Collective Action at the Basel Institute

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💡 Why should development banks engage in anti-corruption and Collective Action initiatives? Speaking at the International Collective Action Conference on 25–26 June 2024, Lisa Miller explained why preventing fraud and corruption is essential for development banks like the World Bank Group to achieve their missions – and how engaging in Collective Action with other stakeholders can help. Watch the full interview and video here: lnkd.in/gfhvVwCs

Exciting opportunity ahead! Join us on 19 September 2024 for an online discussion on using business integrity tools to advance Collective Action anti-corruption initiatives. In this webinar, we’ll move from theory to practice with insights from leading experts in the field, featuring: 🎓 The launch of a new Collective Action eLearning course 🛠️ Practical tips on using effective business integrity tools 💡 A look into how artificial intelligence could transform the anti-corruption landscape Be part of the conversation and register here: lnkd.in/etgrniUa. 📅 Date: 19 September 2024 ⏰ Time: 13:00–14:30 CEST #CollectiveAction #BusinessIntegrity #AntiCorruption #AI #Webinar #eLearning

"It is important to demonstrate that things can be done when we work together. Not necessarily because we are like-minded, but because joining different perspectives in a common framework has a significant potential for impact." @_PeterMaurer on why anti-corruption Collective Action is essential if we're to solve today's global challenges: baselgovernance.org/blog/mobilisin… He was speaking at the opening of our International Collective Action Conference in Basel last week. Photos, videos and more to come – follow @FightBribery.

It's been a great and energising couple of days in #Basel this week at the 5th International Anti-Corruption Collective Action Conference: 🔸 𝟮 days 🔸 𝟮 awards 🔸 𝟱 sectors 🔸 𝟱 continents 🔸 +𝟮𝟬 exhibitors 🔸 +𝟮𝟱 speakers 🔸 +𝟭𝟵𝟬 participants ↪ 𝟭 incredible Collective Action community! 🌟 What a fantastic way to end our conference with so many Siemens Integrity Partners on stage! 🎉 A special shoutout to Sabine Zindera, who is celebrating 15 years of commitment, energy, and enthusiasm toward Collective Action. Her vision and dedication have brought us all together. We are thrilled to share this wonderful memory of her, Shawn Teixeira, and the Integrity Partners on stage. Stay tuned for more updates, photos, videos and the post-conference report, where we will capture all the inspiring moments and insights!

Money is power – and with great power comes great responsibility. Especially when that money consists of public resources, and/or is intended to be used to deliver public goods. Our last panel at the International Collective Action Conference looked at how development finance institutions and investors can provide incentives for business integrity in their portfolios and projects. Huge thanks to our distinguished speakers for sharing what your institutions are doing to prevent corruption and promote strong systems for integrity and compliance in your spheres of influence: 🔹 Caroline Eriksen – @NorgesBank Investment Management 🔸 Berna Gungenci Kilincoglu – @EBRD 🔹 John Versantvoort – @ADB_HQ 🔸 Huma Yusuf – @BritishIntInv Thanks also to our excellent moderator Cristina Ritter of the United Nations @globalcompact.

Standing up for integrity and doing the right thing can feel lonely in some contexts – or worse. Through #CollectiveAction and peer learning platforms, individuals and companies who are committed to ethical principles can join forces and support each other. The speakers in today’s opening panel are part of the Basel Institute’s Mentoring Programme and its close-knit global community of organisations working with the private sector on anti-corruption: collective-action.com/get-involved/m… 🇨🇦 @NoahArsh – Canadian Centre of Excellence for Anti-Corruption 🇵🇪 Oscar Caipo Ricci – Empresarios por la Integridad 🇲🇼 Joe Chingani – @CoSTransparency 🇩🇰 Ken Graversen – @fafpicom Thanks to our brilliant moderator Liza Young and to all members of the Mentoring Programme for your willingness to share and support each other.

@FrancoisValeri3, Chair of @anticorruption, kicked off day 2 of our International Collective Action Conference in Basel with a powerful speech emphasising the importance of multi-stakeholder collaboration and the inclusion of civil society. To catalyse the power of Collective Action to combat corrupt systems and power networks, we need to get better at: ✅ Reaching out to all companies –> including key players like the financial sector and state-owned enterprises. ✅ Getting to the right people within a company –> the leaders and decision makers, as well as compliance and risk management professionals. ✅ Achieving ethical transformation within a company –> so that ethical principles are instilled within all processes and staff, and in the relationships between the companies and their external stakeholders. Thank you François for your inspiring words and for your – and your organisation's – support to anti-corruption Collective Action over the years. Follow @FightBribery for updates on the conference and more.

