Our much-missed Managing Director Gretta Fenner used to say that fighting corruption is fighting for human rights. She was right, of course, and we see in our daily work how anti-corruption and human rights work can be mutually reinforcing. Our Vice-President Professor Anne Peters has been studying the relationship for many years. Here is her 5-minute introduction to the topic and what it could mean in practice: https://lnkd.in/e4hrnZkB
Basel Institute on Governance
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Eine unabhängige, gemeinnützige Organisation, die sich weltweit für die Bekämpfung von Korruption einsetzt.
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Das Basel Institute on Governance ist eine unabhängige, gemeinnützige Organisation, die sich weltweit für die Stärkung der guten Regierungsführung und für die Bekämpfung von Korruption und anderen Finanzdelikten einsetzt. Es hat seit 2003 seinen Hauptsitz in Basel, Schweiz, ist ein assoziiertes Institut der Universität Basel und verfügt über Büros und Expertenteams in Lateinamerika und Afrika. Rund 100 Mitarbeiter arbeiten mit öffentlichen, privaten und gemeinnützigen Partnern weltweit an Querschnittsthemen in den Bereichen Korruptionsbekämpfung, Rückführung von gestohlenen Vermögenswerten, gute Regierungsführung und öffentliche Finanzverwaltung, Umweltkorruption (Green Corruption), Collective Action und Compliance.
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- Denkfabrik
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- 51–200 Beschäftigte
- Hauptsitz
- Basel, Basel-Stadt
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- Nonprofit
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- 2003
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- Asset recovery, Public governance, Compliance, Corporate governance, Collective Action, Public Finance Management, Law enforcement, Training, Capacity building, Environmental corruption, Anti-corruption, Research, eLearning, Anti-money laundering, Green Corruption und Policy advocacy
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Steinenring 60
Basel, Basel-Stadt 4051, CH
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Av. José Gálvez Barrenechea 511
San Isidro, Lima, Lima 15036, PE
Beschäftigte von Basel Institute on Governance
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Monica Guy
Kommunikationsspezialistin
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Tom Lasich
Adjunct Professor at George Washington University Law School
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Juhani Grossmann
Team Leader, Green Corruption programme and Senior Advisor, Central and Eastern Europe at Basel Institute on Governance
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Teresa Paonessa
Senior Specialist / Team Lead HR bei Basel Institute on Governance
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🚨 New Working Paper Alert! 🚨 In his latest publication, Oscar Solorzano dives deep into the role of non-conviction based forfeiture laws in Latin America – an essential tool in the fight against organised crime and corruption. His paper stresses the urgent need to align these laws with international (human rights) standards to boost domestic legitimacy and foster stronger international cooperation for asset recovery. The paper is based on the hands-on experiences of Oscar and colleagues at our International Centre for Asset Recovery and Programa GFP Subnacional providing technical assistance to government authorities seeking to confiscate proceeds of corruption and other serious crimes. See 🔑 points: https://lnkd.in/eSu34JnT Download the 📖: https://lnkd.in/e4vchrJE
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Vanessa Hans joins the ranks of great women in compliance 👇
The Compliance Coach. Founder, CEO of COMPAAS 360: Map | Guide | Tools. Award winning ethics and compliance leader at Zendesk, Disney, Snap, SEC.
🎙️It’s #GWIC Wednesday. Sharing here the latest episode of the Great Women in Compliance podcast. This week I had the great fortune to interview the amazing Vanessa Hans, Head of Private Sector at the Basel Institute on Governance, to explore the Institute’s pivotal role in global anti-corruption efforts. 🌏 This episode highlights the power of Collective Action at the Basel Institute and the private sector's essential contributions to fostering multilateral cooperation. 🚴♀️ Listen in as Vanessa shares her experiences as a competitive endurance cyclist and discusses actionable ways for businesses to engage in global collective initiatives. This episode is a must-listen for global compliance professionals and those passionate about having impact at scale! Lisa Fine and I are always interested in hearing your feedback! https://bit.ly/3XQPZIk #AntiCorruption #Compliance #CollectiveAction #Bribery #coachingforcompliance #chiefcomplianceofficers
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We just wrapped up a second week-long regional training workshop on Financial Investigations and Asset Recovery for the Lusophone Knowledge Community. The Knowledge Community is a platform for asset recovery practitioners from Portuguese-speaking countries to share and exchange experiences. 🇲🇿 🇦🇴 🇨🇻 🇸🇹 Participants included judges, prosecutors, investigators, and FIU analysts from Mozambique, Angola, Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe. Cross-border trainings such as these help to foster peer learning, build coalitions and encourage cooperation between jurisdictions. By learning and working together we can take bigger strides in the fight against corruption. Thanks to our training team: Thierry Ravalomanda, Tom Walugembe, James Oluka, Anne-Claude Scheidegger and Emmanuel Mringo, and to Margarida Lima and João Pedro C. Alves de Campos.
