Communications is vital to deterrence of fraud and corruption and to the proactive approach used by the Integrity Department. The World Bank is currently the only multilateral development bank to publish its sanctions of companies and individuals on the worldwide web, and has increased the amount of information released about such cases.
To meet the need for more general deterrence and prevention, in June, 2004, the World Bank Management and Board of Executive Directors approved an affirmative approach to communications related to investigations and sanctions of fraud and corruption in World Bank-financed projects, carefully balanced with concern for legal safeguards. This strategy was disclosed to the public. Click here to access the document.
The World Bank does not discuss ongoing investigations and as a matter of Bank rules, does not release the names of Bank staff. It issues an annual report on integrity activities, with aggregate data on cases, outcomes, and policy developments.
The communications advisor of the Integrity Department is David Theis, who can be reached at dtheis@worldbank.org or +1-202-458-8626.
The communications advisor for the Bank's Voluntary Disclosure Program (VDP), managed by the Integrity Department, is Bart Stevens who can be reached at bstevens@worldbank.org
or +1-202-458-2563.
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