March 2018

New CIB Commission

TG95 – Professionalism and Ethics in Construction
New commission TG95
The CIB board has established a new Commission in
March: TG95 – Professionalism and Ethics inConstruction. The Commission has a mandate until
March 2021.
The commission will be jointly coordinated byProfessor Charles Egbu and Professor George Oforifrom the London South Bank University, UK.
Objectives and Scope
The Building and Construction Industry has a poor
reputation with regard to probity, professionalism andgood governance. It is necessary to study underlying
factors and determine ways and means of realizingchange. Against this background the aim of the Task
Group is to raise awareness among construction
practitioners and researchers of the extent of theincidence of corruption and malpractice and its impact
on the quality of life of the citizens; and to explore
ways and means of addressing the situation. The
objectives of the Task Group are:
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to gather comprehensive and accurate informationon the full situation regarding the incidence ofcorruption and malpractice in the constructionindustry; and explore the factors lying at its roots
to determine the impact of such incidences on thequality of service delivery from constructed items
and quality of life of citizens in all countries
to compile a comprehensive review of the works
undertaken, and the actions being taken aroundthe world, at the international, national andindustry levels to deal with the problem ofcorruption and malpractice in construction and toenhance the levels of professionalism in theindustry, and highlight best practices
to contribute to the body of knowledge on the root
causes of, and effective remedies to, corruption
and malpractice in construction, and to develop
sustainable and effective solutions to the problem
in all aspects of construction around the world.

The Task Group's scope covers the areas of: professionalism,ethics, transparency and anti-corruption initiatives.
Work programme
The Task Group will have an annual international
conference and commission meeting that will takeplace where possible in conjunction with either the CIBWorld Building Congress or a general conference on a
topic such as ethics, transparency and anti-corruption.
The Work programme aims to produce deliverables of
special value to the international research community,
the community of practitioners and to educators.
Planned Output
The Task Group will produce the following:•2019: Scoping report on the global situation
regarding the incidence of corruption andmalpractice and its impact on the quality ofservice delivery and quality of life of thecitizens•
2019: Special issue of a CIB-encouraged orrecognised journal•
3 international conferences•
2020: Syllabus and teaching materials for amodule on corruption and malpractice inConstruction•
2020: Report on actions being taken to deal
with the problem, and highlighting bestpractices•
2020: Research Roadmap•
2020: Final report on the work of the TaskGroupCIB Newsletter

Contact information TG95 Joint- Coordinators
Prof Charles Egbu
London South Bank University, UKegbuc@lsbu.ac.uk

Membership of Commission
Members of the Task Group are CIB Individual
Members or appointed representatives of CIB Full or
Associate Members.
Information

Prof George Ofori
London South Bank University, UK
Oforig3@lsbu.ac.uk

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