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We are very happy to welcome Mavuto Bamusi to the Basel Institute as Specialist, Corruption Prevention in Malawi 🇲🇼 . Mavuto is a democratic governance expert and public policy analyst with 18 years hands-on experience supporting civil society accountability and democratic governance interventions. https://lnkd.in/eFeQfZgr Welcome Mavuto!
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🇺🇦 Short term consultancy: we are searching for a consultant or law firm able to provide the full legal services required to establish the Basel Institute’s representative office in Ukraine. Terms of reference 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dVbE4iQ
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🌎 What are the governance and corruption challenges that could jeopardise the crucial transition to renewable energy? 💡 How can the private sector work together with other stakeholders to address them? Join us for the 6th Plenary Session of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum where we'll launch a groundbreaking Working Paper on this topic by Mark Robinson – EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) and Maja de Vibe – Statkraft. This will be followed by a dynamic panel discussion with: Luca Maiotti – OECD - OCDE Irene Lucius – WWF Central and Eastern Europe Alexia Ruvoletto – Solar Stewardship Initiative (SSI) 📅 9 October ⏰ 09:00 ET, 15:00 CET, 21:00 SGT 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/eRkV8yVY 📖 Working Paper: https://lnkd.in/esS_j2ER #greencorruption #renewables WWF Transparency International TRAFFIC
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🇺🇦 This month saw the next stage in the capacity building programme with our Ukrainian partners, held in Lublin, Poland. 💡 Participants from National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, the General Prosecutor’s Office and the High Anti-Corruption Court gained in-depth knowledge in financial investigations and asset recovery. 🎓 Six participants were selected for further mentoring and are on their way to becoming certified trainers, ensuring long-term, local Ukrainian expertise. 🇨🇭 Funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation as part of the Anti-Corruption and Asset Recovery Support Project, the training was led by Thierry Ravalomanda, Phyllis Atkinson and Anne-Claude Scheidegger, together with Kateryna Boguslavska and Peter Huppertz.
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🇧🇬 What do Bulgarians really think about corruption? Corruption's damaging impact on society and the economy is all too familiar to Bulgaria’s citizens. But how do they view integrity and the fight against corruption today? In collaboration with Global Metrics Ltd, we conducted a second public perceptions survey as part of our efforts to support the Bulgarian Government’s anti-corruption efforts. The results reveal some concerning trends: ⚠️ Limited awareness of government anti-corruption reforms ⚠️ Low likelihood of reporting corrupt behaviour ⚠️ Growing distrust in the democratic system To truly shift public perception and promote ethical behaviour, effective communication about anti-corruption efforts is essential. Read the full insights by our Team Lead Renne Traicova here: https://lnkd.in/ebVv5H8t
What do Bulgarian citizens think about corruption, integrity and anti-corruption efforts?
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The rise of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets means that financial institutions have to change how they address financial crime risks. Yulia Murat at The Wolfsberg Group gives food for thought to banks wondering why they should care about crypto when they don't "do" it themselves: https://lnkd.in/etM64_i9 Yulia moderated a fabulous panel with Olga de Truchis 🇨🇵🇺🇦, NICO DI GABRIELE (personal views), Joana Neto and Pamela Clegg, MBA CAMS at the 8th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies, which we organised with Europol and hosted at UNODC. Catch it on YouTube (link at the end of Yulia's article).
“If you’re not doing crypto, it'll be done to you.” The role of financial institutions in addressing crypto-related money laundering
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