A snapshot of the ways in which companies and relevant organizations leverage education and training in their efforts to promote integrit

 





Some concrete use cases collected from companies and other relevant organizations from across the global network of Business at OECD. They provide a snapshot of the many ways in which these organizations leverage education and training in their efforts to promote integrity. Of course, this list of examples is non exhaustive and does not claim to provide a complete picture of existing programs. The following use cases were obtained:

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