We usually define the Culture of Lawfulness as a theoretical and pragmatic choice that pursues the development of the Rule of Law and the deepening of democracy as systems of legitimization of law that foster obedience and compliance. Over the eighteen years in which the Program has been active, we have contributed to the development, recognition, and effectiveness of these principles, adapting the selection of various central aspects and focusing our efforts on their advancement. In this way, each phase of its development has concentrated reflection and research on different substantive dimensions that have generated innovative and enriching theoretical spaces (Trust‑cm: trust; New Trust‑cm: transparency; On Trust‑cm: integrity). In the current phase, **4Trust‑cm** proposes centering on the idea of honesty. This concept is narrower than the idea of integrity that has been developed as the central axiology of international and supranational norms in this field. Honesty seeks to configure itself as the foundational legitimacy framework for the functioning of legal and political institutions, determining the minimal normative components to be fulfilled and developed. This core idea of honesty is developed along two lines of work that deserve special attention in this phase of the Program’s rollout: inclusion and sustainability.

Inclusivity is not limited to a social integration measure, but also entails considering dynamics of exclusion that may be
generated by the operation of law and democratic politics. These dimensions take on a particularly distinctive character with the emergence
of new corruption niches and the need to enable new prevention and anti‑corruption policies.

Formulated as one of the new international objectives across multiple fields (ecology, natural resources, digitalization, AI, etc.), the idea of sustainability acquires specific significance in relation to social responsibility, institutional design, the preservation of the rule of law, and the fight against corruption. In this realm, the study of the conditions of honesty that shape basic dimensions of the sustainability of businesses, social organizations, public-private policy interactions, etc. acquires meaning within the holistic framework necessary to analyze these phenomena.