As a result of an unfolding corruption scandal at the United Nations, serious unanswered questions have arisen about the rigor with which the UN vets the companies and their affiliated private foundations who seek to make donations to the UN. In order to keep the money flowing into UN coffers and make up for shortfalls in member state contributions to agency budgets, at least some UN offices appear willing to sell to private donors an opportunity to associate themselves with the image of noble sounding UN causes such as sustainable development.