Conventions provide citizens and civil society organisations with tools to hold their governments accountable. They provide a reference point and a platform for their advocacy activities on issues covered by the conventions, bolstering efforts to raise relevant standards. This makes it well worthwhile for civil society organisations to promote the development of and follow-up on anti-corruption conventions. This is true for groups working specifically in the anti-corruption field, as well as to those working on human rights, labour rights, environmental issues, access to information, debt relief and other social issues.

TI and its National Chapters have engaged in a wide range of advocacy activities across regions to contribute to the negotiation and adoption of several anti-corruption conventions. They also promote signature, ratification, implementation into law, and translation into policy and practice of anti-corruption conventions in their respective countries. These activities have included letters to and meetings with government officials, press releases and press conferences, letters to the editor and newspaper articles, public release of surveys and reports, radio and television broadcasts, and public workshops.