From seedlings to saplings of hope: updated report on promising efforts to address environmental corruption

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.

6th International Collective Action Conference

Monica Guy

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Submitted by Monica Guy on Mon, 02/09/2026 - 13:07

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.

Conceptualizing the evolution of corruption: an empirical analysis from Italy

Mirella Mahlstein

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Submitted by Mirella Mahlstein on Tue, 02/03/2026 - 10:12

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.

Abstract

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.

Political economy in the weeds: Embracing complexity in anti-corruption work – lessons learned from an anti-corruption programme in Malawi

Mirella Mahlstein

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Submitted by Mirella Mahlstein on Wed, 01/28/2026 - 11:20

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?

Professor Anne Peters on how anti-corruption organisations can survive in today’s volatile world

Professor Anne Peters, a renowned scholar of international law and governance, stepped down from her role as Vice President of the Basel Institute on Governance at the end of 2025. In this Q&A she looks back at her involvement with the Basel Institute since its inception more than 23 years ago.

Corruption risks in the global lithium supply chain: Insights from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and beyond

Celeste Rex

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Submitted by Celeste Rex on Thu, 01/15/2026 - 10:14

This is a meeting of the Minerals Corruption Working Group of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum.

The session will focus on the Resource Matters' new report, “Nine Red Flags in the Emerging Lithium Sector in the DRC”, and will explore governance gaps, transparency challenges and corruption risks across the emerging lithium value chain.

A career with purpose in public finance management: Límberg Chero

Our colleague Límberg Chero has played an important role in establishing the Basel Institute’s strong presence in Peru. From the early years – even before a formal office existed in Lima – to his current work with the Subnational Public Finance Management Programme (Programa GFP Subnacional), his journey reflects a great passion for fighting corruption.

Una carrera con propósito en gestión de finanzas públicas: Límberg Chero

Nuestro colega Límberg Chero ha desempeñado un rol importante en la consolidación de la presencia del Basel Institute en Perú. Desde los años previos a la apertura de la oficina en Lima hasta su trabajo actual en el Programa GFP Subnacional, su trayectoria refleja un profundo compromiso con la integridad pública y la lucha contra la corrupción. Su camino comenzó lejos de la capital, en un pueblo milenario del norte del país, y se fue forjando a través de una rigurosa formación académica y años de servicio público.

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