Closed case reviews in financial investigations of illegal wildlife trade: a best practice approach – Follow-the-Money Working Group meeting

Communications Team

At the first Follow-the-Money Working Group meeting for 2024, Mark Williams of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) will present a new report on the "closed case method" – multi-agency financial investigations of closed illegal wildlife trade cases. 

This method focuses on the unexplored financial elements of historical cases. It involves "following-the-money" to identify typologies and risk indicators of IWT-related financial crime as well as potential new leads. 

Good practices for facilitators of anti-corruption Collective Action

Monica Guy

Senior Specialist, Communications and External Relations
+41 61 205 55 12
Biography

This document summarises insights from a peer learning workshop in Basel, Switzerland in June 2023. The workshop explored best practices in anti-corruption Collective Action initiatives. The report covers:

How to make better use of political economy analysis in anti-corruption and conservation programming

It is becoming a truism that projects designed to address society’s biggest problems – like corruption or environmental degradation – need to be based on an understanding of the political context.

It is clear why. Without an understanding of the political context, we may miss important policy opportunities or stakeholders who can support and sustain the project goals. Our efforts may clash with power dynamics in unexpected ways, introducing unforeseen risks and undermining what we seek to achieve.

Basel AML Index 2023: Snapshot of money laundering risks and trends (The Academy Bulletin)

Communications Team

In an article published in the Fall issue of the Bulletin of The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, Kateryna Boguslavska provides a snapshot of recent money laundering risks and trends as revealed by the Basel AML Index 2023.

La lucha contra la corrupción en América Latina: ¿Puede la Acción Colectiva ayudar a cerrar las brechas?

A medida que ampliamos nuestros esfuerzos para apoyar la Acción Colectiva contra la corrupción en América Latina, Andrea Prieto, especialista en el sector privado, hace un balance de las iniciativas existentes en la región. Ella y representantes de algunas de las iniciativas discutieron el enfoque de Acción Colectiva para combatir la corrupción en Lima, Perú, en la Octava Semana de la Integridad organizada por Alliance for Integrity.

Fighting corruption in Latin America: Can Collective Action help close the gaps?

As we expand our efforts to support Collective Action against corruption in Latin America, Private Sector Specialist Andrea Prieto takes stock of existing initiatives in the region. She and representatives from some of the initiatives discussed the Collective Action approach to fighting corruption in Lima, Peru at the Eighth Integrity Week organised by Alliance for Integrity.

Basel Institute newsletter - December 2023

Monica Guy

Senior Specialist, Communications and External Relations
+41 61 205 55 12
Biography

The newsletter covers highlights at the Basel Institute from November and early December 2023. It also features our latest news, blogs and other publications. We take this chance to welcome three new staff members to the team.

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Research Case Study 6: Sextortion – an unaddressed form of corruption and sexual abuse

Communications Team

Research findings from Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda raise concerns about the extent and impact of sextortion, sometimes called sexual corruption. Efforts to understand its impact and underlying causes will help us to address this widespread yet widely ignored problem.

Sextortion causes severe psychological harm and impacts victims’ health and well-being yet receives insufficient attention in both research and policy-making. 

Research Case Study 5: Harnessing behavioural approaches against corruption

Communications Team

Social norms and behaviour change (SNBC) approaches are a promising complement to conventional anti-corruption strategies. Adopting a context-sensitive and nuanced approach is an essential ingredient for success.

We wanted to understand if and how behavioural approaches can promote anti-corruption outcomes, as well as conditions for success.