100 Companies Sign Call to Action Against Corruption

Aug 11, 2014 9:00 AM ET

Today marks a major milestone in the fight against corruption, as the UN Global Compact's Call to Action: Anti-Corruption and the Global Development Agenda reached 100 business signatories.

The Call to Action - which is supported by the UN Global Compact, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime,Transparency International, the Open Contracting Initiative, the World Bank Institute and the Global Organization of Parlamentarians against Corruption - was officially launched on 24 June 2014 as a call from business to Governments to address corruption and foster good governance in ways that advance the global development agenda.