In an interview with BBC journalist Razia Iqbal on Newshour on 21 September, the Basel Institute’s Managing Director Gretta Fenner gave her perspective on the unfolding FinCEN Files story. Here is a brief summary.
The Basel Institute on Governance is delighted to have signed today a cooperation agreement with the Office of the Chief Prosecutor of Kosovo. This agreement lays the foundation for supporting Kosovo in the investigation and prosecution of corruption offences and recovering stolen assets.
Our Collective Action team has just published some of the latest thinking on anti-corruption Collective Action.
The online resource is aimed primarily at practitioners that are leading Collective Action initiatives to decrease corruption and increase business integrity in specific contexts. It is also eye-opening for anyone seeking to understand how Collective Action works in practice.
This report contains ideas, insights and inspiration on four key topics in anti-corruption Collective Action:
The Pearl Initiative is the leading independent, non-profit organisation working to improve corporate accountability and transparency in the Gulf Region. The activities of the Pearl Initiative are supported by a wide range of partner companies from across the Gulf Region.
Last updated: 15.09.2020
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Led by The Ethics Institute of South Africa, this e-learning based opportunity provides high quality, standardized, practical and engaging training on doing business ethically. The interactive programme features animated video content, case studies, practical scenarios and exercises.
The EASI programme:
Last updated: 15.03.2021
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The Coalition for Ethical Operations was established by a group of interested businesses that have come together to support each other in the implementation of relevant programs.
The purpose of is to engage in a program of activities aimed at promoting ethical business and reducing bribery and corruption across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Membership is open to all businesses that have operations in Sub-Saharan Africa and that commit themselves to ethical business and anti-corruption practices by signing the initiative's pledge.
Last updated: 12.09.2020
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On September 10, 2020, the Basel Institute's Tim Wittig and Juhani Grossmann presented to the Dutch Compliance Officers Association on the nexus of corruption and illegal wildlife trade.
Thirty-five compliance experts, largely from financial institutions, participated in the conference. It featured a lively debate about:
Representatives from nine leading Collective Action initiatives that offer local anti-corruption compliance certification gathered yesterday at a virtual roundtable. The event was part of a wider Basel Institute's project on certification initiatives funded by the KBA-NotaSys Integrity Fund.
The idea is to support local certification of anti-corruption compliance programmes in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that supply larger customers.
Our Collective Action team is working with companies to find synergies in human rights and anti-corruption compliance.
The idea: Companies invest significant resources in anti-corruption and human rights compliance programmes, often developing them separately. We believe there are synergies between these areas that will contribute to the effectiveness and cost efficiencies of both programmes.