UNGC handbook - Fighting corruption: Collective Action.

Nicolas Hocq

Associate, Communications and Events
+41 61 201 18 22
Biography

This handbook, written in Ukrainian, serves as an introduction to the online training course for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on anti-corruption, which is currently being developed by the UN Global Compact Network Ukraine. 

The course aims to increase understanding of business transparency and how it can be improved through Collective Action. The ultimate goal is to enhance Ukraine's position in global indices.

 

eLearning - Taking Collective Action for Anti-Corruption

Nicolas Hocq

Associate, Communications and Events
+41 61 201 18 22
Biography

This 20-minute course on Collective Action, developed by the United Nations Global Compact, offers a basic introduction and some initial ideas on how to get started. 

Course description

Joining efforts through anti-corruption Collective Action initiatives is a powerful way to level the playing field through the creation of fair and honest market conditions for all.

From Compliance to Progress: A Sensemaking Perspective on the Governance of Corruption

Nicolas Hocq

Associate, Communications and Events
+41 61 201 18 22
Biography

The authors of this academic paper discuss how attitudes to preventing and tackling corruption are different between cultures, and have also changed over time within them, focusing on the East (Asia) and the West (Western Europe & North America). This is particularly important for multi-national companies to consider when developing compliance programmes. 

Basel Institute to support B20 India as Network and Knowledge Partner

The Basel Institute on Governance is delighted to have been selected by the B20 India as a Network and Knowledge Partner.

For the 12th consecutive year, the Basel Institute on Governance will bring its expertise in Collective Action, integrity and anti-corruption compliance to support the B20 process in shaping an impactful and business-oriented response.

Guía para la gestión de riesgos que afectan la Integridad Pública

Monica Guy

Senior Specialist / Team Lead Communications and External Relations
+41 61 205 55 12
Biography

This guide to managing risks that affect public integrity was developed by Peru’s Secretariat for Public Integrity of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, with technical assistance from the Swiss-funded Subnational Public Finance Management Programme implemented by the Basel Institute on Governance.

The guide seeks to help Peru’s public institutions reduce the risk of corruption and other misconduct, especially in critical areas such as service provision, public procurement and human resources.

Working Paper 42: From sanctions to confiscation while upholding the rule of law

Monica Guy

Senior Specialist / Team Lead Communications and External Relations
+41 61 205 55 12
Biography

Written in the light of Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine, this Working Paper explores whether it is justifiable to confiscate assets frozen under financial sanctions in order to redirect them to the victims of state aggression. 

The paper first explores the concept of sanctions and financial sanctions (asset freezes) and what they mean in practice.

New publication: Political economy analysis and illegal wildlife trade investigations

Corruption risk assessments in a law enforcement context seek to map what and how corruption risks could undermine investigations and prosecutions of serious crimes like illegal wildlife trade. But how do you answer why those corruption risks arise in the first place?

Understanding this is key to developing corruption risk mitigation measures that are not just technically sound but politically feasible.