BUSINESS INTEGRITY TOOL
This Business Integrity Tool has been developed by Transparency International Sweden, supported by Swedfund and Ethics Insight, drawing inspiration from Transparency International UK's Investing with Integrity II report.
The purpose of this tool is to empower impact investors with a practical and hands-on tool to help identify key business integrity issues during due diligence and provide guidance for risk-mitigation.
Why Use This Tool?
Investors navigating high-risk markets need robust business integrity measures. Our tool provides:
✔️ Comprehensive Due Diligence – A structured approach to assessing integrity risks.
✔️ Fully Customisable – Tailor the tool to fit your specific needs.
✔️ Sector-Specific Insights – Identify potential risk hotspots in various sectors.
✔️ Risk Mitigation Strategies – Prioritise gaps and develop a right-sized action plan.
✔️ A Living Tool – Continuously updated to stay relevant. If you believe the tool is lacking an important step, don't hesitate to reach out to us!
Who Is It For?
This tool is designed with impact investors in mind, particularly private equity fund managers working in high-risk regions. However, it may be useful to other stakeholders as well, and all are welcome to use it.
Potential users typically include business integrity and/or compliance officers, investment officers and people in legal or ESG supporting due diligence efforts within an investor.
While the tool is primarily intended for pre-investment due diligence, it can also be used later in the investment process, including for periodic reviews.
What Does The Tool Do?
Streamline Due Diligence (DD)
• Comprehensive guidance on risk screening and conducting integrity DD
• Sector-focused questions to identify potential risk hotspots
• Document review (appropriate to the size, nature, and complexity of the investment)
Prioritise & Mitigate Risks
• Gap analysis between existing controls and best practice BI risk management
• Assess and rank identified risks by criticality
• Develop a rightsized action plan as part of the contract with the investee
How to Access the Tool
It’s free to use, simply submit your email address and the tool will be automatically sent to you. If you don’t receive the tool, make sure to check your spam folder.
GDPR Notice
We will store your e-mail address to send you potential updated versions of the tool. If you prefer not to receive these updates, kindly e-mail us at [email protected].
Additional Resources
• Investing with Integrity I
• Investing with Integrity II
Get in touch
Do you have any questions or are interested in learning more? Please contact Klara Edenmo Sandmark at [email protected].
