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Blog post | Jul 2026

Clarifying boundaries for private sector contractor participation at the International Seabed Authority

Hannah Lily, Samantha Robb, Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb, Robert Forster (2026)
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https://www.u4.no/blog/clarifying-boundaries-for-private-sector-contractor-participation-at-the-isa

The ISA must draw a clear line: granting NGO status to for-profit seabed mining contractors would blur the boundary between business and civil society – and open the door to corporate capture.

Read more:
https://www.u4.no/blog/clarifying-boundaries-for-private-sector-contractor-participation-at-the-isa

Robert Forster

Adviser (U4)
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U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre

Feb 2002 - Dec 2026
  • Corruption
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Also from this project:

U4 Issue | Jun 2026

Sustaining Ukraine’s anti-corruption future: The paths that lie ahead

David Jackson, Oksana Huss, Oleksandra Keudel

Blog post | Jun 2026

Re-centering anti-corruption in resource frontiers

Aled Williams, Achiba A. Gargule

See also:

Book Chapter | Jul 2026

Corruption and SDG 12: Sustainable Production and Consumption

David Aled Williams

Corruption and the Sustainable Development Goals

Book Chapter | Jul 2026

Corruption

David Aled Williams

SAGE Encyclopedia of Environmental Justice

Report in External Series | Jun 2026

Key actions for strengthening the theory of change for deforestation-free financial markets

David Aled Williams, Connor Cavanagh (University of Bergen), Tom Hilton (Independent Analyst)

U4 Issue | Jun 2026

Gender and corruption in Viet Nam's health sector

[Anon.]

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