Conflict-of-interest management and ethics controls

Application

Declare, register, review, and manage conflicts-of-interest, gifts, lobbying contacts, benefits, asset and interests, and post-employment risks for decision-makers, advisers, evaluators, and counterparties; require recusal, mitigation, disclosure, and documented approval before evaluations, approvals, awards, contract changes, financing decisions, or oversight actions proceed.

Resources

• Conflict-of-interest declarations, register, and recusal/mitigation plan, plus gifts and hospitality policy and registers

  Template

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2003). Recommendation of the Council on OECD guidelines for managing conflict of interest in the public service. Available from: https://legalinstruments.oecd.org/public/doc/130/130.en.pdf

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• Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015

  Guideline

  Government of Ireland

  Government of Ireland. (2015). Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015. Available from: https://www.gov.ie/en/state-laboratory/organisation-information/regulation-of-lobbying/

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• Online lobbying registry

  Tool

  Government of Ireland

  Government of Ireland. (n.d.). Online lobbying registry. Available from: https://www.lobbying.ie/

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• Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in Enterprises

  Guideline

  International Chamber of Commerce

  International Chamber of Commerce. (n.d.). Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in Enterprises. Available from: https://iccwbo.org/news-publications/guide/icc-guidelines-conflicts-interest-enterprises/

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• Benefits Sample Policy

  Template

  GIACC

  GIACC. (n.d.). Benefits Sample Policy. Available from: https://giaccentre.org/chess_info/uploads/2020/02/GIACC.WEBSITE.BENEFITS-POLICY.docx

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• Asset and interest disclosure systems

  Tool

  Pop, L., Kotlyar, D., & Rossi, I

  Pop, L., Kotlyar, D., & Rossi, I. (2023). Asset and interest disclosure: A technical guide to an effective form. World Bank Group & Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative. Available from: https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/099341006282328754

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• Revolving-door controls

  Guideline

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2010). Post-public employment: Good practices for preventing conflict of interest. Available from: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/post-public-employment_9789264056701-en.html

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• Close the Revolving Door Act of 2025

  Guideline

  U.S. Congress

  U.S. Congress. (2025). Close the Revolving Door Act of 2025. Available from: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3554/text

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• Policy Statement: Conflict of Interest and Code of Ethics

  Guideline

  FIDIC

  FIDIC. (2004). Policy Statement: Conflict of Interest. Companion source includes the FIDIC Code of Ethics. Available from: https://fidic.org/sites/default/files/fidic_policy_coi.pdf

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• Conflict of interest (COI) declaration form + COI register for evaluation/decision committees

  Template

  World Bank

  World Bank. (2020). Procurement guidance: Conflict of interest. World Bank. Available from: https://thedocs.worldbank.org/en/doc/240891579889685786-0290022020/original/ProcurementGuidanceConflictofInterest.pdf

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