Interactive Workshop Organised for Anticorruption Practitioners

Partnerships and collaboration are essential for democratic societies and good cross-border investigations alike. Moreover, it is something vital for the impact of any good project. 

That is why it was an honour to receive an invitation from the World Bank's Integrity Vice Presidency to facilitate a session with investigative journalists during the Partnerships for Anticorruption Global Forum 2025, which this year was held on April 8–9 in Washington, D.C.

This forum brought together over 400 leaders, policy makers and legal practitioners from government, academia, civil society, the private sector, and international organizations to address corruption's global challenges.

‘Investigative Journalism: Identifying Clean Promises And Dirty Links In Big Investments’, – the hands-on workshop, organised by Journalismfund Europe in cooperation with the Pulitzer center, – allowed Thomas Bart and Bruna Bronoski to present their findings from their investigations in Uganda and Brazil and draw attention to how corruption hinders climate action and environmental projects. 

Crucially, it created space to foster an active dialogue and deepen collaboration between investigative journalists, anticorruption and legal enforcement agencies, governmental and supranational institutions.

It was an opportunity to connect our journalistic practices with the work of institutions like the World Bank and global anti-corruption agencies — and to explore how our approaches to uncovering financial wrongdoing can reinforce each other.

Thomas Bart