Pearl Initiative

The Pearl Initiative is the leading independent, non-profit organisation working to improve corporate accountability and transparency in the Gulf Region. The activities of the Pearl Initiative are supported by a wide range of partner companies from across the Gulf Region.

Last updated: 15.09.2020

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Ethically Aware Supplier Induction (EASI) programme

Led by The Ethics Institute of South Africa, this e-learning based opportunity provides high quality, standardized, practical and engaging training on doing business ethically. The interactive programme features animated video content, case studies, practical scenarios and exercises. 

The EASI programme:

Last updated: 15.03.2021

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Coalition for Ethical Operations

The Coalition for Ethical Operations was established by a group of interested businesses that have come together to support each other in the implementation of relevant programs. 

The purpose of is to engage in a program of activities aimed at promoting ethical business and reducing bribery and corruption across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Membership is open to all businesses that have operations in Sub-Saharan Africa and that commit themselves to ethical business and anti-corruption practices by signing the initiative's pledge.

Last updated: 12.09.2020

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Compliance, corruption and illegal wildlife trade – webinar with Dutch Compliance Officers Association

On September 10, 2020, the Basel Institute's Tim Wittig and Juhani Grossmann presented to the Dutch Compliance Officers Association on the nexus of corruption and illegal wildlife trade. 

Thirty-five compliance experts, largely from financial institutions, participated in the conference. It featured a lively debate about:

Sharing experiences on certification for anti-corruption compliance

Representatives from nine leading Collective Action initiatives that offer local anti-corruption compliance certification gathered yesterday at a virtual roundtable. The event was part of a wider Basel Institute's project on certification initiatives funded by the KBA-NotaSys Integrity Fund.

The idea is to support local certification of anti-corruption compliance programmes in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that supply larger customers.

Launch of private-sector roundtables to explore human rights and anti-corruption compliance

Our Collective Action team is working with companies to find synergies in human rights and anti-corruption compliance.

The idea: Companies invest significant resources in anti-corruption and human rights compliance programmes, often developing them separately. We believe there are synergies between these areas that will contribute to the effectiveness and cost efficiencies of both programmes.

From the UK’s first Deferred Prosecution Agreement to a plea bargain in Tanzania

The first Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) of the United Kingdom Serious Fraud Office (SFO), secured on 30 November 2015 at the Royal Courts of Justice, London, has on 26 August 2020 given rise to a plea bargain settlement in Tanzania. As announced by Tanzania’s National Prosecutions Service (NPS), this nets the Tanzanian authorities TZS 1.5 billion (approx. USD 650,000 or GBP 500,000).

Small businesses in survival mode? Ideas for enhancing integrity at a B20 Saudi high-level panel

At a high-level B20 panel on “Enhancing Integrity for Responsible and Inclusive Growth” on 24 August, Gemma Aiolfi, the Basel Institute’s Head of Compliance, Corporate Governance and Collective Action, discussed how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been forced to focus on survival in recent months.

Anti-corruption officials in Mozambique gain new skills through virtual training

Thirty-three prosecutors, 22 judges and 22 investigators from across Mozambique’s 11 provinces have completed a series of intensive training courses on anti-corruption and asset recovery.

Delivered by the Mozambique team of our International Centre for Asset Recovery, the training sessions took place over three weeks from 17 August to 4 September. Investigators from SERNIC, Mozambique’s National Criminal Investigation Service, joined prosecutors from the Prosecutor General’s Office and judges from across the country.

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