Unpicking the EU directives on corporate responsibility and sustainability
An interview with Nicola Bonucci by Lucie Binder, with input from Mirella Mahlstein and Anna Stransky.
FATF seeks to change the landscape of international asset recovery: what this means for Latin America
At a recent meeting of the Asset Recovery Network of GAFILAT – the Latin America body of the Financial Action Task Force or FATF – Oscar Solórzano explored what the latest changes to the FATF standards could mean for asset recovery practice in Latin America.
Integrated Mindset in Practice: Professional Accountants in Business and Anti-Corruption Compliance
This joint report from the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Basel Institute on Governance explores the concept of the "integrated mindset" – i.e. considering financial and sustainability-related information about a company holistically and in an integrated way.
The mobilising power of Collective Action: Peter Maurer on new forms of engagement for global solutions
The Basel Institute’s President Peter Maurer opened the 5th International Collective Action Conference on 24 June 2024 with an inspiring keynote speech about global challenges related to corruption and the role of Collective Action in addressing them.
Turning Legally Obtained Resources into Illegal Payments: A Money Dirtying Scheme
Everyone knows about money laundering – but what about money dirtying, i.e. secretly turning legally acquired money into illegal payments? A new peer-reviewed journal article looks at this phenomenon.
Registration open: 8th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies
Registration is now open for the 8th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies (#8CrC). This year's conference is co-organised by Europol and the Basel Institute on Governance and will be hosted by UNODC at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
You can register here.
Advancing asset recovery in Ukraine: new train-the-trainer programme
In the context of the Anti-Corruption and Asset Recovery Support of Ukraine programme funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, the International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR) training team recently delivered a Financial Investigations and Asset Recovery training workshop for 25 Ukrainian practitioners.
Gemma Aiolfi: Tribute to Gretta Fenner at the 5th International Collective Action Conference
Gemma Aiolfi led the Basel Institute’s Compliance and Collective Action work for many years, working closely with our late Managing Director Gretta Fenner as well as our former President Mark Pieth to transform private-sector engagement in the fight against corruption.
Announcing the winners of 2024 Anti-Corruption Collective Action Awards
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Anti-Corruption Collective Action Awards, presented by the Basel Institute on Governance with the support of the Siemens Integrity Initiative.