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Wednesday, 25th February 2015, 12pm Suzanne Snively (ONZM), Chair

Transparency International New Zealand Inc (TINZ) suzanne.snively@paradise.net.nz “I would serve my nation but I have a reverence for humanity. Let this then by my vision of the future – my extended family, all creeds, all races, all nations.” Dame Mira Szaszy (1921 – 2001)

Women Can Lead the World Through Just Business, Increasing Productivity AND Addressing Family Violence Kapiti Women in Business Lunch

Southward Car Museum, Paraparaumu

Wednesday, 25th February 2015, 12pm Suzanne Snively (ONZM), Chair

Transparency International New Zealand Inc (TINZ) suzanne.snively@paradise.net.nz “I would serve my nation but I have a reverence for humanity. Let this then by my vision of the future – my extended family, all creeds, all races, all nations.” Dame Mira Szaszy (1921 – 2001)

For countries that like to win at everything they do, Australia and New Zealand had some disappointing news late last year. Both countries dropped

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point in the Transparency International rankings of the least corrupt public sectors. New Zealand is now #2 and Australia is #11. Denmark is #1.

This drop is a wake‐up call for NZ business resilience!

Transparency International Corruption Perception Index

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Australia and New Zealand are in a unique group of “yellow zone” countries:

• They have the knowledge to demonstrate the benefits of ethical,

transparent, and corruption‐free practices, where integrity systems

• perate as antidotes to corruption
• They observe international anti‐corruption conventions
• They have public, community, NGO and private institutions who

are working towards maintaining good governance and transparency, key elements of strong integrity systems (though lack

• f resources make them vulnerable)
• They are involved in supporting programmes available for the anti‐

corruption and transparency work in the Pacific

Australia and New Zealand are Unique

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TI Corruption Perceptions Index

Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index (TI CPI) ranks countries by international perceptions of levels of corruption of their public

• sectors. The CPI ranking is determined by internationally accredited expert

assessments and opinion surveys.

TI National Integrity System (NIS) Assessment

On 13 November 2012, TINZ set out to discover whether this perception of New Zealand was valid through the 2013 National Integrity System Assessment. According to the 2013 NZ National Integrity Systems Assessment published December 2013, (see www.transparency.org.nz/nis), New Zealand’s institutions generally scored well for integrity. An earlier study for Australia found the same thing.

TI CPI and NIS: Opportunity to be Proud

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There are 7 significant benefits to your business because of New Zealand’s international reputation for strong integrity systems, that enhance competiveness, profitability and productivity.

The first two are: 1)Reputation and brand – international perceptions about a country are powerful galvanisers drawing global interest in New Zealand products and services, increasing activity, revenue and the size of the tax base 2)Absence of corruption means a lower cost of doing business every day of the year in New Zealand

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The other 5 of the 7 key areas that enhance competiveness, profitability and productivity are:

3)It can also result in a lower cost of capital 4)It supports easier market access 5)Responsible entities achieve a higher rate of return on investment 6)Staff prefer to work for ethical organisations 7)Ethical organisations achieve greater customer value.

For many organisations, the benefits of the 7 key areas above are largely unrealised – to be realised, hence ensuring business reliance and continuity, businesses need to focus on good governance that sets a strategic direction aimed at gaining the returns from them.

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Another core messages of the 2013 New Zealand National Integrity System Assessment: “stronger action to promote and protect integrity in NZs is overdue”.

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SFO/TINZ joined together to develop an on‐line training is a tool for engaging employees to ensure that their organisations are as good as their public sector is perceived.

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New Zealand National Integrity System Assessment Integrity Plus 2013

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Everyone benefits from strong integrity systems… Strong integrity systems:

• Foster public trust

– building legitimacy – ensure the sustainability of our institutions – engage citizens’ respect for our institutions

• Supports tax system / tax base
• Strong integrity systems

support social cohesion with diversity

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Trust is an economic as well as a constitutional and social value International perceptions of Australia’s and New Zealand’s trusted public sectors, backed up by NIS evidence of actual good law and practice, benefit the taxpayer as well as business. For example, the economic zones in the Pacific will be the sources of sustainable, renewable resources IF there is good governance ensuring transparent monitoring and reporting of how the resources are protected and usage monitored. Value added here provides a further basis for business continuity in New Zealand and the region.

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So how does addressing family violence fit the picture?

• Early childhood education is about

engagement and negotiation

• Compulsory school years are an opportunity

to learn about being part of a society

• The workplace provides continuity

So how does addressing family violence fit the picture?

