Corruption Perceptions Index 2025 Recommendations Submitter's Note: This StratML rendition was compiled from the source by ChatGPT and lightly edited in the form at https://stratml.us/forms/Claude/Part1.html 67548eba-4625-44d2-a42f-2d616eca83ba Safe, fair, and healthy societies where everyone can thrive. 41a59092-66a1-42c9-a69f-83e36904ecd9 Protect the public interest by strengthening integrity systems, accountability, transparency, and rule of law to prevent and reduce corruption. 36ebaf6d-d67d-4560-821a-142fbc0451b5 Transparency Enable public scrutiny of decisions, financing, and spending through open information and accessible data. Accountability Ensure oversight, enforce consequences for misconduct, and remedy harms caused by corruption. Rule of Law Apply laws impartially through independent institutions shielded from political and economic interference. Participation Protect civic space and empower people and civil society to engage safely in integrity and accountability work. Anti-Corruption Integrity Systems Strengthen institutions, safeguards, and cooperative mechanisms that deter corruption, expose abuse, protect civic actors, and secure remedy for harms. c5bdacea-b93f-4049-bc05-9952ca0cead6 The CPI reports a composite national score; these objectives reflect the report’s recommended governance actions to reduce corruption risks and strengthen accountability. Justice Institutions Ensure justice systems are independent, transparent, accessible, properly resourced, and protected from political or economic interference, including through safeguarded appointments and promotions and publication of court decisions and data. 494ebc30-9d36-4685-8967-f1c12cfd3c63 1 Recommendation emphasizes shielding institutions from interference and making prosecutorial decisions reasoned and reviewable. Access to Justice Enable individuals and communities harmed by corruption—directly or via civil society representation—to obtain remedy for corruption-related harms, with tailored supports and safeguards to ensure inclusive processes for marginalized communities. 3e675536-0b6c-4c8d-8882-e4c5e4f4defb 2 Recommendation treats access to remedy as both a core right and a backstop when law enforcement is ineffective. Political Decision Making Reduce undue influence by regulating, documenting, and subjecting political finance, conflicts of interest, and lobbying to public scrutiny, including transparency and limits on political donations to prevent capture of policies, budgets, and institutions. e2260777-d8db-4a88-a861-d74c72fc3bc3 3 Recommendation highlights disclosure of who funds parties/candidates and who influences decisions. Civic Space Foster civic space and anti-corruption reporting by protecting fundamental freedoms, the right to information, civil society organizations, whistleblowers, and independent media, and by enabling—rather than restricting—civil society access to domestic and international funding. e01187a5-6a62-45ad-898d-ecfaf4186516 4 Recommendation links protected civic freedoms to stronger transparency, integrity, participation, and accountability. Public Services & Financial Management Enhance transparency and oversight in public services and public financial management by enabling parliaments and oversight institutions to scrutinize budgets and borrowing, audit bodies to monitor spending, and regulators to uphold standards, while ensuring diverse groups are included in formal oversight mechanisms. 4e3e743c-7097-45d3-a4de-02b26106359f 5 Recommendation emphasizes integrity in delivery of basic services (e.g., health care and education) and robust checks on spending decisions. Illicit Financial Flows Prevent, detect, and punish large-scale corruption and illicit financial flows through strong checks and balances, effective national and international enforcement, prosecution of wrongdoers, seizure of stolen assets hidden abroad, and multilateral cooperation to block cross-border money laundering. 0ff7bc9e-83cf-43cc-bf94-d6ee441b8f96 6 Recommendation underscores that systemic corruption requires strong coalitions to rebuild democracy and rule of law and that cross-border action can cut off corrupt actors’ ability to operate. 2026-02-12 https://files.transparencycdn.org/images/CPI-2025-Report-EN.pdf