Transparency watchdog stands over index findings on private firms' openness

Airline CityJet, which was given a score of zero, said it had not engaged with the study. File picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Transparency International (TI) Ireland has said it “stands over” a new study showing that private companies must improve their openness and transparency on how they operate, how they are financed, and how they interact with political systems.

On Thursday, TI Ireland published a National Integrity Index assessing how transparent private firms are in terms of making information publicly available on a range of corporate issues, from anti-corruption policies to political engagement, to whistleblowing procedures and responses.