Implementing the OECD Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying

The OECD Report 'Lobbyists, Governments and Public Trust, Volume 3 (2014) takes stock of progress made in implementing the 2010 Recommendation on Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying, the only international instrument addressing major risks in the public decision-makiing process related to lobbying. The review process found that although there is an emerging consensus on the need for transparency to shed light on lobbying, the degree of transparency in lobbying varies considerabkly from country to country.