Corruption, money laundering and the illegal waste trade - OECD/Basel Institute webinar
Channel: Basel Institute on Governance
Date: 2021-07-19

This virtual event on corruption risks in waste management took place on 1 July 2021 as part of the Corrupting the environment event series co-hosted by the OECD and the Basel Institute’s Green Corruption team. See https://baselgovernance.org/news/illegal-waste-trade-whats-driving-multi-billion-dollar-transnational-crime-and-what-could-stop for a written summary.

Waste trafficking is a topic that receives little attention despite generating significant criminal proceeds (estimates suggest up to USD 12 billion per year). In addition to the financial costs, waste trafficking has enormous impacts for the environment, including from pollution or degradation, and inhibits development by fuelling corruption and poverty in some countries.

A particular focus of the discussion was the FATF report on Money Laundering in Environmental Crime issued a few days prior to the event, which covers waste trafficking alongside illegal mining and logging.

The panel featured: 
* Ailsa Hart, Policy Analyst, Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
* Nancy Isarin, Environmental Enforcement Expert
* Yazid Nurhuda, Director for Criminal Law Enforcement, Ministry of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia
* Dr Antonio Pergolizzi, Environmental Analyst, Visiting Professor at the University of Camerino and Author of Emergenza green corruption: Come la corruzione divora l'ambiente
* Juhani Grossmann, Team Leader - Green Corruption programme, Basel Institute on Governance (moderator)