Anti-corruption programs: where do companies stand?
The French Anti-Corruption Agency has published its 2024 diagnostic on anti-corruption frameworks in France. Quelle est la perception de la corruption dans les entreprises ? Comment les mesures anticorruption sont-elles implemented within companies in France ? With what challenges ?
The diagnostic by the French Anti-Corruption Agency shows some notable developments.
Some general findings :
Rise in companies (subject and non-subject to the law) declaring high risk exposure : 30 % en 2024 contre 18 % en 2022
- Slight progress since 2022 across all measures implemented : 57% of responding companies indicate having implemented all the measures required by Article 17 of the Sapin II law.
- Real progress in accounting for corruption risk mapping et de trafic and influence peddling in procurement (+7 points compared to 2022), ventes (+15 points), accounting and finance (+10 points) and human resources (+14 points)
On corruption cases :
- Nearly half of responding companies consider third-party integrity assessment as the most difficult measure to implement
- Nearly one-third report having faced at least 1 case of corruption or influence peddling in the past 5 years.
Interesting point: an open-ended question posed to companies at the end of the survey identifies the main difficulties encountered by businesses :
- The lack of human and financial resources
- The time required to implement a compliance framework
- The complexity of certain measures requiring advanced expertise
- Aligning methodologies within groups while integrating local specificities
- Sometimes insufficient leadership commitment and the difficulty of engaging all employees
- Complex interplay with other legislative and regulatory obligations, sometimes perceived as disproportionate relative to actual risks
