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Of these countries, only the US government provides due diligence services. \n\nThe US Department of Commerce, through its network of export advice centres, provides due diligence services in the form of international company profiles for some countries for a fee. The Netherlands and Germany provide online self-service tools to help businesses undertake due diligence risk assessments. The Swiss government provides general advice to businesses but this assessment was unable to find any evidence of services or online tools to help Swiss firms to undertake due diligence. \n\nAll members of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (including Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the US) signed the OECD Anti-bribery Convention and are obliged to report on the progress that they have made in terms of implementing the OECD guidelines on bribery and corruption (Bühr & Seitz, 2015). The content of these reports indicates that implementation is gauged in terms of the number of prosecutions as well as legislative amendments which facilitate the enforcement of the laws which prohibit bribery.\n\nAlthough the reports include a description of government efforts to raise awareness of the perils of bribery and corruption among the business sector, it is evident that helping firms undertake due diligence is not a priority for implementation.","","English",2018,"K4D Helpdesk","2018-04-28",true,[21],"Collective Action",[],[],false,[21],[15],[28],"Report",[21],{"id":31,"storage":32,"filename_disk":33,"filename_download":34,"title":35,"type":36,"created_on":37,"modified_on":37,"charset":7,"filesize":38,"width":39,"height":40,"duration":7,"embed":7,"description":7,"location":7,"tags":7,"metadata":41,"focal_point_x":7,"focal_point_y":7,"tus_id":7,"tus_data":7,"uploaded_on":37},"cbed31f1-2da9-454d-9b11-497b5cb4c575","local","cbed31f1-2da9-454d-9b11-497b5cb4c575.png","2022-05-27_23-25.png","2022 05 27 23 25","image\u002Fpng","2022-05-27T21:26:07.000Z",73485,553,779,{},[],[44],{"id":45,"publications_id":46,"tags_id":61},5006,{"id":5,"status":6,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":8,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":9,"nid":10,"slug":11,"image":31,"title":12,"body":13,"citation":14,"language":15,"year":16,"publisher":17,"date_published":18,"external":19,"topic":49,"link_internal":50,"link_external":51,"featured":24,"topics":52,"languages":53,"type":54,"area":7,"programme":7,"websites":55,"summary":7,"pdf_text":7,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"countries":56,"tags":57,"pdf":58,"authors":60},"03bebfd8-0b40-4a2a-820d-b9d9c13b9de6","3d9ff205-1640-4f34-b5b6-86977f51bbd6",[21],[],[],[21],[15],[28],[21],[],[45],[59],1991,[],{"id":62,"name":63},1236,"Compliance",[65],{"id":59,"publications_id":66,"directus_files_id":78},{"id":5,"status":6,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":8,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":9,"nid":10,"slug":11,"image":31,"title":12,"body":13,"citation":14,"language":15,"year":16,"publisher":17,"date_published":18,"external":19,"topic":67,"link_internal":68,"link_external":69,"featured":24,"topics":70,"languages":71,"type":72,"area":7,"programme":7,"websites":73,"summary":7,"pdf_text":7,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"countries":74,"tags":75,"pdf":76,"authors":77},[21],[],[],[21],[15],[28],[21],[],[45],[59],[],{"id":79,"storage":32,"filename_disk":80,"filename_download":81,"title":81,"type":82,"folder":83,"uploaded_by":47,"created_on":84,"modified_by":7,"modified_on":84,"charset":7,"filesize":85,"width":7,"height":7,"duration":7,"embed":7,"description":86,"location":7,"tags":7,"metadata":7,"focal_point_x":7,"focal_point_y":7,"tus_id":7,"tus_data":7,"uploaded_on":84},"59e18e3a-36df-4af3-8828-a87e8345ebe1","59e18e3a-36df-4af3-8828-a87e8345ebe1.pdf","k4d-due-diligence-services-provided-by-selected-governments---april-2018.pdf","application\u002Fpdf","67f22e04-d26f-4baa-b91f-acc5f89d87f5","2022-04-27T11:55:15.000Z",422523,"View PDF",[],[89,183,229,300,349,390,420,451,485,583],{"id":90,"slug":91,"title":92,"status":6,"nid":93,"year":94,"body":95,"external":24,"topic":96,"language":15,"type":97,"date_published":99,"image":100,"citation":14,"publisher":101,"link_internal":102,"link_external":103,"authors":140,"countries":149,"tags":150,"pdf":160,"topics":170,"featured":24,"languages":171,"summary":172,"programme":173,"area":175,"websites":177,"pdf_text":7,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":179,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":180,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":181,"link":182},2407,"collective-action-practice-game-changer-business-integrity","Collective Action in practice: a game-changer for business integrity",2824,2025,"At its core, Collective Action is a simple yet powerful concept: tackling corruption challenges together, rather than alone. Over the past two decades, anti-corruption Collective Action has grown from a niche idea to a recognised approach embedded in international standards, national strategies and corporate practices.\n\nThis book offers a comprehensive reflection on that journey and explores the growing impact of multi-stakeholder collaboration on promoting business integrity around the world. It aims to capture the living ecosystem of Collective Action as it exists today, its foundations, its progress and the possibilities it continues to offer for the future.