“You are not going to get a bribe because you have beaten me up.” And that’s what made things worse. That is when they pepper-sprayed me in the eyes. Another policeman hit me with a fist in the stomach and they threw me into a police van.”
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Following the seminar on corruption in the Nordics, hosted by Copenhagen University, I sat down with Alexandra Andhov, Assistant Professor at the Legal Faculty. A few questions and a call for more public-private partnership.
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For both business and civil society much of the corruption risks they face in going about their everyday activities is highly dependent on their government’s position on corruption. What we want are ways to transfer and share the ability to impact and curb corruption outside of the high-level government sphere. We want people and companies to be able to help themselves.
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You don’t know what it’s like to go to jail here. Imagine, you are a captain of a ship. The port call you have been dreading is here. You know what you might face so you stay on the bridge on this call. The officials will be coming soon.
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When we look at the corruption we have to face today the challenge appears prohibitively vast and complex. Human costs, economic costs, environmental costs. We feel overpowered. We are overpowered. We also… just made a big mistake.
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Who are you protecting when handling risks and compliance? The company, the government, a CEO, the frontline… yourself? You don’t have to choose, but you should think about it.
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We need to know what to do about corruption. A model for anti-corruption compliance programmes is maturing. Has the work decreased corruption? Sometimes. Generally, unfortunately, the return of investment of the compliance work is not where it should be.
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