In January the Basel Institute became a founding member of the Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA), following the Institute’s close involvement in its early development and broader discussions on corruption in sport. While some international sporting organisations have taken steps to clean up their activities and are implementing new anti-corruption standards, others appear to be backsliding even after making commitments to change outdated and unsound practices.  

The Basel Institute has decided to support SIGA because it's the only organisation to bring together a wide range of parties all of whom have an important contribution to make in tackling the issues that sporting organisations have to address if they are to remain credible. SIGA has brought on board sporting bodies, governments, civil society, sponsors, business, rights holders and professional service providers, amongst others. These various interest groups recognise that greater integrity in sport requires action on the ground and are willing to drive the issues towards best practice solutions. The Basel Institute is therefore keen to share its experience and know-how with SIGA to advance the cause of good governance in sport and is contributing to several working groups organised by SIGA's secretariat.