Transparency International
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| Abbreviation | TI |
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| Formation | 1993 |
| Type | International non-governmental organization |
| Legal status | Eingetragener Verein (German registered voluntary association) |
| Purpose | Combat corruption, crime prevention |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
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| Coordinates | 52°31′26″N 13°20′42″E / 52.5238°N 13.3450°ECoordinates: 52°31′26″N 13°20′42″E / 52.5238°N 13.3450°E |
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Region served
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Global |
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Managing Director
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Cobus de Swardt |
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Chairman
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José Ugaz |
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Key people
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Peter Eigen |
| Website | www |
Transparency International e.V. (TI) is an international non-governmental organization which is based in Berlin, Germany, and was founded in 1993. Its nonprofit purpose is to take action to combat corruption and prevent criminal activities arising from corruption. It publishes for example the Global Corruption Barometer and the Corruption Perceptions Index. Transparency International has the legal status of a German registered voluntary association (Eingetragener Verein) and serves as an umbrella organization. Its members are besides a few individuals more than 100 national chapters which engage in fighting corruption in their home countries.
According to the 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, Transparency International was number 5 of 100 in the Top Think Tanks Worldwide (non-U.S.) category and number 13 of 150 in the Top Think Tanks Worldwide (U.S. and non-U.S.) category.
Transparency International states:
Transparency International is the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption. It brings people together in a powerful worldwide coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on men, women and children around the world. TI's mission is to create change towards a world free of corruption.
The organization defines corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain which eventually hurts everyone who depends on the integrity of people in a position of authority.
Transparency International does not undertake investigations on single cases of corruption or expose individual cases. It develops tools for fighting corruption and works with other civil society organizations, companies and governments to implement them. Since 1995, Transparency International has issued an annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI); it also publishes a Global Corruption Report, a Global Corruption Barometer and a Bribe Payers Index.
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