Gli stessi rappresentanti del settore, come la Camera Internazionale del Commercio (ICC), il BIAC (Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD), le associazioni europee di Piccole e Medie Imprese (vedi la Carta di Bologna del 15 Giugno 2000), le ONG, quali Transparency International, la rete CIVICUS, si sono a più riprese espressi a favore.
The sector's representative bodies, such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC), European associations of small and medium-sized enterprises (see the Bologna Charter of 15 June 2000), NGOs such as Transparency International and the Civicus network have repeatedly called for action.