Environmental, social and corporate governance issues
CSRwire (Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire)
ESG Survey of some 3.000 organizations in 105 countries maintained by Michael Kane, EPA Finance Working Group
http://www.csrwire.com/directory
UNCTAD
Authoritative knowledge-based institution shaping current policy debates and thinking on development and whose Civil Society Outreach (CSO) Unit responsible for liaison between UNCTAD and civil society.
UN Global Compact
Strategic policy initiative for businesses aligning strategies and operations on ten universally accepted principles in human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption
http://www.unglobalcompact.org/
Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI)
Framework for investment professionals on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues
Corporate Governance
Global Corporate Governance Forum (GCGF)
International Finance Corporation (IFC) multi-donor trust fund facility located within IFC Advisory Services and co-founded by the World Bank (WB) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with extensive work program to support corporate governance reform in developing countries.
International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
Global membership organisation of some 450 leaders in corporate governance based in 45 countries with mission to raise standards of corporate governance worldwide
Transatlantic Corporate Governance Dialogue (TCGD)
Leading academics from law, economics and finance, regulators, judges, law makers, corporate leaders, investors and other corporate constituencies engaged in forward-looking discussions of corporate governance at the forefront of policymaking on both sides of the Atlantic.
European Corporate Governance Institute
Nonprofit research network and association providing a forum for debate and dialogue between academics, legislators and practitioners on major corporate governance issues
World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)
Trade association of 53 publicly regulated stock, futures and options exchanges subject to membership criteria providing for orderly market operations that treat investors fairly, are transparent in their processes, and assure clear, pertinent and accessible information from issuers
http://staging.wfe.precedenthost.co.uk/about-wfe
Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE)
Trade association with established code of conduct for clearing and settlement based on principles of transparency and fairness of stock exchange operations
http://www.fese.be/en/?inc=cat&id=19
Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Bourse de Luxembourg)
At forefront in development of principles of corporate governance for corporate governance charters of firms quoted on stock exchange
Market Integrity
CFA Institute
Association of some 96.000 investment professionals fully engaged in the support and promotion of professional excellence, ethics and integrity
CFA Institute Centre for Market Integrity
Policy authority on ethics promoting ethical practices and investor protection
http://www.cfainstitute.org/centre/index.html?intCamp=centre_title
Regulation & Oversight
Financial Stability Board (FSB)
Senior representatives of national financial authorities (central banks, regulatory and supervisory authorities and ministries of finance), international financial institutions, standard setting bodies, and committees of central bank experts addressing financial vulnerabilities and to develop and implement strong regulatory, supervisory and other policies in the interest of financial stability.
http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/
G20
UK 2009 hosted website on G20 meetings and working groups
Money Laundering and funding of organized crime & terrorism
LexisNexis®
LexisNexis® is a leading global provider of content-enabled workflow solutions designed specifically for professionals in the legal, riskmanagement, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic reas. LexisNexis® provides, through its Solution Centers, solutions on Anti-Money Laundering, Debt Collections, Intelligence Solutions, Revenue Recovery, Fraud Detection and Accounts Receivable Management.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF-GAFI)
Inter-governmental policy-making body in the development and promotion of national and international policies to combat money laundering and organized crime & terrorist financing
http://www.fatf-gafi.org/pages/0,2987,en_32250379_32235720_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
Egmont Group
Informal group of Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) for facilitating international cooperation, each being a central, national agency responsible for receiving, (and as permitted, requesting), analyzing, and disseminating to the competent authorities, disclosures of financial information on suspicious transactions and persons
Moneyval (Council of Europe)
Committee of experts on the evaluation of measures in anti-money laundering and combating terrorist financing, a leading ‘FATF style’ regional body (FSRB) assessing its members' compliance with all relevant international standards in the legal, financial and law enforcement sectors through a peer review process of mutual evaluations
http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/monitoring/moneyval/
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
IMF's work in connection with anti-money laundering and combating the financing of organized crime and terrorism: assessments, technical assistance and policy development
http://www.imf.org/external/np/leg/amlcft/eng/aml1.htm
World Bank (WB)
WB’s work on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of organized crime and terrorism
http://www1.worldbank.org/finance/html/amlcft/index.htm
Wolfsberg Group
Association of eleven global banks developing financial services industry standards and related products (Wolfsberg Principles and Statements) for customer due diligence, anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing policies
http://www.wolfsberg-principles.com/
Crime and Corruption
Transparency International (TI)
Global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption
Global Witness
Global organization fighting corrupt exploitation of natural resources and international trade systems to end impunity, resource-linked conflict, and human rights and environmental abuses
Basel Institute on Governance
Governance & corruption prevention and training projects through its International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) and Centre for Governance and Anti-corruption (GOV)
http://www.baselgovernance.org/
OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA)
CTPA providing analytical and technical support to Committee on Fiscal Affairs bringing together senior OECD member government officials on formulating and implementing tax policies
http://www.oecd.org/department/0,3355,en_2649_34897_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions
Mandated to do systematic country monitoring of implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention and the 1997 Recommendation
http://www.oecd.org/document/5/0,3343,en_2649_34859_35430021_1_1_1_1,00.html
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Mandated to assist member states in struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism
World Bank (WB) governance and anti-corruption
WB focus on internal organizational integrity, minimizing corruption on World Bank-funded projects, and assisting countries in improving governance and controlling corruption
www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Mandated to assist member states in struggle against illicit drugs, crime and terrorism
