11 Global Compact Country Networks celebrated the 2024 International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) (9 December), each contributing to the global fight against corruption with unique approaches but shared goals: recommitting to the principles of integrity, transparency, and accountability, and to tackling these global and systemic issues together. The different events engaged over 1,200 participants.

The Sustainability Spotlight Magazine published by Global Compact Network Georgia features an interview with Cristina Ritter, Head of Anti-Corruption and Governance of the UN Global Compact. In the interview, Cristina shares examples of successful anti-corruption initiatives implemented by the UN Global Compact and its Country Networks. Cristina also elaborates on the challenges businesses face when implementing anti-corruption measures and how the UN Global Compact supports them. She emphasizes the importance of public-private partnerships, transparency, and accountability in tackling corruption, and explains how the UN Global Compact advocates for stronger anti-corruption frameworks through global initiatives. Read the full interview here .

9 December is International Anti-Corruption Day. At the UN Global Compact, we support and amplify the campaign developed by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the "guardian" of the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and of the Principle Ten of the UN Global Compact. The theme for 2024-2025, "Uniting with Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow's Integrity" highlights the vital role young people play in promoting integrity and combating corruption.

In 2024, the UN Global Compact contributed to reestablishing the B20 Task Force on Integrity & Compliance and became a Network Partner , ensuring alignment of the G20 policy recommendations with key priorities—namely Collective Action, incentives for business integrity, and compliance frameworks aligned with corporate sustainability standards, among others.

The UN Global Compact marked the 20th anniversary of the Tenth Principle which states “businesses should work against all forms of corruption, including extortion and bribery” during an event in New York today. The milestone event brought together business leaders, Governments, international organizations, academia, and civil society to reflect on the journey thus far, assess current challenges and work to shape the future of anti-corruption and global business integrity.

During the Alliance for Integrity Regional Meeting in Chile, Ana Luiza Aranha, Senior Manager of the Anti-Corruption Collective Action Programme, and Fabian Espejo, Coordinator of Anti-Corruption Programmes on Collective Action at the UN Global Compact, launched the Spanish and Portuguese versions of the Academy e-learning on Anti-Corruption Collective Action.

In pursuit of amplifying the business voices in global, regional and national discussions, the UN Global Compact and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reached a significant milestone by bringing, for the first time, the private sector to a regional platform on anti-corruption.