Reflections by Francesca Grandi, PhD (Transparency International Defence & Security), Elizabeth Andersen and Juhani Grossmann (Basel Institute on Governance) from the Munich Security Conference 2026.
La minería de oro ilegal constituye hoy uno de los principales desafíos estructurales para la gobernanza ambiental, económica y de seguridad en América Latina. Más allá de su impacto directo en los ecosistemas, esta actividad se encuentra estrechamente vinculada a redes de corrupción, economías criminales, evasión fiscal, lavado de activos y debilitamiento institucional, afectando de manera profunda la capacidad del Estado para proteger el interés público y generar valor público a partir de sus recursos naturales.
By J. Edward (Ned) Conway, Executive Secretary, The Wolfsberg Group
As virtual assets move into the mainstream of traditional finance, tricky questions arise. What does a reasonable, risk-based control framework look like for banks that provide services to virtual asset service providers (VASPs)? And how can compliance teams strengthen private-to-private information sharing to better detect suspicious activity?
Women can play a crucial role in the fight against corruption. This is the conviction that underpins the work of SPAK Indonesia, the organisation awarded Outstanding Achievement in Collective Action at the International Collective Action Awards 2025.
But why women, specifically? Because of their central role in transmitting moral and ethical values within their families and communities, shaping society from the inside.
The diversity of activities to prevent and combat corruption that harms the environment is laudable. But it is far from the scale needed to tackle today's corruption and environmental challenges.
Adopted in 2019, UNCAC Resolution 8/12 – Preventing and combating corruption as it relates to crimes that have an impact on the environment – urges States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) to prevent, investigate and prosecute corruption offences where they may be linked to crimes that have an impact on the environment.
The 6th International Collective Action Conference (ICAC 2026) will take place on 9–10 June 2026 in Basel, Switzerland.
Entitled “Business Integrity in Motion” the conference will focus on anti-corruption Collective Action as a driver for collaboration and building trust for a more resilient world.
This international conference will welcome over 150 representatives from business, government, international organisations, civil society and academia to advance Collective Action as a practical tool to mitigate corruption risks and enhance integrity frameworks.
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In a new peer-reviewed journal article, Jacopo Costa and Claudia Baez Camargo look into why and how corruption evolves over time, drawing on an empirical analysis from Italy. The article was published in Trends in Organized Crime.
Corruption evolves over time. This paper investigates why and how this evolution happens. The analysis has employed a combination of qualitative network and document analysis to explore the configuration of corruption in two moments in Italy and the changes that have happened in between them.
In this joint paper with Adam Smith International, authors Claudia Baez Camargo and Renee Kantelberg show how anti-corruption efforts require more than mere technical fixes, such as capacity building for civil society alone, to drive lasting change.
Anti-corruption work is often embedded in complex, politically charged environments. This requires thinking and working politically. Engaging with complex social and economic systems also means recognising that change is not linear or even predictable. What to do then?