• Early childhood education is about

engagement and negotiation

• Compulsory school years are an opportunity

to learn about being part of a society

• The workplace provides continuity

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Children’s Brains Thrive on Engagement

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• Dr. Perry, a neuroscientist, described our current society as one on a collision course with biology and nature. “You can fight

Mother Nature,” he warned, “but ultimately, you’re going to lose.” First, Dr. Perry describes the remarkable malleability of the human brain, based on its ability to modify itself based on repetition and use. During any type of repetition – for example, practicing spelling words – the brain’s neurons are constantly firing, connecting, and weaving themselves together to form new functional connections. Secondly, an active brain makes more of these connections and strengthens them, while in an inactive brain, the connections slowly fade away because of lack of use.

• Dr. Perry’s research has been carried out over many years and with many families, and children. He found stark contrasts in

the lives of children who had been surrounded with positive human interactions and those who were not.

• Many children suffer from forms of neglect. The effect of the neglect is a failure to provide “a pattern of developmental

experience required, [for the child] to express a fundamental potential.” Our current early childhood support for parenting, programs, policies, and practices disregard is known about the brain and early childhood development. As a result, they are leading to irreparable harm to individuals. The cost to society is great. The risks are that these children will be unable to learn, will become disruptive of already dysfunctional families ‐ currently as much as 25% of families are characterised as high‐risk. Until we change our ways, the percentage of dysfunctional families will grow.

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• New Zealanders are working more days

and hours each year, 2nd only to the US.

• GDP per capita puts us 32nd in world

(IMF).

• Average family income low at around

$40,000 per year.

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Problem: Running Faster on the Treadmill of Low Returns

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Less than 14,000 exporters out of 330,000 enterprise units and only 360 with export returns greater than $25 million in 2011.

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Problem: Running Faster on the Treadmill of Low Returns

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Benefits from Strong Integrity Systems

Plentiful Renewal Resources for a Pacific Focused on Sustainability

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INTEGRITY BRINGS:

• Legitimacy
• Fairness
• Good systems
• Good outcomes
• Good branding
• Efficiency
• Effectiveness
• Resilience
• And hope

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• Fosters public trust

– legitimacy – the sustainability of our institutions – citizens’ respect for our institutions – greater certainty for investors

• Supports tax system / tax base
• Trust is an economic as well as a constitutional

and social value

• Strong integrity systems support social cohesion

– in an increasingly diverse country

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THE NATIONAL INTEGRITY SYSTEM The institutions, laws, procedures, practices and attitudes that encourage and support integrity in the exercise of power in NZ

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Strong Integrity Systems Matter

1) Reputation and brand are powerful galvanisers drawing global interest in New Zealand products and services, increasing activity, revenue and the size of the tax base

• Do your customers and suppliers know about how

trusted NZ business is internationally and what it means to them when they do business with you?

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2) Absence of corruption means a lower cost of doing business every day of the year in New Zealand

• Businesses in other places have higher costs than

here, 12‐22% higher costs in the OECD, 35% in Malaysia – over 40% measured in an African country – are your international partners aware of how much lower the cost structure is for New Zealand business?

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3) It can also result in a lower cost of capital

• What interest rate do you pay on your

borrowings?

• What other costs of capital do you pay?
• Why not negotiate lower rates based on your

good business practice and trusted governance?

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4) It supports easier market access

• If you are an exporter, international educator or

tourism operator, have you factored in the good international perception into your market growth strategy?

• Even if you don’t export, think about how

promoting a trusted relationship can improve terms you set with your suppliers, with your procurement, your international financial transactions

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5) Responsible entities achieve a higher rate of return on investment

• Do your stakeholders know about your trusted

approach to business and as a result remain more engaged, committed and loyal?

• If you are a listed company, do your annual

report, websites, invoicing, promotion, communications remind your shareholders that responsible investing brings better returns?

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6) Staff prefer to work for ethical organisations

• Surveys show talented people will choose to work

for ethical businesses and will remain loyal and committed

• Does your staff recruitment process describe your

business’s strong policy regarding integrity, ethical client relationships, trusted governance, procurement and international transactions?

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7) Ethical organisations achieve greater customer value

• Your customers generate business revenue. Do

you remind your them about New Zealand’s strong international reputation?

• To maintain this authentic brand, are you up to

date on all the legal requirements in regards to international business transactions?

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So adding up the 7 business benefits:

• There is potential for over a 100% increase in

returns to your business in a short time

• This provides the margin for supporting the

resilience that underpins sustainable business continuity

• If you incorporate workplace protections to break

the cycle of family violence, you will have productivity gains over and above the cost of those protections within 3‐5 years.

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By building your strategies around ways to benefit from New Zealand’s positive international reputation, your business can add directly to your revenue, in this way, contribute to the NZ economy. Your positive business returns can also help grow the world’s yellow zones!

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DISCLAIMER

Transparency International (New Zealand) Inc cannot accept any liability whatsoever for the consequences from the use of this presentation by any party in any circumstances. Comment, including reference to others’ knowledge, is actively sought and will be considered in future discussion.

You can do it – every New Zealand business can move into a permanent positive spiral!

Thank You

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