In recognising that corruption continues to be one of the key challenges faced by companies doing business in South-East Asia, this report provides a perspective on the link between corruption and businesses in six countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.

In the last five years, several major investigations have demonstrated how easy it is to set up and manage a legal entity without having to provide information about its beneficial owner. This report argues that public registers of beneficial ownership of companies should be the norm, allowing authorities to determine who’s 'behind the wheel.'

The EU has adopted a Directive on the “Protection of persons reporting on breaches of Union law” (Whistleblower Protection Directive). To support effective implementation of the Directive, Transparency International has prepared this analysis, which provides recommendations aimed at closing loopholes and strengthening whistleblower protection in the transposition process.

Freedom of information is not only a human right, but an important tool to engage and empower citizens. It allows them to demand accountability from governments and fight corruption. This publication focuses on the people who make right to information laws come to life, and who use them as tools to fight corruption.

Based on research into why and how people decide to report corruption and what sustains initial engagement, this guide offers five principles that inform how organisations can understand, analyse and possibly adapt their anti-corruption mechanisms to become more effective.