If someone gives a healthcare worker a “gift” in return for faster treatment, is that a bribe or just a cultural expectation? Are some cultures inherently more corrupt than others? And does the meaning of corruption vary according to cultural context?
These are just some of the controversial and complex issues that scholars have asked in relation to culture and corruption.
Nominations are now open for the International Collective Action Awards 2024.
Launched in 2022, the prestigious Collective Action Awards celebrate inspiring and outstanding multi-stakeholder initiatives to raise standards of business integrity in a particular context. Two award categories are available:
For the first time ever, the Munich Security Conference on 16-18 February is putting corruption on the agenda.
Gretta Fenner, Managing Director of the Basel Institute on Governance, will moderate a panel discussion on 16 February at 15:30 featuring:
How can corruption affect peace and security? Where does corruption influence or intersect with geopolitics? And how can peace-building and anti-corruption serve a common goal?
A two-hour workshop at Basel Peace Forum 2024, organised by Swisspeace, delved into these questions and more. Moderated by Gretta Fenner, Managing Director at the Basel Institute on Governance, the panel looked at some of the most critical intersections of corruption, security, peace and geopolitics.
How do corruption and security intersect? What is strategic corruption and what can we do about it?
These were two fundamental questions tackled at the Countering Strategic Corruption workshop at the 2024 Basel Peace Forum. Claudia Baez Camargo, Head of Prevention, Research and Innovation at the Basel Institute on Governance, spoke at the event. Together with her colleague Saba Kassa, the team’s Deputy Head, she highlights two key ideas:
Better management of public infrastructure projects could save significant amounts of taxpayers’ money and result in better buildings, roads and bridges. But the public officials managing the projects are often unaware of academic frameworks and tools that could help them to manage the investments more efficiently and transparently.
A new academic course developed by our Subnational Public Finance Management Strengthening Programme (Programa GFP) and the University of Piura seeks to address that issue for public officials in Peru.
This Best Practices Compendium acts as a guide for healthcare stakeholders to promote ethical business practices within their organizations/companies by addressing corruption challenges at different levels.
The Compendium comprises 11 case studies focusing on best practices in fighting corruption. The case studies show great momentum towards collective action in ensuring transparency and accountability for fighting corruption.
This report by Indonesia Global Compact Network (IGCN) provides an overview of the workshops carried out in three key provinces in Indonesia where the agribusiness industry, specifically where the palm oil plantation is in operation: Southwest Papua, East Kalimantan, and South Sumatra.
This document summarises insights from the first-ever Asia-Pacific Anti-Corruption Collection Action Forum. The Forum offered an immersive Collective Action experience that allowed participants to learn about regional best practices, share and exchange common experiences and, most importantly, work together to identify opportunities for collaboration in the fight against corruption moving forward.
Have we reached a turning point in the fight against corruption that impacts the environment?
For the first time in its 20-year history, the Conference of the States Parties to the UNCAC (CoSP10) hosted a series of special events on corruption that impacts the environment. The 25 co-organisers included states, international organisations and non-profit organisations, including the Basel Institute on Governance through our Green Corruption programme.