\n\nDrawing on real-life examples, policy milestones and practical experiences from the Basel Institute on Governance and its partners, *Collective Action in practice: a game-changer for business integrity *presents how diverse actors have been working together to tackle corruption in complex environments.\n\n\n- **Part 1: Advancing the knowledge base** – presents the analytical tools and conceptual models that help us make sense of Collective Action in practice.\n- **Part 2: Mainstreaming Collective Action as a norm** – illustrates the growing recognition of Collective Action in international standards and policy frameworks. It also showcases the Institute’s International Collective Action Conference series and the Collective Action Awards.\n- **Part 3: Providing hands-on support** – focuses on the Basel Institute’s direct support to Collective Action practitioners and highlights the importance of peer learning.\n\n\n\n\n\n*Collective Action in practice: a game-changer for business integrity *was developed and published by the Basel Institute on Governance, with support from the Siemens Integrity Initiative.\n\n### About this publication\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002F\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0\u003C\u002Fa>). Please credit the Basel Institute on Governance and link to: collective-action.com\n\nSuggested citation: Hocq, Nicolas, and Vanessa Hans. 2025. *Collective Action in practice: a game-changer for business integrity. Stories, evidence and inspiration from the Basel Institute on Governance*. Basel: Basel Institute on Governance.\n\nISBNs are as follows:\n\n\n- PDF: 978-3-9526182-0-2\n- Paperback (forthcoming): 978-3-9526182-1-9\n\n### Download or view online\nScroll down for links to download the book or specific chapters, or flick through online below:",[21],[98],"Book","2025-06-30","https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F0dd71cde-39e7-4161-a90f-c7b90ebc2415?width=600&height=840","Basel Institute on Governance",[],[104,107,110,113,116,119,122,125,128,131,134,137],{"url":105,"caption":106},"https:\u002F\u002Flearn.baselgovernance.org\u002Fenrol\u002Findex.php?id=168"," eLearning course: Collective Action Against Corruption",{"url":108,"caption":109},"https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002F"," Visit the B20 Collective Action Hub",{"url":111,"caption":112},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.co.uk\u002Fdp\u002F3952618217","Amazon.co.uk",{"url":114,"caption":115},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002Fdp\u002F3952618217","Amazon.com",{"url":117,"caption":118},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.ca\u002Fdp\u002F3952618217","Amazon.ca",{"url":120,"caption":121},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.de\u002Fdp\u002F3952618217","Amazon.de",{"url":123,"caption":124},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.fr\u002Fdp\u002F3952618217","Amazon.fr",{"url":126,"caption":127},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.es\u002Fdp\u002F3952618217","Amazon.es",{"url":129,"caption":130},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.it\u002Fdp\u002F3952618217","Amazon.it",{"url":132,"caption":133},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.nl\u002Fdp\u002F3952618217","Amazon.nl",{"url":135,"caption":136},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.pl\u002Fdp\u002F3952618217","Amazon.pl",{"url":138,"caption":139},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.se\u002Fdp\u002F3952618217","Amazon.se",[141,145],{"authors_id":142},{"id":143,"name":144},298,"Vanessa Hans",{"authors_id":146},{"id":147,"name":148},565,"Nicolas Hocq",[],[151,155,157],{"tags_id":152},{"id":153,"name":154},982,"Anti-corruption",{"tags_id":156},{"id":62,"name":63},{"tags_id":158},{"id":159,"name":21},909,[161,162,163,164,165,166,167,168,169],2458,2459,2460,2461,2462,2463,2464,2465,2466,[21],[15],"This book offers a comprehensive reflection on that journey and explores the growing impact of multi-stakeholder collaboration on promoting business integrity around the world. It aims to capture the living ecosystem of Collective Action as it exists today, its foundations, its progress and the possibilities it continues to offer for the future.",[174],"Private Sector",[176],"Business Integrity & Governance",[21,178],"Main page","2025-07-03T09:59:40.000Z","2026-06-02T14:16:21.000Z","Stories, evidence and inspiration from the Basel Institute on Governance","\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fcollective-action-practice-game-changer-business-integrity",{"id":184,"slug":185,"title":186,"status":6,"nid":187,"year":188,"body":189,"external":24,"topic":190,"language":15,"type":191,"date_published":193,"image":194,"citation":14,"publisher":101,"link_internal":195,"link_external":205,"authors":206,"countries":217,"tags":218,"pdf":221,"topics":223,"featured":24,"languages":225,"summary":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":7,"pdf_text":7,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":226,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":227,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"link":228},1818,"working-paper-34-local-certification-through-collective-action-innovative-approach","Working Paper 34: Local certification through Collective Action: an innovative approach to anti-corruption compliance and due diligence",1958,2021,"How can local certification of small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) help to alleviate anti-corruption due diligence for SMEs as well as multinational corporations (MNC) seeking to work with them. This Working Paper by the Basel Institute's Collective Action team attempts to answer that question based on discussions and analysis of current local certification initiatives in different countries and sectors.