2008 Global Accountability Report

The results of this report indicate that if global organisations are to be part of the solution to global challenges, there needs to be a change in their approaches to accountability. Global actors need to start implementing reforms which increase the quality of their accountability policies and systems. Specifically, they need to tackle the more challenging accountability reforms which truly empower external stakeholders to hold an organisation to account. No organisation this year, for example, supports its commitment to openness by identifying a narrowly defined set of conditions for non-disclosure. Furthermore, organisations must take the necessary steps to embed accountability in their culture and ensure it is being translated into practice.

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