This Quick Guide explains why effective, transparent and fair management of seized and confiscated assets – including assets linked to sanctions violations – is essential to successful asset recovery. It introduces key principles, standards and practical steps based on international good practice. These include legal, institutional and technical arrangements, that help countries manage seized assets in a way that preserves value, ensures accountability and supports justice.

The newsletter releases the Basel Institute's 2024 Annual Report and covers highlights in June and early July 2025. It also features our latest news, blogs and other publications.

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The newsletter covers highlights at the Basel Institute in May and early June 2025. It also features our latest news, blogs and other publications.

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This document takes stock of recent progress (March to June 2025) in strengthening Ukraine’s anti-corruption ecosystem. It builds on a series of previous reports and is published ahead of the fourth Ukraine Recovery Conference, held in Rome 10–11 July 2025.

The report highlights key developments, including in the context of Ukraine's European integration, and touches on:

The 2024 Annual Report of the Basel Institute on Governance features selected stories and photos that highlight the impact of our work around the world to promote good governance and counter corruption. They illustrate how we work holistically to achieve real and lasting progress towards a more peaceful, just and sustainable world.

In 2010, the UN Global Compact launched a bold initiative to tackle corruption through Collective Action. Funded by the Siemens Integrity Initiative, Anti-Corruption Collective Action (ACCA) mobilized a community of like-minded companies determined to jointly challenge corrupt practices and co-create solutions to address them.

This publication includes valuable tools and resources, best practices and lessons learned and is testament to how trusted partnerships can transform industries, drive long-term success and protect people and planet.

Stories, evidence and inspiration from the Basel Institute on Governance

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.

The newsletter covers highlights at the Basel Institute in April 2025. It also features our latest news, blogs and other publications.

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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.

The newsletter covers highlights at the Basel Institute in March 2025. It also features our latest news, blogs and other publications.

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