 7.1: Strengthened public discourse based on deeper understanding and acceptance of accountability values Outcome 7.2: A next generation of civic, public and business leaders better equipped to fight corruption