The unit will boost the Environment Agency's efforts to tackle money laundering and carry out financial investigations in the waste sector.
February 6, 2024The revised directive replaces the 2008 version, which was found to have a limited effect with sanction levels that were too low.
November 17, 2023Laos is rated "non-compliant" on nine of the FATF's 40 recommendations, and "partially compliant" on 22 recommendations.
August 30, 2023AML think tank Themis says the threat Russia poses to the integrity of the global financial system has been increasing.
June 28, 2023Indonesia has a strong AML/CFT framework but needs to address risks in some sectors and improve investigation and prosecution. Foresty crime and terrorism financing are some of the country's key risks.
April 28, 2023RUSI’s Tom Keatinge discusses the continuing focus on fraud and scams in Asia, and work underway on asset recovery, sanctions, and environmental crime.
January 12, 2023European Council’s position on the revised Environmental Crime Directive will damage portfolios as well as the environment, says WWF.
December 19, 2022The failure to address the illicit finance in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is a glaring omission, says RUSI's Tom Keatinge.
December 5, 2022Document fraud, tax evasion, money laundering and corruption are common components of pollution crimes, which often have a nexus with organised crime.
August 12, 2022This panel explores approaches to detecting environmental crime through increased emphasis on financial flows and cross-sectoral collaboration.
July 26, 2022