🥁 Congratulations to the Agribusiness Anti-Corruption Collective Action and the Transparency 100% Movement of @PactoGlobalBR – winners of this year’s International Anti-Corruption Collective Action Awards! 🏆 They won in the categories “Outstanding Achievement” and “Inspirational Newcomer” following a jury selection and public vote – more info about the awards and finalists here: collective-action.com/get-involved/a… The Outstanding Achievement award has been renamed the Gretta Fenner Outstanding Achievement Award in memory of our late Managing Director, who did so much to promote anti-corruption Collective Action and to support fantastic initiatives such as these. Thanks to @GilbertSendugwa and Phrommet Bencharongkit for presenting the awards at the end of the first day of our International Collective Action Conference in Basel. Thanks also to Gemma Aiolfi for her moving words about Gretta and to talented musician Enrico Lenzin for his creative performance – which Gretta would have loved.

❓How can we be sure that companies’ #compliance programmes are effective at addressing corruption risks in their operations? Through #CollectiveAction, compliance and business leaders are making great progress in assessing the effectiveness of compliance efforts. Four of these leaders shared their experiences in our third panel, moderated by Vanessa Hans: 🇧🇷 Rafael Gomes – @novonorsa and @oec_eng 🇳🇬 Ayotola Jagun – @Oando_PLC 🇹🇭 Vibeke Lyssand Leirvag – Felicia Design and @jfcctthailand 🇩🇪 Anke Struckmeier-Eickenberg, @METRO_Politics and @afin_giz A fascinating exchange on different ways in which business leaders can help raise standards of integrity and corporate governance across markets. Including among the huge number of SMEs that make up the majority of most countries’ economies and multinationals’ supply chains.

💐 There’s been an incredible blossoming of Collective Action initiatives to enhance competitiveness, increase the credibility and impact of individual actions, join forces to address shared corruption challenges, meet the expectations of customers and investors … ... and most importantly, contribute to equitable and sustainable development around the world. 🌏 Our second panel today looked at the evolution and variety of Collective Action initiatives over the last two decades. Scarlet Wannenwetsch moderated the panel with representatives from a multilateral development bank and three major anti-corruption Collective Action initiatives from very different sectors: 🌏 Lisa Miller – @WorldBank 🏭 Giorgio Melega – @tenovagroup and member of the Metals Technology Initiative 💵 Deon Rossouw – Banknote Ethics Initiative 🛳 Jonas Søberg Erlandsen – The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network

💡 "It's increasingly recognised that the crucial role of the private sector in preventing corruption extends way beyond compliance and internal efforts... ... The public sector can and should incentivise, institutionalise and invest in Collective Action so businesses can play that role." In our first panel discussion on regulatory and normative approaches that support Collective Action, Xiaohong Li of @UNODC moderated a star panel of government representatives from four continents: 🇫🇷 Isabelle Jegouzo – @AFA_Gouv 🇬🇭 Salifu Koray – @GhanaRevenue 🇺🇸 Brooke Stearns Lawson – @USAID 🇧🇷 Marcelo Pontes Vianna, Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General Fascinating to see how organisations from different continents and institutions find so many challenges in common and so many ideas to share. 👏

🤝 “Only by bringing together a powerful alliance of *all* stakeholders can we ensure that integrity is a top priority as we tackle today’s global challenges.” 🌍 @_PeterMaurer, President of the @BaselInstitute, kicks of the 5th International Collective Action Conference in the beautiful setting of the University of Basel this morning. Looking forward to hearing from our stellar line-up of speakers from the public and private sectors, international organisations, civil society and academia!

