Compliance, corruption and illegal wildlife trade – webinar with Dutch Compliance Officers Association
On September 10, 2020, the Basel Institute's Tim Wittig and Juhani Grossmann presented to the Dutch Compliance Officers Association on the nexus of corruption and illegal wildlife trade.
Thirty-five compliance experts, largely from financial institutions, participated in the conference. It featured a lively debate about:
- the specificities of illegal wildlife trade in northern Europe;
- the role that Dutch financial institutions can play to prevent it;
- closer linkages with law enforcement institutions.
The session also went into detail about how Dutch financial institutions can sign up to the Mansion House Declaration of the United for Wildlife Financial Taskforce. In doing so, they would join a growing number of other global financial institutions in committing to end illegal wildlife trade and benefit from the shared intelligence resources it offers.
The Basel Institute facilitates the sharing of information between the private sector, specialist NGOs and law enforcement for both the Financial and the Transport Taskforces of United for Wildlife, a pioneering initiative of The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Further reading
- COVID-19: How anti-corruption tools and industry collaboration can help us win the fight against illegal wildlife trade, Tim Wittig
- A future without pandemics = a future without illegal wildlife trade, Juhani Grossmann
The following two items are part of a short series with The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators:
- Impacts of illegal wildlife trade on business – risks, but also opportunities, Tim Wittig
- The role of public-private partnerships in combating illegal wildlife trade, Juhani Grossmann
Our quick guides series explores several key topics in this area, including:
- Gretta Fenner's quick guide to financial crime in illegal wildlife trade
- Scarlet Wannenwetsch’s quick guide to the role of business in tackling illegal wildlife trade
A special analysis for the United for Wildlife Transport and Financial Taskforces, provided in addition to regular intelligence alerts and monthly bulletins:
