Collective Action
Collective Action - building alliances against corruption
In the face of the widespread and deep-rooted corruption problem that affects society in general, governments, their procuring entities and the private sector in equal measure, it seems highly unlikely that individual activities alone will be sufficient to bring about significant ethical changes and improve the transparency of business processes.
This is precisely where "Collective Action" methods become important:
‘Collective Action’ enables corruption to be fought collectively, with various interest groups, working together and building an alliance against corruption so that the problem can be approached and resolved from multiple angles.
The advantages of Collective Action:
- Collective Action describes various methods of combating corruption. It is a matter of acting collectively and forming alliances against corruption. Collective Action calls for cooperation on the part of participants from the worlds of politics, business and society at large.
- The ultimate goal is thereby to create fair and equitable market conditions, that is a "Level Playing Field", for all marketplace participants and to eliminate the temptation of corruption for all those concerned.
- Collective Action helps to set up the conditions for fair competition within a corrupt environment.
- Collective Action promotes innovation, as the bidder is selected solely on the basis of price, quality and capacity to innovate.
- Observance of anti-trust law when collaborating with other companies must be ensured by a neutral monitor (e.g. in the form of a non-governmental organization).
- Collective Action can, if necessary, cover gaps in legislation or replace or augment inadequate local law.
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Sabine Zindera, Vice President, Siemens AG, Panel discussion at One Young World 2012, Ethical Business Special Session 6:15 min