A corruption risk is created if a mining company can disproportionately influence policy makers and shape policy decisions for commercial gain.
undue influence
This timeline shows the progress of the Accountable Mining Program in Australia, the collaboration with our diverse range of stakeholders, and events that have showcased our work.
The regulation of resource projects through State Agreements lacks transparency. This means a company’s influence over political decisions can lead to terms that are favourable to the company but do not consider the best interests of the community and industry more broadly.
In our latest research, our colleagues from Argentina, Mexico, Ghana, Madagascar and the Kyrgyz Republic have completed a year-long investigation into the corruption risks in the process of approving mining rights in their countries.
The extractive sector is notoriously prone to corruption. EITI stakeholders are working to strengthen the EITI’s contribution to tackling corruption.
TIA strongly supports enhanced transparency and accountability in resources sector regulation. Enhanced transparency and accountability measures not only reduce corruption risks, they create more certainty for the industry.
Transparency is increasingly becoming a norm in the corporate world. This report provides practical guidance on corporate anti-corruption disclosures
En abril, Poder Ciudadano presentó su informe “Riesgos de corrupción en concesiones mineras. Oportunidades para la integridad y transparencia en el sector minero en Argentina» a través de un Webinar online que contó con la participación de más de 80 asistentes de distintos ámbitos —público, privado, academia y periodistas especializados en la temática.
Our colleagues from Transparency International offices in Kenya, Australia and Mongolia provide a snapshot of their work preventing corruption in the mining sector.
In this interview with Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, the Research and Policy Coordinator for Transparency International’s Accountable Mining programme, he explains how TI’s global network is collaborating to prevent corruption in the mining sector.