\n\n*Local certification* in this context means the assessment of a company’s anti-corruption compliance standards according to a method devised through a Collective Action and developed within a domestic (local) market. The local component also involves verification (certification) by a reputable organisation based in the same country as the entity that is being certified. \n\nThe paper explores:\n\n\n- Due diligence dilemmas faced by both SMEs and MNCs.\n- How local certification can help SMEs develop and demonstrate robust anti-corruption compliance procedures.\n- How a trusted certification programme can help alleviate due diligence on third parties by MNCs, using a risk-based approach.\n- Wider benefits, including raising standards of compliance across the board.\n- How a Collective Action approach boosts the potential of local certification to achieve these wins.\n- Special considerations and six practical recommendations for practitioners seeking to raise levels of anti-corruption compliance through a local certification scheme.\n\n\n### About this Working Paper\n\nThis paper is part of the Basel Institute on Governance Working Paper Series, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.baselgovernance.org\u002Fpublications?type[]=255\">ISSN: 2624-9650\u003C\u002Fa>.\n\nThe paper was funded by the KBA-NotaSys Integrity Fund of Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions. It is part of the Basel Institute’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fb20-collective-action-hub\u002Fcertification\">local certification project\u003C\u002Fa>, which aims to support innovative approaches to anti-corruption compliance and due diligence through Collective Action. .\n\nThe views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not reflect the position of the KBA NotaSys Integrity Fund, Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions, any affiliates or any persons acting on their behalf.\n\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). \n\nCitation: Hans, V., Wannenwetsch, S. and Aiolfi, G. (2020). *Local certification through Collective Action: an innovative approach to anti-corruption compliance and due diligence*. Working Paper 34, Basel Institute on Governance.",[21,63],[192],"Working Paper","2021-01-19","https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F5dd44698-4bf4-4948-9e55-99be6f25fb9d?width=600&height=840",[196,199,202],{"url":197,"caption":198},"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fnew-working-paper-local-certification-through-collective-action-1959"," View news release and summary",{"url":200,"caption":201},"https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002Fexplore\u002Fcertification"," View Certification project page and resources",{"url":203,"caption":204},"\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications?type=Working%20Paper"," View all Working Papers",[],[207,209,213],{"authors_id":208},{"id":143,"name":144},{"authors_id":210},{"id":211,"name":212},293,"Scarlet Wannenwetsch",{"authors_id":214},{"id":215,"name":216},289,"Gemma Aiolfi",[],[219],{"tags_id":220},{"id":62,"name":63},[222],1855,[21,224],"Business Integrity Ethics and Compliance",[15],"2022-04-27T11:53:56.000Z","2026-06-02T14:08:43.000Z","\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fworking-paper-34-local-certification-through-collective-action-innovative-approach",{"id":230,"slug":231,"title":232,"status":6,"nid":233,"year":234,"body":235,"external":24,"topic":236,"language":15,"type":238,"date_published":239,"image":240,"citation":14,"publisher":241,"link_internal":242,"link_external":243,"authors":250,"countries":267,"tags":272,"pdf":293,"topics":295,"featured":24,"languages":7,"summary":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":7,"pdf_text":7,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":296,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":297,"main_points":298,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"link":299},2433,"addressing-conflicts-interest-and-corruption-indonesias-energy-transition","Addressing conflicts of interest and corruption in Indonesia’s energy transition",2936,2026,"This U4 Issue analyses Indonesia's ambitious energy transition and highlights how political finance, weak regulations and a \"revolving door\" of personnel between public office and the private sector create vulnerabilities. The publication was produced by U4 and the Basel Institute on Governance through its Green Corruption programme.\n\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fsites\u002Fdefault\u002Ffiles\u002F2026-02\u002FAddressing-conflicts-of-interest-and-corruption-in-indonesia-s-energy-transition_U4-Issue.pdf\">Download publication here\u003C\u002Fa>.