Transparency International
Global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption.
Transparency International (TI) is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization registered as an association in Germany. It was founded in 1993 by former World Bank staff and is headquartered in Berlin. The group works to fight global corruption through civil society initiatives and to prevent crimes linked to corruption. Its best-known outputs are the Global Corruption Barometer and the Corruption Perceptions Index. TI acts as an umbrella body for over 100 national chapters, each working to address perceived corruption in its own country.
Quick Facts
- Formation
- 9 February 1993
- Purpose
- Combat corruption, crime prevention
- Headquarters
- Berlin, Germany
- Location
- Alt-Moabit 96; 10559 Berlin, Germany
- Region served
- Global
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Lore & Background
Transparency International was founded in May 1993 in Berlin, Germany, and formally registered on 15 June 1993. Key German individuals involved in its development included Peter Eigen, Hansjoerg Elshorst, and Michael Wiehen. Other founding members included Peter Conze, Laurence Cockcroft, Frank Vogl, Fritz Heimann, Michael J. Hershman, Kamal Hossain, Gerald Parfitt, Jeremy Pope, and Roy Stacy. Oby Ezekwesili joined later in 1994. An important moment in its history was in 1995 when TI developed the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which ranks nations on the prevalence of corruption based on surveys of business people. The CPI was initially criticized for poor methodology and unfair treatment of developing nations, while also being praised for highlighting corruption.
Did You Know?
- TI confirmed the dis-accreditation of its United States national chapter in 2017; the chapter was re-accredited in 2019.
- Since 2023, TI has resolved to combat sexual corruption, or sextortion.
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