EU Compliance, Due Diligence & Anti-Corruption

This lesson equips SMEs participating in EU-funded programmes with practical knowledge of grant compliance, financial controls, procurement, transparency and accountability. Participants will explore key grant management obligations, including maintaining appropriate financial records, procurement documentation, audit trails and visibility requirements.

The lesson also introduces anti-corruption, conflict-of-interest and anti-money laundering (AML) principles relevant to EU-funded projects in Zambia. Participants will learn how to establish a simple and transparent procurement system and conduct basic due diligence on suppliers, contractors and project partners involved in GREENTech4CE-funded activities.

By the end of the lesson, participants will be able to:

• Understand key EU grant management obligations, including financial controls, procurement, audit trails and visibility requirements.
• Apply anti-corruption principles and appropriately identify and declare potential conflicts of interest.
• Establish a simple procurement process that supports transparency, documentation and accountability.
• Understand basic AML principles relevant to EU-funded projects in Zambia.
• Conduct basic due diligence on suppliers and partners participating in a GREENTech4CE-funded project.