Gard is joining the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN), a network of more than 170 global companies working together to combat corruption in the maritime industry.
Established in 2011, MACN works to raise global awareness around the prevalence of corruption in maritime trade. It shares anti-corruption principles and best practices across the industry and collaborates closely with governments, non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders to mitigate the underlying causes of corruption.
Gard CEO Rolf Thore Roppestad, said that “we are proud to become an MACN member and look forward to working together on what is essentially a threat to transparency and fair trade in global shipping.”
As part of its work, the MACN provides an Anonymous Incident Reporting System which allows users to report on any corrupt demands they experience during port calls and port operations. To date, the network has received more than 50,000 such reports from over 1,000 ports, across 149 countries.