\n\n### About the paper\n\nConflicts of interest and corruption in Indonesia's political economy pose significant risks to its energy transition, including the Just Energy Transition Partnership. Existing legal and institutional frameworks are fragmented, inconsistently applied, and often fail to address the risk of state capture by powerful political and economic actors, especially in the extractive and energy sectors.\n\nThe reliance on fossil fuel industries for political financing and the monopolistic nature of state-owned entities further complicate the shift to a low- or no-carbon system, despite the country's ambitious renewable energy targets.\n\nPotential pathways to greater anti-corruption resilience lie in improvements to beneficial ownership transparency and strengthening regulation, monitoring and sanctioning of conflict of interest violations.\n",[237],"Green Corruption",[28],"2026-02-24","https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002Fd97f2ca5-300d-45c9-9de9-33152b72f96c?width=600&height=840","U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre",[],[244,247],{"url":245,"caption":246},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.u4.no\u002Fpublications\u002Faddressing-conflicts-of-interest-and-corruption-in-indonesia-s-energy-transition"," View on U4 website",{"url":248,"caption":249},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.u4.no\u002Fblog\u002Fimproving-anti-corruption-resilience-in-indonesia-s-energy-transition"," Read related U4 blog",[251,255,259,263],{"authors_id":252},{"id":253,"name":254},581,"Robert Forster",{"authors_id":256},{"id":257,"name":258},582,"Aled Williams",{"authors_id":260},{"id":261,"name":262},523,"Lakso Anindito",{"authors_id":264},{"id":265,"name":266},579,"Dr Amanda Cabrejo le Roux",[268],{"countries_id":269},{"id":270,"name":271},99,"Indonesia",[273,275,279,283,287,289],{"tags_id":274},{"id":153,"name":154},{"tags_id":276},{"id":277,"name":278},818,"Anti-money laundering",{"tags_id":280},{"id":281,"name":282},804,"Natural resources",{"tags_id":284},{"id":285,"name":286},1371,"Public governance",{"tags_id":288},{"id":62,"name":63},{"tags_id":290},{"id":291,"name":292},973,"Corruption",[294],2489,[237],"2026-02-27T15:11:31.000Z","2026-05-23T20:08:18.000Z","- Corruption and conflicts of interest are embedded in the energy transition process due to the strong links between political power, private wealth (especially from extractive industries) and public office holders.\n- Existing anti-corruption regulations are often vague, fragmented across different legal instruments, and suffer from inconsistent enforcement, which creates loopholes susceptible to manipulation.\n- Progress in renewable energy uptake is slowed by the enduring influence and interests of fossil fuel incumbents who benefit from subsidies that keep coal an artificially cheap and viable energy source.\n- The Just Energy Transition Partnership is vulnerable to misallocations due to concentrated decision-making power, limited transparency in project selection and insufficient involvement of national anti-corruption bodies and civil society in its planning.\n- Improving transparency of beneficial ownership and strengthening the monitoring and sanctioning of conflict of interest violations are possible pathways to build greater anti-corruption resilience, though these institutional efforts alone are insufficient to fully address state capture dynamics.","\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Faddressing-conflicts-interest-and-corruption-indonesias-energy-transition",{"id":301,"slug":302,"title":303,"status":6,"nid":304,"year":305,"body":306,"external":24,"topic":307,"language":15,"type":310,"date_published":312,"image":313,"citation":14,"publisher":101,"link_internal":314,"link_external":318,"authors":322,"countries":327,"tags":328,"pdf":341,"topics":343,"featured":24,"languages":345,"summary":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":7,"pdf_text":7,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":346,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":347,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"link":348},2295,"pb-12","Policy Brief 12: De-risking of Russian clients: best intentions, unintended consequences",2480,2023,"After the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the wide-reaching sanctions which ensued, many Western financial institutions began to de-risk Russian clients. Dealing with Russian clients, in many cases, has become expensive from a compliance point of view and toxic from the reputational side.\n\nHowever, the de-risking of unsanctioned Russian individuals may have a significant impact on the fight against financial crime by potentially causing:\n\n\n- an increase in the use of shadow\u002Funregulated channels of moving money;\n- a withdrawal of funds away from the European zone to sanctioned countries or non-cooperative jurisdictions;\n- severe burdens on the investigation of financial crimes (especially in relation to Russian assets and investments) and on international cooperation in criminal matters;\n- increased opportunities for enablers, such as unscrupulous lawyers and accountants, to take advantage of the situation.\n\n\nThis Policy Brief outlines the current situation and suggests how to better manage risk without having a negative impact on the fight against financial crime.