At the 8th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), in December 2019, States parties adopted a resolution recognising the relationship between corruption and environmental crimes.
Four years ago, States parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) committed to a landmark resolution on Preventing and combating corruption as it relates to crimes that have an impact on the environment. Adopted at the 8th Conference of the States Parties to the UNCAC (CoSP 8), Resolution 8/12 urges States parties to prevent, investigate and prosecute corruption offences where they may be linked to crimes that have an impact on the environment.
The Private Sector Forum "Uniting Leaders for Business Integrity" organised by UNODC and the UN Global Compact will take place on the margins of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption (COSP10).
Gretta Fenner, the Basel Institute's Managing Director, will moderate a session on "Collective Action Approach to Drive Impact across the 2030 Agenda" during the Forum. The session takes place at 16:00 local time on Monday, 11 December in Room A411.
The waste management sector provides a vital service for the good functioning of communities and economies and is essential for the protection of the environment and public health. This sector has been under increased scrutiny in recent years. Waste crime has become a growing concern around the world because of its dire impact on the environment and human health.
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At the 4th plenary meeting of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum we will discuss the experiences of practitioners on the frontlines of countering corruption.
We also want to hear from you about your experiences in countering environmental corruption! Please fill out this short survey.
Waste management is a huge industry at the local, national and international levels. Public services play a key role in dealing especially with waste generated by households. Getting waste management right is essential if we are to achieve a circular economy and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Complex legal frameworks and their weak implementation open up spaces for criminals to profit from illegally managing or trading in waste. The consequences on the environment and human health can be severe. The role of corruption in crimes involving waste is unexplored.
Our recently released Basel AML Index 2023 says that countries need to supercharge their efforts to understand the evolving financial crime risks of new technologies – especially cryptocurrencies and other virtual assets.
This guide suggests six steps for bringing political economy analysis findings into a theory of change for a project or programme.
It aims to provide a practical means for conservationists to navigate political economy in contexts where they work. While a theory of change explains the logic of a project, a political economy analysis, which looks at the influence of power, helps get to the heart of what needs to change for a project to work. But practitioners often find it challenging to use political economy analysis in practice.
We are pleased to see States embracing the business community in corruption prevention activities in Africa. At a recent anti-corruption conference in Rabat, a new declaration emphasised the importance of the "involvement of all stakeholders, with a shared vision and an action based on collective mobilisation…”. This language underlies the Collective Action approach that we at the Basel Institute have long promoted to increase standards of integrity and fair business around the world.