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Managing business integrity risk throughout the investment lifecycle is critical for business success, resilience and for safeguarding impact and outcomes. 

Join us online for the launch of Investing with Integrity III: Monitoring Business Integrity Risk in Impact Investing, the final publication in a series of resources for investors developed by Transparency International UK in partnership with British International Investment (BII). 

As identified in our first publication in this series (Investing with Integrity: The benefits and challenges of integrating high business integrity standards in impact investments), while there is growing emphasis on business integrity risk during pre-investment due diligence, portfolio management post-investment is an area of weakness with limited follow-up and monitoring. 

Our latest guidance provides critical, practical guidance – including business integrity monitoring framework – to address this gap and help investors take a proactive stance to monitoring business integrity risk during the investment lifecycle for effective risk management.

Managing business integrity risk is not solely a compliance issue but a strategic asset that creates the foundations for growth and supports impact and financial performance. By adopting these practices, impact investors can better navigate the complexities of high-risk countries and sectors, protect their investments, and contribute to building a more ethical and sustainable global economy. 

Don't miss this opportunity to:

  • Understand the core recommendations of the new practical guidance and what they mean for investors and businesses raising the bar when it comes to portfolio monitoring.
  • Discover how to raise standards of business integrity risk management in complex investment environments
  • Learn from experienced practitioners in the field

Speakers

  • Chara De Lacey

    Chara de Lacey

    Head of Business Integrity

    Chara is Head of Business Integrity at Transparency International UK. In this role she oversees the team’s business integrity research, strategy, policy development and engagement with the private sector through the Business Integrity Forum. 

    Chara is a UK-qualified lawyer with expertise in compliance, business and human rights, and responsible investment.

  • Dr Chiara Andreoli

    Dr Chiara Andreoli

    UCL Centre for Sustainable Business

    Chiara is a Ph.D. Candidate in Management and Sustainability at Copenhagen Business School. From January 2024, she is working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Esade Center for Social Impact (ECSI). She recently won a scholarship to participate in the prestigious “Impact Measurement” executive course (edition June 2023) at Saïd Business School, Oxford University. Chiara is also an Honorary Research Fellow at UCL School of Management.

    Her research focuses on Impact Measurement and Management in Impact Investing. Her interest lies in the managerial dynamics associated with stakeholder engagement, power sharing and impact measurement systems. She is the author of scientific papers, a book chapter, and teaching cases studies on those topics.

  • Brook Horowitz

    Brook Horowitz

    IBLF Global

    Brook is the CEO of IBLF Global. He has master’s degrees from Cambridge and Harvard universities. He joined the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, and co-founded IBLF Global in 2014. Brook has led on business integrity projects in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Southeast Asia, working with organisations such as the UK Prosperity Fund, DFID, EBRD and UNDP. He played a variety of leadership roles in the B20 from 2013-2015. He is the author of opinion pieces in the Financial Times, the New York Times and other publications and is the lead author of three business integrity toolkits. He provides training on business integrity for companies and governments around the world.

  • Huma Yusef

    Huma Yusuf

    Trustee

    Huma Yusuf is the Head of Financial Services Responsible Investing at British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution. In this role she oversees the management of corruption, money laundering, and other integrity risks in BII's investment activities in emerging markets. Previously, she worked as a risk consultant, supporting companies in diverse sectors, including oil and gas, mining and telecoms, identify and manage political and corruption risks in the Middle East and North Africa, including through the development and implementation of anti-corruption frameworks, training programmes and stakeholder engagement and collective action plans. 

    Huma began her career as a journalist based in Karachi, Pakistan, reporting on topics such as gender-based violence, urban conflict, and media freedom, all of which intersect with endemic corruption risks. She has published policy briefs and academic articles on South Asian politics, foreign policy and security, and continues to contribute to Pakistan's Dawn Newspaper. 

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