\n\n### About this Policy Brief\n\nThis publication is part of the Basel Institute on Governance Policy Brief series, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpublications?type[]=257\">ISSN 2624-9669\u003C\u002Fa> and relates to the Basel AML Index of money laundering risk.\n\nYou may freely share or republish it under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002F\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0\u003C\u002Fa>). Suggested citation: Boguslavska, Kateryna. 2023. ‘De-risking of Russian clients: best intentions, unintended consequences.’ Policy Brief 12, Basel Institute on Governance, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpublications\u002Fpb-12\">https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fpublications\u002Fpb-12\u003C\u002Fa>.",[308,309],"Anti-Money Laundering","Asset Recovery",[311],"Policy Brief","2023-06-30","https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F8013d7b0-82aa-46f8-bde7-a8790f71a59e?width=600&height=840",[315],{"url":316,"caption":317},"\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications?type=Policy%20Brief"," View all Policy Briefs",[319],{"url":320,"caption":321},"https:\u002F\u002Findex.baselgovernance.org\u002F"," Visit Basel AML Index website",[323],{"authors_id":324},{"id":325,"name":326},301,"Kateryna Boguslavska",[],[329,331,333,337],{"tags_id":330},{"id":277,"name":278},{"tags_id":332},{"id":62,"name":63},{"tags_id":334},{"id":335,"name":336},1227,"Sanctions",{"tags_id":338},{"id":339,"name":340},1374,"Law enforcement",[342],2333,[308,344],"Asset Recovery and Enforcement",[15],"2023-06-30T08:38:07.000Z","2026-06-02T14:09:08.000Z","\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fpb-12",{"id":350,"slug":351,"title":352,"status":6,"nid":353,"year":305,"body":354,"external":24,"topic":355,"language":15,"type":357,"date_published":358,"image":359,"citation":14,"publisher":101,"link_internal":360,"link_external":365,"authors":366,"countries":371,"tags":380,"pdf":383,"topics":385,"featured":24,"languages":387,"summary":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":7,"pdf_text":7,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":388,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":347,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"link":389},2296,"coi","Working Paper 47: Conflict of interest legislation in Brazil, South Korea and the European Union: International case studies",2476,"This Working Paper presents international case studies of legal frameworks addressing conflicts of interest and highlights common challenges, opportunities and lessons for practitioners and other interested stakeholders. The report covers three contexts: two national (South Korea, Brazil) and one supranational (the European Union). \n\nThe analysis is based on the international standards in the 2020 guide *Preventing and Managing Conflicts of Interest in the Public Sector*, produced by the World Bank Group, OECD and UNODC at the request of the G20 Anticorruption Working Group. \n\nThe Working Paper is published in the context of the USAID Indonesia Integrity Initiative (INTEGRITAS) project, which supports the Government of Indonesia in preventing corruption via enhancing civic engagement and strengthening integrity in the public and private sectors. The case studies and analysis will be of value to anyone interested in drafting, revising or monitoring conflict of interest legislation in any context. \n\n### Open-access licence and disclaimer\n\nThe publication is part of the Basel Institute on Governance Working Paper Series, ISSN: 2624-9650. You may share or republish the Working Paper under a Creative Commons \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002F\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0\u003C\u002Fa> licence. Please acknowledge the Basel Institute on Governance and link back to this page. \n\nSuggested citation: Costa, Jacopo. 2023. 'Conflict of interest legislation in Brazil, South Korea and the European Union.' Working Paper 47, Basel Institute on Governance. Available at: baselgovernance.org\u002Fpublications\u002Fcoi.\n\nThis study was made possible by the support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the sole responsibility of the Basel Institute on Governance and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. ",[356],"Public Governance",[192],"2023-06-27","https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F379e4935-c05a-40ad-be07-f1bda8c4e858?width=600&height=840",[361,364],{"url":362,"caption":363},"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fmanaging-conflicts-of-interest-in-the-eu-south-korea-and-brazil-new-study-2478"," View executive summary",{"url":203,"caption":204},[],[367],{"authors_id":368},{"id":369,"name":370},304,"Jacopo Costa",[372,376],{"countries_id":373},{"id":374,"name":375},120,"South Korea",{"countries_id":377},{"id":378,"name":379},29,"Brazil",[381],{"tags_id":382},{"id":62,"name":63},[384],2334,[386],"Corruption Prevention and Public Governance",[15],"2023-06-30T08:38:09.000Z","\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fcoi",{"id":391,"slug":392,"title":393,"status":6,"nid":394,"year":94,"body":395,"external":24,"topic":396,"language":15,"type":397,"date_published":398,"image":399,"citation":14,"publisher":101,"link_internal":400,"link_external":401,"authors":405,"countries":408,"tags":409,"pdf":414,"topics":416,"featured":24,"languages":7,"summary":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":7,"pdf_text":7,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":417,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":418,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"link":419},2418,"anti-corruption-collective-action-g20b20-process-charting-progress-2020-2024","Anti-corruption Collective Action in the G20\u002FB20 process: Charting progress 2020–2024",2845,"This report analyses the approaches of the previous five B20 presidencies to addressing anti-corruption Collective Action. It captures lessons learned and provides recommendations for future B20\u002FG20 cycles. It is primarily intended for upcoming B20\u002FG20 presidencies, B20 Integrity & Compliance Task Force members and organisations engaging with the B20\u002FG20.