🚀 The 5th International Collective Action Conference has taken off this morning with inspiring speeches by our President @_PeterMaurer and Julia Fromholz of the @OECD. Follow @FightBribery for updates throughout the day. The two-day conference brings together stakeholders from all continents interested in Collective Action approaches to tackle corruption and raise standards of business integrity. Participants are from the private and public sectors, international organisations, civil society and academia. With panels, breakouts and networking breaks, the conference is all about sharing experiences and best practices in anti-corruption Collective Action and connecting with one another. We also look forward to the 2024 edition of the Anti-Corruption Collective Action Awards Ceremony tonight and will keep you posted on the winners! Thanks to the @Siemens Integrity Initiative for your crucial support – for this conference and for Collective Action in dozens of countries over more than a decade. Agenda and other info: collective-action.com/get-involved/e…

We are just a few days away from the highly anticipated 5th International Anti-Corruption Collective Action Conference! This year, again, we are thrilled to bring together top experts and practitioners to delve into our theme: Putting Business Integrity on the Global Agenda. 🌐 🗓️ Explore the full agenda: collective-action.com/get-involved/e… On day one of the conference we will honour the trailblazers in Collective Action. Join us in celebrating the winners of the prestigious Collective Action Awards. If you haven't voted yet, there's still time! Cast your vote by June 18. 🏆 🗳️ Vote for the Awards: collective-action.com/get-involved/e… #ICAC2024 #CollectiveAction

Join us in Basel for a transformative workshop on combating corruption and promoting ethical business practices! ✨ In collaboration with UN Global Compact Network Switzerland & Liechtenstein and SECO Economic Cooperation and Development , we invite companies, organisations, and individuals to share insights and best practices on maintaining high ethical standards. Find out more and register here: globalcompact.ch/event-details/…

Some news from the 4th Anti-Corruption, Ethics & Compliance for Energy Sector 2024 Conference, organised by Prospero Events Group last week 🌟 Niels Wohlwend, Chief Compliance Officer at the Basel Insitute on Governance, delivered an insightful presentation on "Managing Third-Party Ethics & Compliance Risks." Key takeaways from his session include: 🔸 A risk-based approach is likely to be most efficient; 🔸 Due diligence is important, but not sufficient: the implementation of a full cycle Third Party Management is fundamental; 🔸 Clear roles & responsibilities are essential. Niels joined an impressive lineup of speakers who are setting the standards for best practices in the industry. Our gratitude to the organisers for facilitating this event! #Ethics #Compliance #AntiCorruption

🏆 We are thrilled to unveil the finalists selected by our jury members for the 2024 edition of the Anti-Corruption Collective Action Awards! ✨ There are two categories this year: 💪 Outstanding Achievement in Collective Action 2024 💡 Collective Action Inspirational Newcomer 2024 And the finalists are... 🥁 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 🔸 Agribusiness Anti-Corruption Collective Action (ACCA) 🔸 End Snow-Washing Coalition 🔸 Water Sector Action for Governance and Business Efficiency 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 🔸 Global Integrity Partnership (GIP) 🔸 Strengthening Civic Vigilance: Empowering Citizen Engagement in Detecting and Reporting Corruption 🔸 Transparency 100% Movement We now count on you to determine the winner! Vote for your favourite initiative before 18 June 2024. The winner of each category will be revealed at the award ceremony during the 5th International Collective Action Conference in Basel, Switzerland, on 24 June 2024. Find out more about these fantastic initiatives on our website and vote for your favourite Anti-Corruption Collective Action initiative: 📍 lnkd.in/e9HANJ9k #CollectiveAction #AntiCorruption #Awardceremony #AwardACCA

It is with heavy hearts that we share the tragic news of the passing of our Managing Director, Gretta Fenner. Gretta's unwavering commitment to combating corruption has left an indelible mark. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones. We will miss her immensely.

This year again, we are thrilled to announce our participation as a Knowledge Partner at the OECD - OCDE Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum in Paris on 26–27 March! Don't miss out on our session focused on safeguarding infrastructure from corruption risks and increasing transparency and accountability through #CollectiveAction. Vanessa Hans will moderate the panel session featuring: 🔸 Petter Matthews MBE - CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative 🔸 Hentie Dirker - AtkinsRéalis 🔸 Kaunain Rahman - Transparency International Our colleagues, Lucie Binder, Anna E. Stransky and Liza Young will also be present during the OECD Integrity Week. It's a great opportunity to engage in discussions about Collective Action! Secure your spot for either in-person attendance or virtual participation by registering here: lnkd.in/eC5BX_QQ