This Knowledge Partner session at the 2021 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum explored how practitioners could tailor approaches to strengthen integrity during an emergency response to counter recurrent social norms and informal practices.

Claudia Baez Camargo, Head of Public Governance at the Basel Institute on Governance, moderated a panel of experts in health, anti-corruption and behavioural research:

This virtual event focused on waste trafficking, a topic that receives little attention despite generating significant criminal proceeds (estimates suggest up to USD 12 billion per year). In addition to the financial costs, waste trafficking has enormous impacts for the environment, including from pollution or degradation, and inhibits development by fuelling corruption and poverty in some countries.

This virtual event explored the latest trends in the online sale of environmental goods, including live animals and wildlife products.

It was part of the Corrupting the Environment webinar series of the Basel Institute on Governance and the OECD.

Juhani Grossmann, Team Leader Green Corruption at the Basel Institute on Governance, moderated the panel featuring:

Why do people poach, trade and buy protected wildlife – and what might change that behaviour? This virtual panel discussion focused on how behavioural approaches can and must complement interventions tackling illegal wildlife trade (IWT) and other environment crimes.

It was part of the Corrupting the Environment webinar series of the Basel Institute on Governance and the OECD.

Frédéric Boehm, Economist/Policy Analyst at the OECD, moderated the panel featuring:

This virtual event explored how countries and companies can more effectively tackle the hundreds of billions in illegal funds flowing annually from environmental crimes. Critical imperatives include:

This virtual event explored how to improve transparency and accountability in mineral supply chains and reduce corruption, environmental and human rights risks.

The panelists highlighted three critical imperatives to tackle the hundreds of billions in illegal funds flowing annually from environmental crimes:

This virtual event explored how technology, cooperation and information-sharing are key to combating the trade in illegal goods, including wildlife, minerals and forest products.

It was part of the Corrupting the Environment webinar series of the Basel Institute on Governance and the OECD.

Piotr Stryszowski, Senior Economist at the OECD’s Task Force on Countering Illicit Trade, moderated the event, featuring:

This virtual event launched the Corrupting the Environment webinar series, a monthly series of discussions in 2021 on different issues of corruption, the environment and illicit trade. 

Peru’s first National Convention of Judges Specialised in Extinción de Dominio brought together judicial practitioners from across Peru. They aim was to harmonise the understanding and practical application of Peru's non-conviction based forfeiture law, Extinción de Dominio, across Peru’s decentralised tribunals.

Peru’s first National Convention of Prosecutors Specialised in Extinción de Dominio brought together 80 prosecutors, lawyers, police officers and other justice practitioners to share experiences on the application of Peru’s Extinción de Dominio law.