\n\n### About this report\n\nYou may share or republish this report under a Creative Commons \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002Fdeed.en\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0\u003C\u002Fa> licence.\n\nSuggested citation: Scarlet Wannenwetsch. 2025. 'Anti-corruption Collective Action in the G20\u002FB20 process: Charting progress 2020–2024.' Basel Institute on Governance.\n\nThe report was funded by the Siemens Integrity Initiative, which supports organisations in the fight against corruption and fraud through Collective Action, education and training. The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and do not reflect the position of Siemens or the Siemens Integrity Initiative.",[21,174],[28],"2025-08-29","https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F7f5abe00-7eca-48f7-a600-067f05b7871a?width=600&height=840",[],[402],{"url":403,"caption":404},"https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002Fexplore\u002Fpublications\u002F1820"," Read related baseline report",[406],{"authors_id":407},{"id":211,"name":212},[],[410,412],{"tags_id":411},{"id":153,"name":154},{"tags_id":413},{"id":159,"name":21},[415],2475,[21,174],"2025-09-08T21:17:14.000Z","2026-05-23T20:08:11.000Z","\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fanti-corruption-collective-action-g20b20-process-charting-progress-2020-2024",{"id":421,"slug":422,"title":423,"status":6,"nid":424,"year":94,"body":425,"external":24,"topic":426,"language":15,"type":427,"date_published":428,"image":429,"citation":14,"publisher":430,"link_internal":431,"link_external":435,"authors":439,"countries":440,"tags":441,"pdf":446,"topics":447,"featured":24,"languages":7,"summary":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":7,"pdf_text":7,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":448,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":449,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"link":450},2404,"companies-assessments-anti-corruption-compliance","Companies’ assessments of anti-corruption compliance",2814,"In the last decade, companies around the globe have significantly invested in the development of anti-corruption compliance programmes. Assessing the effectiveness of these programmes has proven challenging and requires that companies go beyond a box-checking approach, set clear objectives, measure progress and impact and foster a culture of integrity.\n\nThis paper published by the OECD aims to support companies in their assessment efforts by taking stock of methodologies and tools − such as key performance indicators, culture surveys, data analytics, audits and peer learning − that companies use to assess and enhance the effectiveness of their anti-corruption programmes.\n\nDrawing on desk research and data collected by the OECD and the Basel Institute on Governance including in months of consultations with the private sector, this paper contributes to promoting strong anti-corruption norms and standards within the public and private sector.",[21,174],[28],"2025-03-25","https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002Fb6411703-5835-482b-94c9-8a0c50e97a03?width=600&height=840","OECD",[432],{"url":433,"caption":434},"\u002Fresources\u002Fnews\u002Fwhy-ethical-business-and-behaviour-are-key-to-resilience-in-volatile-times-2808"," Read our related blog",[436],{"url":437,"caption":438},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.oecd.org\u002Fen\u002Fpublications\u002Fcompanies-assessments-of-anti-corruption-compliance_977ed5a8-en.html","View report on OECD website",[],[],[442],{"tags_id":443},{"id":444,"name":445},1274,"Ethics",[],[21,174],"2025-06-03T16:05:34.000Z","2026-06-02T14:08:53.000Z","\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fcompanies-assessments-anti-corruption-compliance",{"id":452,"slug":453,"title":454,"status":6,"nid":455,"year":456,"body":457,"external":24,"topic":458,"language":15,"type":459,"date_published":460,"image":461,"citation":14,"publisher":101,"link_internal":462,"link_external":463,"authors":467,"countries":468,"tags":469,"pdf":478,"topics":480,"featured":24,"languages":481,"summary":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":7,"pdf_text":7,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":482,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":483,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"link":484},2377,"putting-business-integrity-global-agenda-report-5th-international-collective-action","Putting business integrity on the global agenda: Report from the 5th International Collective Action Conference",2725,2024,"The 5th International Collective Action Conference represented another significant milestone in the development of responsible and ethical business practices through anti-corruption Collective Action. \n\nThe conference, hosted by the Basel Institute with the support of the Siemens Integrity Initiative, took place on 24 and 25 June 2024 in Basel, Switzerland. This short conference report presents main insights, quotes as well as infographics and graphic recordings from the two-day event, which welcomed around 200 people from around the world and across all sectors.