Basel Institute on Governance - Collective Action in practice: a game-changer for business integrity

Basel Institute on Governance

Collective Action in practice: a game-changer for business integrity

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.

This book offers a comprehensive reflection on that journey and explores the growing impact of multi-stakeholder collaboration on promoting business integrity around the world. It aims to capture the living ecosystem of Collective Action as it exists today, its foundations, its progress and the possibilities it continues to offer for the future.

Drawing on real-life examples, policy milestones and practical experiences from the Basel Institute on Governance and its partners, Collective Action in practice: a game-changer for business integrity presents how diverse actors have been working together to tackle corruption in complex environments.

  • Part 1: Advancing the knowledge base – presents the analytical tools and conceptual models that help us make sense of Collective Action in practice.
  • Part 2: Mainstreaming Collective Action as a norm – illustrates the growing recognition of Collective Action in international standards and policy frameworks. It also showcases the Institute’s International Collective Action Conference series and the Collective Action Awards.
  • Part 3: Providing hands-on support – focuses on the Basel Institute’s direct support to Collective Action practitioners and highlights the importance of peer learning.

Collective Action in practice: a game-changer for business integrity was developed and published by the Basel Institute on Governance, with support from the Siemens Integrity Initiative.

About this publication

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Please credit the Basel Institute on Governance and link to: collective-action.com

ISBNs are as follows:

  • PDF: 978-3-9526182-0-2
  • Paperback (forthcoming): 978-3-9526182-1-9

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