Financial crime doesn’t just move money – it fuels exploitation, abuse, and environmental harm. From human trafficking to wildlife crime, illicit finance underpins some of the world’s most damaging social issues.
At ACAMS, the social impact of financial crime is something we consider across all of our work. This hub is designed to provide the tools, insights, and stories that show how financial crime intersects with real-world harm, and how you can drive impact in this global fight.
Why this work matters
As CEO of Polaris, Megan Lundstrom leads efforts to combat human trafficking and empower survivors. She has a powerful message to share with the ACAMS community: you may not always see the outcomes of your work first hand, but behind the scenes, you're protecting someone's chance at freedom.
Social impact resources
This hub provides a small snapshot of ACAMS’ social impact resources, including webinars, podcasts, and publications, as well as our free social impact certificate courses. We’ve focused the content on this page around four themes:
- Modern slavery and human trafficking
- Environmental crime and illegal wildlife trade
- Exploitative crimes (including online child exploitation, elderly fraud, and romance baiting)
- Humanitarian, conflict, and instability-related issues
Resources marked with a tick are available to all; those with a padlock require an ACAMS membership to access.
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Modern slavery and human trafficking
Training course: Fighting Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Part 2: U.S. Sex & Exploitation Cases
Environmental crime and illegal wildlife trade
Exploitative crimes (incl. online child exploitation, elderly fraud, and romance baiting)
Humanitarian, conflict, and instability-related issues
There’s more to explore
This hub is just a small sample of the social impact resources that are available to our members. For more, log in to the ACAMS Learning Management system. Here you can use the topic filters to find more social impact webinars and publications from our extensive back catalogue.
Chapter and community events
The fight against financial crime is about more than compliance. It’s about collective action. ACAMS chapters bring passionate practitioners together to discuss real-world issues and exchange advice and best practices. Recent chapter events have covered social impact subjects such as:
- Identifying and Preventing Financial Abuse of Seniors
- Confronting the Human Trafficking Crisis
- The Rising National Security Threat of Fentanyl
Visit our chapters page to find and join your local chapter - we have over 60 chapters located across the world! On this page you’ll also find full details of upcoming chapter events.
Become part of something bigger
With 115,000+ global members, the ACAMS community is the strongest force in the fight against financial crime. Membership gives you the best possible resources and training to identify criminal activity and stop the perpetrators in their tracks.
Becoming a member gives you access to:
- Regular AFC Training
New webinars are released every month for members, covering AML, fraud, and sanctions.
- Member-Only Content
Get long-reads from our journalists and subject matter experts on AFC trends and challenges.
- Certification Programs
As a member, you can earn ACAMS credits and apply for certification.
- Exclusive Discounts
Our members benefit from special discounts for selected training and events.