\n\nA key theme of this year’s conference was the importance of building local, regional and international communities of practice. These communities bring together different constellations of people and organisations interested in the Collective Action approach to improve skills, develop joint solutions and advance knowledge about how to make initiatives effective in different contexts. \n\nFive panel discussions, three interactive breakout sessions and multiple networking opportunities, including an exhibition, offered many occasions for sharing experiences and best practices in anti-corruption Collective Action and breaking down silos.\n\n### About this report and acknowledgements\n\nThe Basel Institute on Governance thanks the Siemens Integrity Initiative for supporting and providing funding for the conference’s 5th edition, as well as all speakers and breakout session facilitating organisations. The full list of presenters and sessions can be found on conference pages of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002Fget-involved\u002Fevents\u002Ficac-2024\u002Fagenda\">B20 Collective Action Hub\u003C\u002Fa>.\n\nGraphic recording illustrations: Tetyana Kalyuzhna, Basel Institute on Governance.\nPhoto and video credit: David Borter, LEO MEDIA GmbH \u002F BBM PRODUCTIONS AG.\n\nThe report is free to share or republish under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International licence (\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002Fdeed.en\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0\u003C\u002Fa>). Please credit the Basel Institute on Governance and link to: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\">https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u003C\u002Fa>.",[21,174],[28],"2024-11-28","https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F02044130-66da-43f7-8ee2-ef45cc33cc96?width=600&height=840",[],[464],{"url":465,"caption":466},"https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002Fget-involved\u002Fevents\u002Ficac-2024\u002F"," See Conference web page",[],[],[470,472,476],{"tags_id":471},{"id":159,"name":21},{"tags_id":473},{"id":474,"name":475},830,"Business integrity",{"tags_id":477},{"id":153,"name":154},[479],2415,[21,174,224],[15],"2024-12-05T14:06:46.000Z","2026-05-29T22:22:53.000Z","\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fputting-business-integrity-global-agenda-report-5th-international-collective-action",{"id":486,"slug":487,"title":488,"status":6,"nid":489,"year":456,"body":490,"external":24,"topic":491,"language":15,"type":494,"date_published":496,"image":497,"citation":14,"publisher":101,"link_internal":498,"link_external":499,"authors":502,"countries":509,"tags":575,"pdf":576,"topics":578,"featured":24,"languages":579,"summary":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":7,"pdf_text":7,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":580,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":581,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"link":582},2280,"engaging-private-sector-collective-action-against-corruption-practical-guide-anti","Engaging the private sector in Collective Action against corruption: A practical guide for anti-corruption agencies in Africa",2443,"This guidance seeks to capture and explore the innovative approaches that African governments have developed to address the demand and supply sides of corruption more effectively and sustainably. It is designed to help government institutions, in particular national anti-corruption agencies, engage with the private sector more effectively to prevent corruption.\n\nThe document highlights good practices identified through interviews, desk research and a 2021 Southern African Development Community (SADC) training on “Emerging anti-corruption issues and private-sector engagement for SADC anti-corruption agencies”.\n\nAfrica offers many examples of innovative, unique and context-sensitive approaches to engage the private sector in anti-corruption efforts. Ghana’s National Anti-Corruption Action Plan, for instance, offers an award scheme and is looking into providing tax benefits to companies that enforce anti-corruption measures and demonstrate leadership in the fight against corruption. Other agencies and governments in the region, such as Morocco, are currently discussing implementing a reward system for compliant companies that can be considered when companies bid for public tenders.\n\nThese examples demonstrate how African governments proactively seek to tackle corruption and collaborate with the private sector.\n\nFrom the initiatives captured, three common strategic approaches can be identified to underpin effective and impactful engagement:\n\n\n- **Raising awareness,** guiding and working with the private sector to more effectively address corruption risks.