Corruption prevention made easy

Especially export-oriented Swiss companies are therefore often confronted with corruption and exposed to the associated risks. A recently published guide, including an online self-test, by the Swiss chapter of Transparency International (Transparency International Switzerland) helps SMEs deal with these risks appropriately.

Reduce risks and strenghten you competitive position

Corruption almost always takes place behind the scenes and is often difficult to detect, especially for small and medium-sized companies with limited resources. Targeted corruption prevention is therefore important and worthwhile. It reduces the risk of damage caused by corruption, which in the worst case could threaten a company's existence. In addition, an anti-corruption system strengthens the competitive position and can be critical to business success.

Guide and self-test

In collaboration with experts from the business community, Transparency International Switzerland has developed a series of new tools specifically for small and medium-sized Swiss companies. The basic guide "Corruption Prevention" provides a compact overview of corruption prevention and the measures that small and medium-sized companies in particular can take to manage corruption risks effectively and cost-efficiently. A separate self-test (checklist) serves as an introduction, enabling every organization to immediately analyze its own prevention measures.

Guidelines on whistleblowing and gifts / invitations

The guidelines on whistleblowing and gifts / invitations supplement the basic guide in two areas that are of particular relevance to every company when it comes to preventing corruption. They show how companies can take advantage of reports of suspected wrongdoing ("whistleblowing") and how they can deal with gifts and invitations in a legally correct and responsible manner in day-to-day business.

Guidelines on preventing corruption in business partner relationships

The latest guide "Business Partner Risks" provides a compact overview of effective and cost-efficient measures that companies can use to identify and manage corruption risks in their business partner relationships. It provides practical suggestions for key tools such as the risk analysis of business relationships and risk-based integrity checks of business partners.

Online and as a brochure

The guide and checklist can be ordered free of charge as a brochure from Transparency International Switzerland and are also available online / as a download:

• Guide «Corruption prevention» (pdf)
• Checkliste for self-evaluation (Online-test / pdf)
• Guide «Dealing with whistleblowing»
• Guide «Gifts and invitations»
• Guide «Business partner risks» (pdf)

Transparency International Switzerland 

Transparency International Switzerland is the Swiss section of Transparency International, the world's leading non-governmental organization in the fight against corruption. Transparency Switzerland is committed to preventing and combating corruption and money laundering in Switzerland and in the business relationships of Swiss actors with foreign countries.

Transparency Switzerland carries out awareness-raising and advocacy work, produces reports and working tools, promotes exchanges between specific interest groups, cooperates with other institutions and comments on current events. www.transparency.ch