From 22-23 November we joined construction professionals and practitioners from across industry, civil society and academia at London South Bank University’s conference, Professionalism and Ethics in Construction, an event focussed on sharing methods of working and research to advance ethical and professional practices and improve the industry’s performance. For the conference, John Hawkins, Head of

At this year’s International Anti-Corruption Conference CoST joined a high-level panel to put the issue of corruption in public infrastructure high on the agenda and to propose tried and tested approaches to address the issue. Speaking on behalf of CoST, Chrik Poortman, CoST Chair joined other panelists Pravin Gordhan, Minister of Public Enterprises, South Africa, H.E. Yama

In September CoST joined over 1500 participants from over 70 countries at the fifth International Open Data Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In keeping with the event’s theme to share ideas and collaborate for an open data future, CoST and the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) presented its new joint standard for infrastructure during a panel

Today we publish our Annual Report 2017 which demonstrates how our global impact has been significantly deepened at low cost, with major success seen across our core features of disclosure, assurance and social accountability. We helped to promote data disclosure on 6,356 infrastructure projects – a 67% increase on the amount published in 2016. Sixty-five

CoST releases its second publication in its series exploring the need for infrastructure transparency in high-income countries and the added value of CoST to these contexts. Published in partnership with BRE, our latest publication, Infrastructure Governance in Scotland  examines how Scotland's institutional innovations are embracing transparency, engaging citizens and promoting accountability. We find that Scotland has