Strengthening Business Membership Organizations for Fighting Corruption

Business Membership Organizations (BMOs) have become important players in the process of promoting transparency and fair markets. To strengthen anti-corruption initiatives in China, the project made available the expertise of German BMOs (German chambers of commerce and sectoral associations and their umbrella associations such as DIHK, BDI, etc.) and their members, in combination with the expert network of GIZ GmbH and sequa gGmbH. GIZ GmbH and sequa gGmbH supported the Chinese project partners to develop anti-corruption approaches and improve organisational strengths and management capacities, e.g. qualification of staff and the development of training material.

Key activities are:

• Establishment and support of public-private dialogue platforms,
• Development and implementation of industry-specific standards,
• Knowledge management and exchange of best practices and
• Capacity building within Chinese BMOs.

At the final stage of the project all Chinese partner BMOs should be able to provide professional support mechanisms or business development services incorporating anti-corruption topics to their member enterprises on a self-sustainable basis.