Summary: <a href="http://complianceandethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/podcast-graphic-1024x1024.png"></a><br> <a href="http://complianceandethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/turteltaub-adam-200x200-150x1501.jpg"></a><br> By Adam Turteltaub<br> adam.turteltaub@corporatecompliance.org<br> The 2019 European Compliance and Ethics Institute began with a riveting address by <a href="mailto:drago.kos@gmail.com?subject=Your%20SCCE%20Podcast">Drago Kos</a>, Chair of the OECD Working Group on Bribery. The OECD has played an enormous role in the anti-corruption efforts, setting standards that countries commit to, and holding them to public account if they fail to meet their obligations.<br> After his talk, he took the time to record a podcast in which he shared some of the key points covered in his longer keynote address. These include:<br> <br> * Only half of the OECD members have been active in anti-corruption enforcement, but there has been an increase<br> * Rising nationalism has come with increased indifference to international standards and efforts, including the fight against corruption globally and domestically<br> * High trust, he believes, leads to less corruption: to fight corruption you must first build trust<br> * The OECD is working on revisions to its 2009 recommendations for combatting bribery, and this will include a <a href="http://www.oecd.org/corruption/2019-review-oecd-anti-bribery-recommendation.htm">public comment opportunity</a><br> * The latest series of country reports shows some progress but also serious deficiencies<br> <br> Listen in for his insights, concerns, and warnings.<br>
