Agents, Intermediaries an... Commitment: Moderate commitment

Score:

65/100

This risk category focuses on third parties and consists of indicators relating to agents and joint ventures. The use of agents and intermediaries in defence procurement is widely recognised as one of the most significant and pervasive bribery and corruption risks in the global defence sector; while joint ventures can pose specific risks especially when established with high-risk partners or in high-risk countries. This risk category contains 10 indicators, covering public disclosures of specific topics such as policy on the use of agents; due diligence on agents and intermediaries, including beneficial ownership; ethical incentives for agents; transparency of contracted agents; high-level data on agent allegations and ethical investigations; due diligence on joint ventures; and anti-bribery and corruption standards in joint ventures.

For more information on this risk category, see our summary page on The 10 Key Risk Categories or to view the specific criteria see the DCI Indicators.

In this assessment, ‘agents’ are defined as individuals or entities authorised to act for, or on behalf of, a company to further its business interests, for example in sales or marketing, and in, or with, a foreign country or foreign entity. The terms agent, advisor and broker are often used interchangeably, but the authority to act on behalf of the company’s interests distinguishes this type of third party from other intermediaries, such as consultants and lobbyists.

Each company’s overall score is broken down into two question categories – those measuring ‘policy’ and those measuring ‘transparency’.

‘Policy’ indicators relate to the standard and amount of publicly available information on the company’s policies and procedures that aim to reduce the risk of corruption. There are 37 indicators that fall into this category, plus three that include both ‘policy’ and ‘transparency’ elements. For more information, see the DCI Methods Paper.

Each company’s overall score is broken down into two question categories – those measuring ‘policy’ and those measuring ‘transparency’.

‘Transparency’ indicators relate to the public provision of data that can help mitigate corruption risk in the sector overall. There are 16 indicators that fall into this category, plus three that include both ‘policy’ and ‘transparency’ elements. For more information, see the DCI Methods Paper.

For each risk category, companies receive their score in the form of raw ‘points’ and an equivalent score out of 100. Providing a score out of 100 helps improve comparability across categories and companies.

Title

Guidance

Rubric

7. Agents, Intermediaries and Joint Ventures

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Score

65/100

Points

13/20

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