The World Economic Forum’s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative in collaboration with the International Chamber of Commerce, Transparency International and the United Nations Global Compact, has launched an expanded version of the landmark RESIST corruption toolkit. RESIST – Resisting Extortions and Solicitations in International Transactions – was unveiled at the UN Global Leaders Summit in New York City.

RESIST is the only anti-bribery toolkit developed by companies for companies and sponsored by four leading global anti-corruption initiatives.

The training tool enables company employees to respond to solicitations and extortions efficiently and ethically, while also helping companies reduce the probability of such demands.

More than 20 companies and organizations contributed to the design of RESIST, composed of 22 real-life scenarios. The expanded edition includes 15 new scenarios which companies could be faced with in their business operations. It includes advice on what to do when a bribe is demanded for the release of perishable goods in customs, to ways of dealing with a tax inspector requesting a kickback against a tax discharge.

The four global, anti-corruption initiatives launching the tool have collaborated on a number of projects since 2005 in their fight against corruption on the supply side of the issue. The initiatives have been developing and disseminating anti-corruption tools and advocacy, acknowledging that business is both part of the problem and the solution. RESIST is the latest in this series of close collaborations. Other collaboration projects include the business case for fighting corruption and a CEO letter to the United Nations Secretary General.

For additional information about the four collaborating global anti-corruption initiatives, please visit:
• http://www.weforum.org/paci • http://www.iccwbo.org • http://www.transparency.org • http://www.unglobalcompact.org

For additional information about RESIST, please contact: • World Economic Forum Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) − [email protected] • International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) − [email protected] • Transparency International (TI) − [email protected] • United Nations Global Compact (GC) − [email protected]