While systemic corruption remains a pervasive challenge in many countries around the world, it is also a growing global phenomenon beyond the purview of individual countries or communities. Corrupt actors engage in bribery across borders, co-opt and misuse high-value commodities and global supply chains, and utilize the international financial system and professional service providers to hide ill-gotten assets offshore. Effectively countering transnational corruption requires approaching the problem from multiple angles and sectors and partnering with a range of stakeholders.
To support this effort, this report evaluates the state of innovation to counter corruption in high-risk supply chains, illicit finance, and the trafficking of commodities, which are the targets of the Countering Transnational Corruption Grand Challenge for Development. High-value supply chains of primary interest include health, critical minerals, timber, and fishing. This report also explores cross-cutting anti-corruption innovations focused on open data, public procurement, and social norms and behavioral change. The analysis was conducted through a non-exhaustive desk review of more than 200 resources (including articles, blog posts, journal articles, reports, requests for information responses, videos, and websites) and consultations with more than 50 stakeholders within technical sectors and innovation arenas from government, the private sector, and civil society.
