Private-Public Partnerships:
The GGP promoted the establishment of private sector led working
groups in program countries and assisted them in the development
of private-public sector partnerships and short, medium, and
long-term action plans. Program countries included: Armenia,
Azerbaijan, El Salvador, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Kazakhstan,
Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, and
Uzbekistan.
Training:
The GGP trained over 2,000 private sector representatives from
program countries. The GGP provided four intensive, Train-the-Trainer
Programs: three focused on business ethics with trainees hailing
from Russia, the Newly Independent States, and Latin America,
and one with a corporate governance focus for Russian participants.
Trainees from the train-the-trainer programs have subsequently
provided training to hundreds of individuals in program countries
and developed corporate codes of conduct, corporate ethics and
compliance programs.
Publications:
The GGP has produced and continues to make available a number
of publications, including:
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Business Ethics: A Manual for Managing a Responsible
Business Enterprise in Emerging Market Economies (available
in English, Russian, and Spanish)
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The Russia Corporate Governance Manual
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Handbook on Commercial Dispute Resolution in
the Russian Federation
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Basic Guidelines for Codes of Business Conduct
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to access all GGP publications.
Business Ethics Pacts:
In four program countries (Georgia, Nicaragua, Panama, and Paraguay),
the private sectors, with support from the GGP and in cooperation
with the government and civil society, have developed Business Ethics
Pacts. These Business Ethics Pacts contain general ethical principles
to which signatories must abide and a series of actions that signatories
agree to take in concert with other local organizations to promote
transparency in the marketplace. In Paraguay, the program has developed
an independent non-profit organization and brand,
PEC,
(Pacto Etico Comercial or Business Ethics Pact) which is working
to establish enforcement mechanisms. Currently, they require signatories
to attend training and provide financial records to show compliance
with Paraguayan law and tax requirements.
Public Awareness Campaign:
While all GGP program countries have undertaken efforts to raise
awareness on the importance of a transparent and predictable marketplace,
the Business Ethics Working Group in Guatemala has developed a
coordinated public awareness campaign, called ProEtica
that includes advertising, radio spots, and the development of
a website. Furthermore, the ProEtica campaign won a 2007 Effie
award in the non-profit category. Effie awards are handed out
to the best and most effective publicity campaigns.
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