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Beneficial ownership

Secret ownership structures enable some extractive companies to evade tax payments or hide improper relationships. Publishing information about companies’ “beneficial owners”—that is, the individuals that ultimately control or profit from a company—can help to deter such practices.
Secret ownership structures enable some extractive companies to evade tax payments or hide improper relationships. Publishing information about companies’ “beneficial owners”—that is, the individuals that ultimately control or profit from a company—can help to deter such practices.
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Beneficial Ownership Screening: Practical Measures to Reduce Corruption Risks in Extractives Licensing
Briefing
15 May 2018
Leading Companies Issue Commitments on Beneficial Ownership: Will It Help Prevent Corruption?
10 September 2021
Leveraging Beneficial Ownership Information in the Extractive Sector
Briefing
22 October 2018

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    Resource Governance Index: 2019 Interim Evaluation Report for Guinea (Mining)

    Briefing
    24 June 2019

    L’Indice de Gouvernance des Ressources Naturelles : Rapport de l’évaluation intermédiaire 2019 pour la Guinée (exploitation minière)

    Briefing
    24 June 2019

    ¿Qué diversificación económica queremos en los países andinos? Análisis comparado de políticas dediversificación económica: reflexiones y nuevas propuestas

    1 May 2019

    La gobernanza centralizada de la minería, el gas y el petróleo en los países andinos: ¿Oportunidades de transformación?

    1 May 2019

    Political Parties and Natural Resource Governance: A Practical Guide for Developing Resource Policy Positions (Myanmar language)

    6 February 2019

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    Guest Post: Oversight of Beneficial Owners Can Strengthen Integrity in the Transition to Renewable Energy

    The Global Anticorruption Blog
    7 June 2022

    Leading Companies Issue Commitments on Beneficial Ownership: Will It Help Prevent Corruption?

    Alexandra Gillies
    10 September 2021

    IEA’s Ambitious Climate Scenario Underscores Need for More Transparency on Fossil Fuel Projects

    Erica WestenbergPatrick Heller
    19 May 2021

    The 2021 Resource Governance Index Research Process is Underway

    Liz McGrathAnna Fleming
    13 July 2020

    Owners in the Shadows: Beneficial Ownership in Mongolia’s Mining Sector

    Tserenjav Demberel
    22 May 2020

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    Beneficial Ownership Transparency Forum

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    Tuesday, September 7, 2021 - 12:30 to 15:15

    Natural Resources for Sustainable Development – Online Course

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    Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 00:00 to Wednesday, August 31, 2022 - 00:00
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    Natural Resources for Sustainable Development

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    Wednesday, January 1, 2020 - 00:00 to Monday, August 31, 2020 - 00:00
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    Natural Resources for Sustainable Development (September 2019)

    Event type: 
    Training
    Sunday, September 8, 2019 - 05:00 to Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 18:00

    Open Government Partnership Global Summit 2019

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    Conference
    Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 08:00 to Friday, May 31, 2019 - 18:00
    Ottawa, Canada

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      Beneficial ownership
      Civic space
      Commodity prices
      Contract transparency and monitoring
      Coronavirus
      Corruption
      Economic diversification
      Energy transition
      Gender
      Global initiatives
      Legislation and regulation
      Licensing and negotiation
      Mandatory payment disclosure
      Measurement of environmental and social impacts
      Measurement of governance
      Open data
      Revenue management
      Revenue sharing
      Sovereign wealth funds
      State-owned enterprises
      Subnational governance
      Tax policy and revenue collection
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