Civil society organisations
Civil society endorsement
CoST has received the following endorsements from prominent civil society organisations:
"The UK Anti-Corruption Forum supports the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative because in addition to its primary goals of raising the efficiency of infrastructure procurement and management, and therefore the value for money obtained by participating countries, CoST is likely also to deter corruption in this vital sector for economic development." Graham Hand, Co-ordinator of the UK Anti-Corruption Forum.
“When business engages with sustainable development challenges, IBLF promotes collective action delivered through multi-stakeholder processes such as those included in CoST and fully supports the CoST principles. Although IBLF has no direct influence over the outcomes of the CoST initiative, we believe that is only through such action-orientated collective engagements that real progress can be achieved". Graham Baxter, Programmes Director and Acting CEO, International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF)
Civil society in CoST implementation
The CoST International Secretariat includes staff from the following civil society organisations, each of which is not only in support of CoST principles but striving to make them a reality:
The Chairman of the International Advisory Group is the Director of Global Porgrammes at Transparency International. Click here to download the IAG Chairman's profile.
Civil society is also represented in each pilot country's multi- stakeholder group. For more details you can download the full list of MSG participants per country here: MSG Participants.