\n- **Identifying and providing incentives** to companies investing in their compliance programmes.\n- **Demonstrating leadership** by actively participating in Collective Action and public-private partnerships.\n\n\nThis document is a follow-up of a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcollective-action.com\u002Fexplore\u002Fpublications\u002F2199\">practical global guide\u003C\u002Fa> published in July 2022 and was produced with the support of the Siemens Integrity Initiative.\n\nIt is freely shareable under a Creative Commons \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcreativecommons.org\u002Flicenses\u002Fby-nc-nd\u002F4.0\u002F\">CC BY-NC-ND 4.0\u003C\u002Fa> licence. Please credit the Basel Institute on Governance.",[21,492,493],"HLRM","Integrity Pacts",[495,28],"Guidelines","2024-11-06","https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F4e5c3e4d-e346-47c7-ae6c-6516f36c0abd?width=600&height=840",[],[500],{"url":108,"caption":501}," Learn more about Collective Action",[503,505],{"authors_id":504},{"id":211,"name":212},{"authors_id":506},{"id":507,"name":508},514,"Liza Young",[510,514,518,522,526,530,534,538,542,546,550,554,555,559,563,567,571],{"countries_id":511},{"id":512,"name":513},135,"Morocco",{"countries_id":515},{"id":516,"name":517},79,"Ghana",{"countries_id":519},{"id":520,"name":521},244,"Zambia",{"countries_id":523},{"id":524,"name":525},153,"Malawi",{"countries_id":527},{"id":528,"name":529},73,"Gabon",{"countries_id":531},{"id":532,"name":533},151,"Mauritius",{"countries_id":535},{"id":536,"name":537},156,"Mozambique",{"countries_id":539},{"id":540,"name":541},243,"South Africa",{"countries_id":543},{"id":544,"name":545},113,"Kenya",{"countries_id":547},{"id":548,"name":549},45,"Cameroon",{"countries_id":551},{"id":552,"name":553},157,"Namibia",{"countries_id":7},{"countries_id":556},{"id":557,"name":558},161,"Nigeria",{"countries_id":560},{"id":561,"name":562},189,"Rwanda",{"countries_id":564},{"id":565,"name":566},192,"Seychelles",{"countries_id":568},{"id":569,"name":570},38,"Democratic Republic of Congo",{"countries_id":572},{"id":573,"name":574},130,"Lesotho",[],[577],2409,[21,492,493],[15],"2023-05-22T10:04:31.000Z","2026-06-01T22:47:36.000Z","\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fengaging-private-sector-collective-action-against-corruption-practical-guide-anti",{"id":584,"slug":585,"title":586,"status":6,"nid":587,"year":456,"body":588,"external":24,"topic":589,"language":15,"type":590,"date_published":591,"image":592,"citation":14,"publisher":593,"link_internal":594,"link_external":598,"authors":599,"countries":600,"tags":601,"pdf":602,"topics":604,"featured":24,"languages":605,"summary":7,"programme":7,"area":7,"websites":7,"pdf_text":7,"sort":7,"user_created":47,"date_created":606,"user_updated":48,"date_updated":607,"main_points":7,"short_version":7,"subtitle":7,"link":608},2354,"integrated-mindset-practice-professional-accountants-business-and-anti-corruption","Integrated Mindset in Practice: Professional Accountants in Business and Anti-Corruption Compliance",2652,"This joint report from the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Basel Institute on Governance explores the concept of the \"integrated mindset\" – i.e. considering financial and sustainability-related information about a company holistically and in an integrated way. \n\nThe \"integrated mindset\" is an approach within companies and by company leadership that considers financial and sustainability-related information about the company as a whole, in an integrated way. This integrated approach to financial and sustainability-related information empowers better-informed decisions that deliver long-term value creation. This delivers financial returns to investors while taking account of value to customers, employees, suppliers, and societal interests.\n\nAn integrated mindset extends to all environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. This report will help companies — in particular, their professional accountants in business — apply an integrated mindset to anti-corruption oversight and compliance programs, a crucial component of the governance “G” in ESG.\n\nMoreover, it highlights that a commitment to an ethical culture is fundamental to an integrated mindset. Corruption evolves and changes constantly, creating risks that go beyond what companies can address internally, such as distorting competition and creating an uneven playing field between competitors.\n\nWorking toward developing more integrated industry approaches that lift the standards of business integrity at the sectoral or country level through Collective Action can be an effective way for companies to work toward future-proofing their compliance programs. “whole of business” approach to anti-corruption compliance.",[21,174],[28],"2024-07-04","https:\u002F\u002Fjam.baselgovernance.org\u002Fapi\u002Fassets\u002F706ca471-599d-4f99-a38a-7f9bc6e2180b?width=600&height=840","IFAC, ICAEW, Basel Institute on Governance",[595],{"url":596,"caption":597},"https:\u002F\u002Fbaselgovernance.org\u002Fnode\u002F2650\u002F"," View related event",[],[],[],[],[603],2392,[21,174],[15],"2024-07-05T10:05:01.000Z","2026-05-23T20:04:33.000Z","\u002Fresources\u002Fpublications\u002Fintegrated-mindset-practice-professional-accountants-business-and-anti-corruption",1780676575474]