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Over the last two decades, we have worked with thousands of multinational companies and small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide to make compliance easier while helping to establish and raise anti-bribery compliance standards.

OVER 1 MILLION EMPLOYEES AND THIRD PARTIES TRAINED
600,000 DUE DILIGENCE REVIEWS CONDUCTED
500+ MEMBERS AND CLIENTS
300+ EVENTS WORLDWIDE
150 COUNTRIES WITH TRACE CERTIFIED ENTITIES
140 COUNTRIES REPRESENTED BY TRACE PARTNER FIRMS
30+ LANGUAGES IN-HOUSE
9 LOCATIONS GLOBALLY

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PROVIDER OF ANTI-BRIBERY COMPLIANCE SOLUTIONS

TRACE MILESTONES

2001 – Alexandra Wrage, President, founds TRACE  

2002 – TRACE has four member companies 

2007 – TRACE grows to 100 member companies  

2009 – TRACE launches the Compendium 

2010 – TRACE releases first-ever Global Enforcement Report (GER)

2011 – TRACE launches TRACEgifts and the TRACE Anti-Bribery Specialist Accreditation (TASA) program 

2012 – Alexandra Wrage receives appointment to the Independent Governance Committee of the international soccer association, FIFA  

2013 – TRACE recognized as a Breakthrough Business by the Maryland Chamber of Commerce  

2014 – TRACE opens its new Southeast Asia office in Manila, Philippines  

2014 – TRACE launches TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix in collaboration with RAND 

2015 – TRACE announces its inaugural Prize for Investigative Reporting 

2015 – TRACE Foundation is founded  

2016 – TRACE grows to 300 member companies  

2017 – TRACE launches Bribe, Swindle or Steal podcast 

2017 – TRACE hosts first UK Forum in London  

2017 – TRACE awarded by INC. 5000 as one of America’s Fastest Growing Companies 

2019 – TRACE establishes a presence in Canada 

2019 – TRACE launches new online tool, the TRACE e-Gov Portal 

2019 – TRACE members and clients surpass 500 multinational companies  

2020 – TRACE releases new book: Corrosive: Corruption and its Consequences 

2021 – TRACE celebrates 20 years in business 

OUR SOCIAL IMPACT

The TRACE Foundation, funded in part by TRACE International, supports projects that encourage greater commercial transparency and advance anti-bribery education. Recent initiatives include the annual TRACE Prize for Investigative Reporting, sponsorships for investigative journalism fellows and a variety of multimedia projects.

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OUR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

In weekly interviews with experts, TRACE podcast Bribe, Swindle or Steal, explores the world of financial crime: what motivates people to break the law, how wrongdoers cover their tracks and what can be done to put a stop to the looting. 

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TRACE regularly publishes articles and books on bribery. Visit TRACE’s Publications page to explore our resources. 

CORRUPTION FILES

Created in honor of TRACE’s 20th anniversary, our new documentary series Corruption Files delivers riveting firsthand reports from the frontlines against corruption and reveals the real personal impact of financial crime. 

 

MEET THE TRACE COMPLIANCE COMMUNITY

"Congratulations on TRACE's 20th anniversary. My compliance colleagues around the world are active users of TRACE's online training and due diligence tools. TRACE's membership support has been fantastic."

Jim Doane
Corporate Counsel, Legal Department, Costco Wholesale Corporation JIM DOANE

"TRACE’s tools and resources have been instrumental to our compliance program for more than a decade. We especially appreciate the great support we have received from TRACE’s training department, particularly Justin Zenker."

CCEP, Senior Analyst - Compliance, Valaris NATHALIE CANDAMIL MUSICK

"Happy 20th anniversary TRACE! Thank you for being our key partner for maintaining our compliance program. Being able to have our training, third party due diligence, compliance dashboards and all of our main program components in one place makes managing our compliance program much easier and helps us to ensure that legal requirements and best practices are adhered to at an accessible cost. Your customer support, platform, due diligence services and policy templates have made the implementation of our compliance program much easier, dynamic and cost effective. Thank you for helping us raise our program standards, we are proud of what we have been able to accomplish together. Happy anniversary!"

Claudia Valdivia Infante
Head of Compliance Internet Para Todos, Facebook JV CLAUDIA VALDIVIA

TRACE AROUND THE GLOBE

Annapolis • Lisbon • Manila • Mexico City • New Delhi • New York  • Vancouver

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WE ARE TRACE

Our achievements would not be possible without our exceptional team of multilingual anti-bribery compliance professionals.

A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT

Alexandra W

Over the last 20 years, we've worked hard to advance commercial transparency by providing thousands of companies worldwide with practical tools and resources in support of their compliance efforts. Through our shared-cost model, we are able to help companies build, manage and maintain cost-effective and business-friendly compliance programs. We thank our members for their support and loyalty over the years and our staff, partner firms, industry partners, and other TRACE advocates and friends for their contributions to our mission and the global anti-corruption movement.  

President and Founder, TRACE 

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY

Become a TRACE member

TRACE membership helps companies conduct business ethically and in compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act and other similar anti-bribery legislation.  

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Due diligence services

Through TRACE Compliance, Inc. we offer innovative, risk-based due diligence services. Our multilingual in-house due diligence team has conducted over 600,000 reviews worldwide, and our analysts are often recognized for their unparalleled thoroughness and responsiveness.  

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Get Certified

Tens of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises worldwide have completed TRACEcertification as a way to demonstrate their commitment to compliance and to meet global due diligence standards. Gain a competitive and marketing advantage by completing TRACE Certified Due Diligence.  

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Enroll in an anti-bribery course

TRACE provides two professional development programs suitable for all levels and training goals. TRACE Anti-Bribery Specialist Accreditation (TASA) is a rigorous accreditation program for those seeking advanced anti-bribery training whereas our TRACE Anti-Bribery Compliance Essentials certificate is designed for those seeking a primer in anti-bribery compliance.  


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Thank you for your support over the last 20 years!  

We look forward to continuing our important work together.  

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