Maritime Anti-Corruption Network
| Non governmental organisation | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Founded 📆 | 2011 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Copenhagen, Denmark |
Area served 🗺️ | Global |
Key people | Cecilia Müller Torbrand (Executive Director) |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www.maritime-acn.org |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) is a global network of corporations and organisations with a common interest in ending maritime corruption. The MACN has its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark - colocated with Business for Social Responsibility.
A small group of companies established the network in January 2011 after Maersk Line initiated a discussion among like-minded ship owners to on how to fight maritime corruption.[1]. In June 2020, the network includes over 130 companies worldwide. [2]
Organisation[edit]
The MACN Executive Director leads the MACN secretariat. MACN is operating under BSR, and BSR staff members support the MACN Executive Director. MACN's activities are overseen by the MACN Steering Committee.[3]
Objective[edit]
MACN and its members work towards the elimination of all forms of maritime corruption by:
- raising awareness of the challenges faced
- implementing the MACN Anti-Corruption Principles and co-developing and sharing best practices
- collaborating with governments, non-governmental organisations, and civil society to identify and mitigate the root causes of corruption
- creating a culture of integrity within the maritime community.
Incident reporting[edit]
Members and non-members of MACN are invited to submit reports on corrupt demands they have faced during port operation. The outputs of the anonymous incident reporting allow members to learn from each other to potentially avoid similar incidents in their own operations.
Strategy[edit]
MACN has established a strategy for achieving these goals that they have named "The Three Cs":[4]
- Capacity Building
- Focuses on monitoring threats, information sharing, and strengthening internal compliance management of its member companies
- Collective Action
- Building sustainable collaborations with governments to strengthen accountability across the maritime sector and increase member participation
- Culture of Integrity
- Collaborate with key stakeholders and engage in open dialogue to promote integrity culture and raise awareness of industry challenges
MACN's work has resulted in new standard operating procedures (SOPs), the creation of an anonymous incident reporting mechanism, a port integrity index,[5] and development of integrity training toolkits. [6]
The MACN anti-corruption principles[edit]
- Compliance Program Requirements
- Proportionate Procedures
- Risk Assessment
- Training & Communications
- Monitoring & Internal Controls
- Reporting, Discipline & Incentives
- Due Diligence
Collective action[edit]
Based on members' feedback, the MACN Secretariat researched to further assess the feasibility for MACN to successfully eliminate and mitigate corruption in the countries identified by the membership.
The countries/areas selected were:
References[edit]
- ↑ Shippingwatch (8 May 2012). "Maersk Line: How to fight corruption".
- ↑ MACN. "MACN members".
- ↑ MACN. "About us".
- ↑ MACN. "MACN Impact Report 2018" (PDF). p. 7.
- ↑ Maritime Executive. "Maritime Anti-Corruption Network to Develop Port Integrity Index".
- ↑ Digital Ship. "MACN launches anti-corruption e-learning initiative".
- ↑ CGTN Africa. "Siemens supports maritime anti-corruption network in Nigeria".
- ↑ Maritime Executive. "Maritime Anti-Corruption Network Launches Campaign in Indian Ports".
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