We are pleased to see States embracing the business community in corruption prevention activities in Africa. At a recent anti-corruption conference in Rabat, a new declaration emphasised the importance of the "involvement of all stakeholders, with a shared vision and an action based on collective mobilisation…”. This language underlies the Collective Action approach that we at the Basel Institute have long promoted to increase standards of integrity and fair business around the world.
Business Integrity Club in Armenia
The Business Integrity Club is the first private sector-led Collective Action initiative of the Armenian business community to improve Armenia’s business environment by promoting a culture of integrity and implementing corporate governance standards.
This USD 2 million, 3-year project, a partnership between the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the Global Wildlife Program and others, aims to reduce maritime trafficking of wildlife between Africa and Asia by strengthening wildlife law enforcement at ports and increasing cooperation between ports and other maritime stakeholders.
United for Wildlife Financial Taskforce
The United for Wildlife Taskforces are a network of private, public and third-sector partners working individually and cooperatively to reveal, disrupt and prevent illegal wildlife trade (IWT).
Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC)
The Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) is a unique cross-sectoral grouping of public, private and civil society organisations (CSOs) with a focus on promoting good governance and fighting corruption in Ghana.
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The Initiative puts forward guidelines or common standards for non-trial resolutions of foreign bribery cases.
The members consist of academics, lawyers and companies that come together regularly to develop these guidelines and present them to governments and international organisation such as the OECD for their consideration.
The first goal aimed to establish a benchmark of what the legal practices are on a global scale with regard to pre-trial solutions.
Maritime Anti-Corruption Network Indonesia
In 2015, the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) launched a Collective Action project in Indonesia with support from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office and in partnership with the NGO Kemitraan.
Indonesia had been identified as a corruption hotspot among MACN member companies calling port in the country. The overall objective of the Collective Action was to increase the transparency of port operations, remove trade barriers such as facilitation payments, and increase the ease of doing business for British, international, and local businesses operating in Indonesia.
Pacto Ético y Cumplimiento (PEC)
The Pacto Etico Comercial is a private sector initiative aimed at achieving a progressive, serious, trustworthy and stable country through the example of responsible corporate conduct.
Collective Action for Clean Business
The Transparency International Secretariat will promote business integrity at three levels (individual businesses, groups of businesses, and the business environment), all of which are underpinned by Collective Action.
In order to achieve the objective of facilitating change at scale, the project aimed to improve the capacity of Transparency International to work as a catalyst for Collective Action at national level in multiple countries and advocate improved standards, norms and practices within international fora and initiatives. This involved:
Conference Vetting System
The Conference Vetting System reviews the compliance of third-party educational conferences with the Eucomed Code of Ethical Business Practice (the “Code”) to determine the appropriateness for companies which are members of Eucomed and members of the national associations affiliated with Eucomed to sponsor Healthcare Professionals to participate in such conferences.