International Collective Action Awards 2026
Celebrating excellence in Collective Action
The International Anti-Corruption Collective Action Awards recognise organisations and initiatives that are advancing innovative and impactful approaches to anti-corruption Collective Action and business integrity worldwide. Winners will be selected in two categories:
- Gretta Fenner Outstanding Achievement in Collective Action 2026
- Collective Action Inspirational Newcomer 2026
An independent international jury shortlisted three finalists in each category based on stakeholder engagement, impact, innovation and the potential to inspire others.
The final result will combine the votes of the international jury and the public vote. The public vote carries equal weight to the vote of an individual jury member. Public voting closed on 2 June 2026.
The winners will be announced during the International Collective Action Conference (ICAC) 2026, taking place on 9–10 June 2026 in Basel, Switzerland.
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Meet the finalists for the Gretta Fenner Outstanding Achievement in Collective Action 2026 award
Alliance for Integrity
Alliance for Integrity is a global multi-stakeholder initiative that brings together businesses, public institutions and civil society to promote integrity as a practical standard of doing business. With a strong focus on supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), the initiative combines international standards with locally adapted approaches to help companies strengthen compliance systems and address corruption risks in everyday operations.
Since 2014, Alliance for Integrity has built long-term integrity networks across 16 countries through training programmes, peer-learning formats, practical tools and collaborative dialogue platforms. More than 400 trainers worldwide now support companies in implementing integrity measures, creating multiplier effects across business ecosystems. The initiative has also developed and scaled more than 50 products and approaches globally, including digital learning tools, integrity-focused dialogue formats and regional business integrity events.
By fostering collaboration across sectors and regions, Alliance for Integrity helps strengthen trust, fair competition and transparency in markets while embedding integrity as a shared responsibility.
Anti-Corruption Collective Action Impact Centre
The Anti-Corruption Collective Action Impact Centre, hosted by the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA), works to incubate and scale locally led collective action initiatives around the world. Through mentorship, practical methodologies and ongoing support, the Centre helps participants design and implement anti-corruption projects tailored to their local contexts.
Its flagship Anti-Corruption Collective Action Certificate programme combines strategic project design, guided implementation and long-term sustainability support. Since 2021, the Centre has supported projects in 23 countries, including initiatives focused on whistleblower protection, customs integrity, anti-corruption in maritime value chains, public-private collaboration and empowering women and youth in anti-corruption efforts.
Operating with a lean team and budget, the Centre has demonstrated how tailored mentorship and practical support can help local champions transform ideas into sustainable, high-impact collective action initiatives.
Integridad Corporativa 500 (IC500)
Integridad Corporativa 500 (IC500) is a transparency benchmark initiative led by Transparencia Mexicana and Mexicanos Contra la Corrupción y la Impunidad in collaboration with the business magazine Expansión. Since 2017, the initiative has evaluated the integrity and anti-corruption policies of the 500 largest companies operating in Mexico.
Using a methodology adapted from Transparency International’s corporate transparency framework, IC500 reviews publicly available information across areas such as integrity commitments, whistleblowing mechanisms, third-party relationships and anti-corruption training. The results are published annually, creating visibility, peer comparison and incentives for companies to strengthen governance and transparency practices.
The initiative has contributed to significant improvements in corporate transparency in Mexico. Average company scores have more than doubled since the initiative began, while the number of companies achieving top scores has grown dramatically. By turning transparency into a reputational incentive, IC500 has helped drive voluntary improvements in corporate integrity and governance across the Mexican private sector.
Meet the finalists for the Collective Action Inspirational Newcomer 2026 award
COSP Private Sector Platform
The COSP Private Sector Platform, launched by the United Nations Global Compact and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), creates a formal mechanism for private sector engagement in the Conference of the States Parties (COSP) to the UN Convention against Corruption.
Historically, businesses have had limited opportunities to contribute directly to global anti-corruption policymaking within COSP processes. The Platform addresses this gap by bringing together companies, governments, civil society, academia and international organisations to shape practical anti-corruption solutions and commitments.
Within months of its launch in 2025, the Platform convened a major multi-stakeholder dialogue involving governments and companies from around the world, resulting in a biennial workplan with measurable objectives and accountability mechanisms. The initiative demonstrates how collective action can strengthen public-private collaboration in international governance processes.
CoST Malawi Infrastructure Transparency Initiative: Red Flags Algorithm
CoST Malawi’s Red Flags Algorithm is a digital transparency and accountability tool designed to identify potential corruption and procurement risks in public infrastructure projects. Integrated into Malawi’s Information Platform for Public Infrastructure (IPPI), the system automatically analyses project data and flags unusual patterns, inconsistencies and high-risk indicators that may signal fraud, misprocurement or inefficiency.
The initiative represents a major step forward in infrastructure oversight in Malawi by shifting monitoring from a reactive process to a more proactive, data-driven approach. By enabling earlier detection of risks, the Red Flags Algorithm helps government agencies, contractors, journalists and civil society organisations identify and respond to potential problems before they escalate.
