Holding Power to Account – a Global Strategy Against Corruption 2021-2030
In the years leading up to 2030, Transparency International is dedicated to leading the global fight against corruption.
Holding Power to Account – A Global Strategy Against Corruption 2021-2030 sets out how our diverse Movement – comprised of independent national chapters and affiliates in over 100 countries and the international Secretariat – aims to contribute to a more positive future; a world in which power is held to account, for the common good.
Our goals:
1. Checks and balances
- Advance institutional checks and balances against concentration of power
2. Enforcement
- Accelerate the enforcement of anti-corruption standards for accountability
3. Social oversight
- Activate social oversight to protect the common good
Our objectives:
1. Protect the public’s resources
- Maximum openness, transparency and responsiveness in public contracting
- More effective prevention and exposure of public sector bribery, theft and abuse of power
2. Stop flows of dirty money
- Disabled systems for secret payments and concealment of assets
- Increased accountability for corruption-enabling networks and gatekeepers
3. Secure integrity in politics
- Removal of undue influence from elections and political appointments
- Greater transparency, accountability and equity in influence over public decision-making
4. Drive integrity in business
- A critical mass of business leadership fulfilling strong integrity commitments
- More effective exposure and punishment of corrupt business
5. Pursue enforcement and justice
- Strengthened independence, capacity and will to act for integrity institutions
- Greater equity, consistency and removal of bias in corruption prosecutions and judicial outcomes
- An effective international anti-corruption enforcement framework
6. Expand civic space for accountability
- Enhanced freedom and security for activists, whistleblowers and journalists to challenge abuse of power
- Increased channels for people to demand results for the common good
7. Build community leadership against corruption
- Strengthened public discourse based on deeper understanding and acceptance of accountability values
- A next generation of civic, public and business leaders better equipped to fight corruption
