Launched in 2020, the Bribery Prevention Network is a public-private partnership that brings together business, civil society, academia, and government with the shared goal of supporting Australian business to prevent, detect and address bribery and corruption, and promote a culture of compliance. The BPN focuses on strengthening business awareness of bribery and corruption risk, particularly among small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) that have business operations outside Australia and may operate in higher-risk sectors or jurisdictions.
The BPN is led by a Steering Committee of representatives from the Australia-Africa Minerals and Energy Group, Australian Federal Police, Allens Linklaters, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP), KPMG, Minerals Council of Australia, National Australia Ban (NAB), Transparency International Australia and Westpac. Secretariat support is provided by the UN Global Compact Network Australia. The Steering Committee provides continuous assessment of BPN initiatives and guidance on future activities.
The BPN offers a free, online portal of accessible, relevant and reliable resources, curated by Australia’s leading anti-bribery experts, to support Australian business to manage bribery and corruption risks in domestic and international markets. The initiative also provides regular anti-corruption news and blog posts, publishes case studies to assist SMEs, organizes networking events and public webinars, and has commissioned research on SME needs in relation to preventing bribery and corruption.
Source: Bribery Prevention Network, https://briberyprevention.com/