The platform also strengthens public participation and accountability by making infrastructure data more accessible and easier to interpret. Contractors and industry actors have received training on how to use the platform to identify procurement anomalies and raise concerns, while citizens and civil society organisations can use the information to monitor public projects and demand explanations where risks are identified.
TRIPODE: Collective Action for Business Integrity and SME Inclusion in Mexico
TRIPODE is a joint initiative led by the UN Global Compact Network Mexico, UNODC Mexico and Transparencia Mexicana to strengthen business integrity and support Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) inclusion in responsible value chains.
The initiative responds to the growing challenge faced by companies – particularly SMEs – in navigating fragmented and complex integrity expectations. Through workshops, peer-learning groups, technical dialogue and practical guidance, TRIPODE helps translate anti-corruption standards into realistic and proportionate approaches for companies of different sizes.
The initiative has already engaged more than 100 companies and over 600 participants through integrity workshops, compliance events and peer-learning spaces focused on issues such as procurement corruption and anti-money laundering. It also supports public-private dialogue on integrity reforms and responsible business practices in Mexico.
Jury Members
Nathalie Delapalme
Nathalie Delapalme is the Chief Executive Officer of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which she joined in 2010.
She was previously Inspecteur General des Finances at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance (2007-2010). Prior to this, Nathalie served the French Government as an advisor for Africa and Development in the offices of various Foreign Affairs Ministers, between 1995-1997 and 2002-2007. She also served the French Senate as advisor for the Finance and Budgetary Commission, where she assessed fiscal and public policies between 1984-1995 and 1997-2002.
She is co-Secretary General of the Africa-Europe Foundation and sits on the Board of International Crisis Group and on the Advisory Board of IFRI (Institut Francais des Relations Internationales) and on the Council Scientifique of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de Defence Nationale). She is a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) and a member of the WEF’s Expert Network.
Nathalie is Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur and Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite.
Nicola Bonucci
Nicola Bonucci is member of the Board of the Basel Institute on Governance since July 2023.
Mr Bonucci is a French-Italian lawyer based in Paris. Mr Bonucci started his career in 1988, working for five years in the Legal Office of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He then joined the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Legal Directorate, where he worked for 26 years including 14 years a Director of Legal Affairs. Following that he was, until recently, Partner in the Global Trade and Investigations & White Collar Defense practices at Paul Hastings, Paris office.
He has been one of the most prominent international voices in anti-corruption and anti-bribery as well as responsible business conduct, having contributed to the OECD’s efforts in these areas for more than two decades. He has worked extensively with international institutions like the European Union, the G20, FATF, the IMF, the World Bank and the United Nations system.
Mr Bonucci holds Master’s degrees in Public International Law from the University of Paris X–Nanterre, in International Administration from the University of Paris II–Assas, and in International and Comparative Law from the University of Notre Dame.
Rhoda Weeks-Brown
Rhoda Weeks-Brown is Founder/CEO of Cape Palmas Global Advisors LLC and Founder/President of the Aurelia & Edith Breast Cancer Foundation. These roles follow an over 34-year career in private practice and at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including service as IMF General Counsel (Chief Legal Officer) and Special Advisor to the IMF Managing Director.
As General Counsel, Rhoda provided advice to the IMF’s Governors, Executive Board, management and staff and led the legal department’s work on a wide range of pivotal policy, country and institutional matters, including the design of legal and institutional reforms in IMF member countries in areas that included fiscal and financial sector governance, anti-corruption and the rule of law. Rhoda has published book chapters, articles and blogs on the work of the IMF, and was the first woman and first developing country national to serve as IMF General Counsel. She was listed by the Financial Times as one of the Top 27 Global General Counsels and one of the top 5 General Counsels in the area of Promoting Ethical Standards (2020).
With a J.D. from Harvard Law School and B.A. in Economics (summa cum laude) from Howard University, Rhoda is a member of the Leadership Council of the World Justice Project, the Committee on International Monetary Law of the International Law Association (MOCOMILA), the Panel of Recognized International Market Experts in Finance (P.R.I.M.E. Finance), and the Boards of Directors of Results for America and TalentNomics, Inc.
Sheila S. Coronel
Sheila S. Coronel is the Stabile professor of professional practice in investigative journalism and director of the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School. She began her reporting career in the Philippines and was co-founder of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. She has reported on the rise of populism, human rights abuses, corruption, and the challenges to democracy. She is chair of the Media Development Investment Fund, a foundation that supports independent media in countries with a history of media repression, and a member of the boards of, among others, the Committee to Protect Journalists and the Columbia Journalism Review. For six years, she served as academic dean of the Columbia Journalism School.
In 2003, Sheila was given Asia’s premiere prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award, in recognition of her pioneering investigative work. In 2011, she received the Presidential Teaching Award, Columbia’s highest honor.