Global Anti-Corruption Quotient 2008
Bribery and corrupt practices have come under greater global scrutiny over the last few years. The number of government investigations of corporate offenders doubled in the last year, with nearly 50 such investigation pending in the U.S. alone.
What is the Anti-Corruption Quotient?
The Institute will review and assign scores to major exporters and multinational companies in terms of alignment with key provisions of anti-corruption laws and best practices in preventing corruption in overseas business dealings. The reviewing and scoring methodology will be advised by a global panel of experts from the anti-corruption field, including academic, government and law professionals as well as international anti-corruption groups.
The information, which will be collected through a confidential questionnaire and will be evaluated by Ethisphere analysts, will not be made public or shared with the advisory committee. An aggregate score will be published in the magazine.
The Anti-Corruption Quotient methodology advisory committee includes:
- Committee Chair: Alex Brigham , Executive Director, The Ethisphere Institute
- Manny A Alas, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Margaret M. Ayres, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell
- Nancy Boswell, President, Transparency International USA
- Gary DiBianco, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Timothy L. Dickinson, Partner, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
- Thomas W. Dunfee, Professor, Business Ethics University of Pennsylvania
- Christoph Frei, Senior Director World Economic Forum Partnering Against Corruption Initiative
- David Hess, Assistant Professor of Business Law & Business Ethics, Ross School of Business University of Michigan
- Mike Huneke, Associate, White & Case
- Michael E. Horowitz, Esq., Partner, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
- Scott Lane, The Red Flag Group
- Judith Lee, Partner, Gibson,Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Daniel Levin, Partner, White & Case LLP
- Brian Levy, Adviser, Public Sector Governance, World Bank
- Lucinda A. Low, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
- Danforth Newcomb, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP
- Kimberly A. Parker, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
- Lisa Prager, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Claudius O. Sokenu, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP
- Martin Weinstein, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
- Alexandra Wrage
- Don Zarin, Partner, Holland & Knight/PLI
Who is eligible?
The Ethisphere Institute will recognize companies worldwide who have enacted appropriate measures to prevent such violations. Public and private companies that handle over $100 million in exports to or do business with Latin America, Africa, Asia, or Eastern Europe will be considered.
How can a company become nominated?
Feel that your company is a leader in Anti-Corruption? Know of a company who deserves recognition for their ethical work? Nominate your company or others by clicking here.