CoSP 10: Conference of the States Parties to the UNCAC

Monica Guy

Senior Specialist, Communications
+41 61 205 55 12
Biography

A Basel Institute delegation is at the 10th Conference of the States Parties (CoSP) to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) this year. CoSP10 takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, USA from 11–15 December 2023.

Come and find us at our info booth on the third floor, where we'll have staff to answer your questions and free publications and tote bags to take away.

World Bank Sanctions System: Annual Report 2023

Nicolas Hocq

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

The world is facing a pivotal moment of urgent global challenges for development. It is critical for the World Bank to remain vigilant against corruption in the projects it finances. This report documents how the offices of the World Bank’s sanctions system worked in FY23 to help ensure that the Banks’s funds are used in a transparent and accountable manner and only for their intended purposes. It particularly highlights the importance of collective action efforts to overcome corruption. 

Developing Anti-Corruption Programmes in State-Owned Entreprises: Manual for compliance officers in Croatia and Serbia

Nicolas Hocq

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

This manual has been developed to help compliance officers in Croatian and Serbian State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to introduce or strengthen their company’s anti-corruption programmes. It is designed as a practical, easy-to-reference tool offering a variety of practices that an SOE could consider implementing, such as Collective Action, which can be a highly effective way for SOEs to fight corruption and foster integrity.

The Compliance Without Borders Handbook

Nicolas Hocq

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

Corruption in state-owned enterprises has a unique ability to undermine governments, markets and citizens’ well-being. While international standards promote integrity in the state-owned sector, their implementation remains a challenge. This handbook describes an innovative peer-learning programme – Compliance Without Borders – and its contributions to strengthening anti-corruption compliance in state-owned enterprises. It explains the benefits of galvanising the private sector to work with their state-owned counterparts in preventing corruption and levelling the playing field.

360-degree support for Collective Action against corruption in Bulgaria – what’s next?

“Fighting corruption has to be a collective effort. No single stakeholder can do it alone. Government cannot do it alone, or the public administration. If only citizens are left to fight corruption, they will struggle. And the private sector likewise.”
– Gretta Fenner, Managing Director, Basel Institute on Governance

Research Case Study 4: Deconstructing a criminal network involved in illegal wildlife trade between East Africa and Southeast Asia

Roberta Diamond

Associate, Communications
+41 61 205 55 11
Biography

The illegal wildlife trade threatens biodiversity and security worldwide. Criminal networks pocket billions of dollars in illicit profits from stripping the world bare of endangered species and corrupting politicians and public officials in the process.

Yet there is very little empirical evidence on the role of both ordinary citizens and criminal networks in the illegal wildlife trade. Our research aims to fill this gap.

FALCON takes off: Basel Institute to contribute anti-corruption expertise to EU research project

The Basel Institute, together with the University of Basel, are joining a consortium of 25 organisations from 15 countries under the EU’s new research project, FALCON: Fight Against Large-scale Corruption and Organised Crime Networks.

The aim: to develop data, evidence and tools to support both policymakers and practitioners in the fight against corruption.

Corruption and anti-corruption narratives in Bulgarian media: Media monitoring and analysis report

Monica Guy

Senior Specialist, Communications
+41 61 205 55 12
Biography

This report analyses the top corruption and anti-corruption narratives in Bulgarian online and social media from 2021–2022. On the basis of this analysis, it draws conclusions on:

  • Media ownership transparency
  • Media funding transparency
  • Smart support for civil society
  • Amplifying the impact of fact-checking organisations
  • Proactive information campaigns

It was produced in collaboration with Sensika, a global media monitoring and analytics firm, in support of the Basel Institute's ongoing programme of work in Bulgaria.