Source: UNDP.
Quote: "Corruption has a direct impact on the three dimensions of sustainable development – social, economic and environmental – and affects each of the five pillars of the 2030 agenda: people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnerships.
Corruption-development nexus: Overall, corruption reduces efficiency and increases inequality. Estimates show that the cost of corruption equals more than 5% of global GDP (US$ 2.6 trillion, World Economic Forum) with over US$ 1 trillion paid in bribes each year (World Bank). It is not only a question of ethics; we simply cannot afford such waste." Unquote
Corruption & bribery feds & breeds nothing but corruption & bribery, it creates greed & ill-wealth, it drains the economy & it also topples governments. Corruption is a dangerous trait for humans and if left unattended, it can quite easily poison the whole society and to a point of no return.
Nowadays that are two important things in life: The first thing is money, and I can’t remember what the second one is!. We should remember the second one, which is Anti-Corruption & Anti-bribery! In order words, the one word to forget is "Corruption" and the one word to remember is "Integrity".
What we really need is a sustained anti-corruption effort by all stakeholders. A dream anti-corruption drive can one day eventually see:
Atrocities to Accountability;
Bribery to Bench-marking;
Concealment to Compliance;
Deceit to Development;
Embezzlement to Ethics;
Favoritism to Frameworks;
Gratifications to Governance,
Hypocrisy to Honesty;
Insider Trading to Integrity;
Jealousy to Justification;
Kickbacks to Knowledge sharing;
Lawlessness to Leaders;
Money Laundering to Monitoring;
Narcotics to Nurture;
Oppression to Opportunities;
Poverty to Principles;
Quarrels to Quality;
Relegation to Risk Assessments;
Sufferings to Sustainable Development;
Trade-wars to Transparency;
Upheaval to United;
Violations to Values &
War to Welfare.