Shell
As part of Article 13’s United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) commitments (http://www.article13.com/csr/ungc_iip_values.asp) for 2009 to ‘work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery’, we have written the Second of a series of five best practice cases studies on Transparency and Anti-Corruption (T & AC). The aim of the case studies are to disseminate T & AC best practice and to advocate take up, to our network of partners, clients, associates and the Article 13 visitors through the use of a well recognised organisation/ brand.
This case study focuses on Shell’s Transparency and Anti-corruption
approach in its operations in Nigeria. Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) is the
second largest multinational energy corporation in the world, with wide
scale operations and activities, a diversity of different business
units and has over 102,000 employees in more than 100 countries and
territories (http://www.shell.com/). The case study identifies in great depth, the following:
1. The Company
2. The key drivers for change integrating T & AC.
3. Taking action
a. Core values
b. Communication
c. Policies and initiatives
d. Reporting
e. Working with the community
4. Challenges to transparency and anti-corruption
a. Poor track record
b. New challenges
c. Corporate citizenship
5. Conclusion
Full case study:
Article 13 T & AC case study:
Ford (http://www.article13.com/A13_ContentList.asp?strCategory=Best%20Practice)
Further information on T & AC please see:
Transparency and anti-corruption resource centre
(http://www.article13.com/csr/ungc-transparency-anti-corruption.asp)
Contact information
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