Governance Guidelines

FOR TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL NEW ZEALAND BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Definition of Governance:

• Transparent and accountable stewardship of all resources of an organization for its development
• Elements of Governance for Transparency International New Zealand (TI-New Zealand):

CODE OF ETHICS

TI-New Zealand, and its Officers and board of directors, will conduct its affairs in accordance with the following vision, values and guiding principles:

Vision

A world in which government, politics, business, civil society and the daily lives of people are free from corruption.

• Values
• Transparency
• Accountability
• Solidarity
• Courage
• Justice
• Democracy
• Integrity

Guiding Principles

We are a civil society organization committed to respecting the following principles:

1. As coalition builders, we will work co-operatively with all individuals and groups, with for profit and not for profit corporations and organizations, and with governments and international bodies committed to the fight against corruption, subject only to the policies and priorities set by our governing bodies.
2. We undertake to be open, honest and accountable in our relationships with everyone we work with and with each other.
3. We will be democratic, politically non partisan and non sectarian in our work.
4. We will condemn bribery and corruption vigorously and courageously wherever it has been reliably identified, although we ourselves do not seek to expose individual cases of corruption.
5. The positions we take will be based on sound, objective and professional analysis and high standards of research.
6. We will only accept funding that does not compromise our ability to address issues freely, thoroughly and objectively.
7. We will provide accurate and timely reports of our activities to our stakeholders.
8. We will respect and encourage respect for fundamental rights and freedoms.
9. We are committed to building, working with and working through national chapters world wide.
10. We will strive for balanced and diverse representation on our governing bodies.