Tool

Sensitization of contractors/partners

Familiarize contractors/partners with integrity issues and the project owner’s values and norms.

DESCRIPTION

To sensitize contractors means to familiarize suppliers of goods and services with integrity issues and with the project owner’s values, norms, and integrity systems. The project owner can even add a clause on compliance with integrity standards into contracts as a way of formalizing the sensitization.

PURPOSE & LINK TO INTEGRITY

The aim of sensitization is to foster fairness, honesty, and mutual trust between the project owner and its contractors.1 Sensitizing contractors on integrity issues raises their awareness and may lead to the initiation of integrity change processes within their businesses. Furthermore, when informing contractors about possible sanctions, a project owner can increase the likelihood that contractors will comply with integrity standards. Adding clauses on compliance with integrity standards to contracts can even legally bind contractors to comply.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

HOW TO

Contractors can be sensitized through:1,2,3

  • informational letters
  • seminars
  • awareness training
  • workshops
  • information upon contract signing
  • contract clause on compliance with integrity standards.

KEY GUIDING DOCUMENTS

Litzinger, A., 2012, Integrity management at GIZ, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany

WIN, 2009, Case information sheet. Corruption prevention strategies of the BWB [Berlin Water Utility], Water Integrity Network (WIN), Germany

TARGETED EXAMPLES

Berlin Water Utility informs suppliers4

Target group: Utilities, Public institutions

Location: Berlin, Germany

An example of sensitizing contractors is the Berlin Water Utility (Berliner Wasser Betriebe, BWB). Suppliers and service providers were informed about new corruption prevention measures within the BWB in separate letters.

FURTHER  READINGS

ICPC, 2013, Summary of Report of the inauguration of the anti-corruption and transparency unit (ACTU) and Gender sensitization workshop for cross river basin development authority, 4-5 October 2012, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), http://icpc.gov.ng/icpc-inaugurates-sensitizes-actu-of-cross-river-basin-development-authority-read-full-report/ , accessed 28.10.2015

GIABA, 2012, Praia hosts sensitization seminar for francophone and lusophone journalists in ECOWAS, The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Senegal

FULL REFERENCES

  1. Litzinger, A., 2012, Integrity management at GIZ, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Germany
  2. ICPC, 2013, Summary of Report of the inauguration of the anti-corruption and transparency unit (ACTU) and Gender sensitization workshop for cross river basin development authority, 4-5 October 2012, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), http://icpc.gov.ng/icpc-inaugurates-sensitizes-actu-of-cross-river-basin-development-authority-read-full-report/ , accessed 28.10.2015
  3. GIABA, 2012, Praia hosts sensitization seminar for francophone and lusophone journalists in ECOWAS, The Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Senegal
  4. WIN, 2009, Case information sheet. Corruption prevention strategies of the BWB [Berlin Water Utility], Water Integrity Network (WIN), Germany
Last updated 12 April 2019

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