International Partnership against
Corruption in Sport (IPACS)
The International Partnership against Corruption in Sport (IPACS), launched at the IOC’s International Forum for Sports Integrity (IFSI) in February 2017, is a multi-stakeholder initiative with the mission to bring together sports organisations, governments and inter-governmental organisations to strengthen and support efforts to mitigate the risks of corruption and promote a culture of good governance in sport.
The IPACS co-founding partners are the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the United Kingdom Government, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Council of Europe and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Interest in the Partnership has grown significantly since its formation, and its aims and programmes of work have been discussed at numerous international events over the last few years. The inclusion of corruption in sport and a commitment to support IPACS as part of the 2019-2021 G20 Anti-Corruption Action Plan, and, for the first time, the direct reference to IPACS by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in UNGA Resolution “Sport as an enabler of sustainable development” (A/77/L.28), adopted in December 2022, are among the examples of the initiative’s international recognition.
The following focus areas have been looked at, concentrating IPACS’ efforts on developing actionable solutions to address four specific areas of corruption in sport:
- reducing the risk of corruption in procurement relating to sporting events and infrastructure;
- ensuring integrity in the selection of major sporting events;
- strengthening good governance principles to mitigate the risk of corruption; and
- enhancing effective cooperation between law enforcement, criminal justice authorities and sports organisations.
All the guidance and tools developed by IPACS to support its stakeholders in regard to the matter of anti-corruption in sport are available on this page: https://www.ipacs.sport/tools-guidance
For any additional questions, you can contact the IPACS team at: info@ipacs.sport