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Dear Participant,
Thank you for participating in the World Economic Forum’s “Partnering Against Corruption Initiative in the Engineering, Construction and Real Estate Industries”.
The purpose of this survey is to increase our understanding of the corruption risks and challenges in the Infrastructure and Real Estate communities. The survey will also assist us in identifying those priority areas where the community might work together on specific sector-based efforts to improve its anti-corruption and transparency efforts.
This survey is aimed at the Chief Compliance Officer or equivalent, and will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. We suggest that it be completed in one session.
The World Economic Forum is the sole owner of the survey data and it will not be used other than in aggregated, anonymized form, without the express consent of the respondent. For any questions, please contact Michael Max Buehler at [email protected]. Please note the survey will close on 25 July at 12:00 PM EDT or 6:00 PM CEDT time.
Thank you very much for your valuable support in this important project.
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This survey is designed to understand corruption risks in the real estate, construction, engineering, service and related consulting industry. We refer to them as "Infrastructure Industry". Please share your point of view for your part of the industry. At the end, you will have the opportunity to select the one which represents you best.
For the purpose of this survey, we define corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It can take make many forms, and in the infrastructure industry it is often linked to bribery, facilitation payments, kickbacks, promotional expenses, collusion, illegal information brokering, etc. |
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In this section, please provide your view on corruption risks in the infrastructure industry.
Over the next 5 years, do you anticipate corruption risks will increase or decrease within your industry? Please select one answer. |
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| How does corruption affect the infrastructure industry? Please indicate the view of the industry on the following statements.
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(A) Within the infrastructure industry, how likely are the following stakeholders to be involved in corruption?
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(A) What is the potential impact of corruption at the following stakeholders?
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(B) What is the likelyhood of Government at ministerial level being involved in corruption?
What would be the size of any potential corruption impact at that level?
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(B) What is the likelyhood of Government at managerial level being involved in corruption?
What would be the size of any potential corruption impact at that level?
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(C) Which stakeholders are likely to be involved in corruption risk at the following stages of a project?
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(A) Please select the 5 most important industry corruption risk areas of the following:
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Government interaction
Interaction with government (Bribery of government officials or employment of government officials or their relatives for obtaining business)
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Interaction with government: interactions with government entities or officials, dealing with customs officials, and obtaining permits, visas, or licenses (permitting/licensing/land acquisition and zoning)
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Inappropriate sharing of information: leakage of information to a party to the cost of another
| Third party risks
Interaction with owners: Cash bribes or kickbacks for obtaining business
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Use of agents: agents secure contracts by sharing their fee with personnel at the client side
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Overbilling schemes: financial fraud scheme whereby an enterprise receives higher than normal invoice prices
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Bid-rigging and price-fixing (several vendors joining forces, agreeing on who will offer the lowest price to win the project. In return, the other vendors will offer the lowest price in tendering situations for other projects)
| Personal risks
Gifts and lavish entertainment (expensive personal gifts, costly business dinners and late night entertainment)
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Payments to accelerate or for customs clearance or transporting goods
| Procurement, planning and construction
Design specifications: pre-selecting a company which is the only able to deliver according to specification
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Procurement processes: selecting parties which are not at arm's lenght
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Certifications: bribery for obtaining certifications
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Human rights, health and safety: acts of corruption linked to violations of human rights, e.g. employees working longer hours
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Inspection: facilitating unfair inspection of construction site / processes
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(B) Please select the 5 most important industry corruption risk areas of the following list:
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Inappropriate sharing of information: leakage of information to a party to the cost of another
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Interaction with government: Bribery of government officials or employment of government officials or their relatives for obtaining business
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Interaction with owners: Cash bribes or kickbacks for obtaining business
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Use of agents: agents secure contracts by sharing their fee with personnel at the client side
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Gifts and lavish entertainment: expensive personal gifts, costly business dinners and late night entertainment
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Bid-rigging and price-fixing: several vendors joining forces, agreeing on who will offer the lowest price to win the project. In return, the other vendors will offer the lowest price in tendering situations for other projects
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Design specifications: pre-selecting a company which is the only able to deliver according to specification
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Overbilling schemes: financial fraud scheme whereby an enterprise receives higher than normal invoice prices
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Interaction with government: interactions with government entities or officials, dealing with customs officials, and obtaining permits, visas, or licenses (permitting, licensing, land acquisition and zoning)
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Payments to accelerate or for customs clearance or transporting goods
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Procurement processes: selecting parties which are not at arm's lenght
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Certifications: bribery for obtaining certifications
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Human rights, health and safety: acts of corruption linked to violations of human rights, e.g. employees working longer hours
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Inspection: facilitating unfair inspection of construction site / processes
| Other
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In the following, please indicate the industry's perception on the probability and impact of issues with corruption and transparency in the listed risk areas.
Some of the factors to consider when estimating the probability include the nature of the transaction, incidents in the past, the local corruption culture and environment, the number of individual transactions and the number of individuals involved.
Some of the factors to consider include the impact of past incidents, potential amounts of fines or penalties, impact on operations such as interruption in the enterprise’s ability to transport goods or obtain permits or other required approvals, impact on retention of customers and future revenues, etc.
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| Please rank the probability of the following corruption risks
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| How likely is corruption in certification processes and how big would the potential impact be?
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Transparency issues often arise over different stages in the lifecycle of an industry project.
Please select which phases of an industry project are facing corruption or transparency risks.
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| Has your company ever quantified the cost of corruption in terms of additional cost of doing business (incl. reputational damage, loss of sales, penalties, legal fees, etc.)? |
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| My company's primary affiliation is part of this industry/sector: |
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| Please explain your answer briefly: | | |
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| How do you perceive the effectiveness on what the IU Industry can do to improve anti-corruption practices?
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| From an industry perspective, how can corruption be best reduced? |
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Is your company already engaged in any collective action initiatives?
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Would your company be interested in working with other leading companies in your industry on collective action initiatives?
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Is your company already engaged with the World Economic Forum?
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How can the World Economic Forum be most effective in addressing issues associated with corruption?
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What is your function in the company?
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In which geographical areas are your operations primarly located?
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Which regions require the highest attention about corruption risks?
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| Would you like to share any additional comments on corruption, transparency, and collective action?
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