Editing Transparency International (section)

===2017–21 reports of bullying, harassment and abuse of power by Board members and senior management===
In 2017, [[Cobus de Swardt]] stood down as TI's managing director, following a dispute with the organisation's board of directors. De Swardt agreed a settlement with TI in a Labour Court in Berlin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.transparency.org/en/press/statement-on-allegations-by-mr-de-swardt|title=Statement on allegations by Mr. de Swardt - Press|website=Transparency.org|date=11 October 2018 }}</ref>

In August 2019, accounts from seven current and former TI Secretariat staff were reported in ''[[The Guardian]]'' alleging a "toxic" workplace culture at the organisation.<ref name="Doshi">{{Cite news|last=Doshi|first=Vidhi|date=2019-08-21|title=Transparency International staff complain of bullying and harassment|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/aug/21/transparency-international-staff-complain-of-bullying-harassment|access-date=2019-11-12|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

De Swardt's successor, [[Patricia Moreira]], left in 2020 after making similar accusations to those of De Swardt, accusing the Board of failing to protect whistleblowers, as well as corruption.

The German newspaper ''[[Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung]]'' reported that TI dismissed Moreira "without giving any reasons".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Burras|first=Corrina|date=19 June 2020|title=Die dunklen Seiten der Korruptionsjagd|pages=1–3|work=Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/transparency-international-die-dunklen-seiten-der-korruptionsjagd-16803895-p3.html|access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref> The article added that, "dozens of employees, including high-ranking ones, have left the organisation in recent years. Even long-standing and deeply committed employees complain that TI is involved in political intrigues in which some are only interested in their own progress. For a non-governmental organization whose goal is to fight corruption around the world, and which collects millions of dollars in funding from governments and companies every year, this is a disturbing finding."<ref>[https://m.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/transparency-international-die-dunklen-seiten-der-korruptionsjagd-16803895.html " Die dunklen Seiten der Korruptionsjard"], by Corinna Budras, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 7 June 2020</ref> Investigations specialist Harriet Witchell has stated that the TI board’s handling of the complaints process was beset by conflicts of interest and failed to address allegations of misconduct made against the board.<ref>{{cite web |last=Witchell |first=Harriet |date=July 29, 2021 |title=Review Concerning Investigation of Bullying Allegations by Transparency International in 2019/20 |url=https://ia601500.us.archive.org/30/items/review-investigation-transparency-international-2019-20/Review%20Investigation%20Transparency%20International%202019-20.pdf |access-date=16 May 2022 |website=MyKludo}}</ref>

In 2021, de Swardt published a book accusing TI of [[abuse of power]] and silencing whistleblowers.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-76540-8|title=Silencing a Whistleblower|first=Cobus|last=de Swardt|date=February 19, 2021|doi=10.1007/978-3-030-76540-8|isbn=978-3-030-76539-2 }}</ref> De Swardt also presented a video published on YouTube by his publisher, [[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]], criticising corruption at TI.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1je9wYQU0X4|title=Silencing a Whistleblower &#124; Authors @ Fbm21|date=4 October 2021 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>