Summary: <a href="http://complianceandethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Compliance-Perspectives-Cover-Art-1024x1024.jpg"></a><a href="http://complianceandethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/turteltaub-adam-200x200.jpg"></a>By Adam Turteltaub<br><br> adam.turteltaub@corporatecompliance.org<br> The world is often a difficult place in which to do business. Many countries lack the rule of law, are corrupt, and make it hard for a company to do business and to do so lawfully and ethically.<br> The <a href="http://www.cipe.org">Center for International Private Enterprise</a> (CIPE) is trying to make a difference. Its mission is to strengthen “…democracy around the globe through private enterprise and market-oriented reform.” That mission puts them on the forefront of the fight against corruption.<br> In this podcast, <a href="mailto:fbrown@cipe.org">Frank Brown</a>, the Director of the Anti-Corruption and Governance Center at CIPE, provides an overview of the Center for International Private Enterprise and its work outside the US.<br> The podcast shares some notable progress. As he explains, there is a very strong anti-corruption wave in Indonesia, and the KPK, the anti-corruption authority there, has had a 100% conviction rate. In so doing, it has become a model for much of the world.<br> In this far-ranging conversation he discusses:<br> <br> * The traction ISO 37001 is gaining in some countries, but not others<br> * Due to the new French anti-corruption law, a very specific approach to how state-owned enterprises should act is starting to spread<br> * Some mid-sized firms are not always motivated to change their behavior because they may not see the benefits of an anti-corruption compliance program because they feel that they are not likely to be prosecuted<br> <br>
