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New global programme: Opening Extractives launch

news Open Ownership · Feb 2021

A new joint programme between Open Ownership (OO) and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), supported by the BHP Foundation, aims to end the use of anonymous companies linked to corruption and mismanagement in natural resources.

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USA adopts a central beneficial ownership register

News Open Ownership · Jan 2021

In late 2020, the US government passed the National Defence Authorisation Act which included important corporate transparency reforms. As a result of this Act, the majority of companies, about 87% in the US, will soon have to disclose their beneficial...

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The UK’s performance against the Open Ownership Principles

news Open Ownership · Dec 2020

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The Open Ownership Principles: Setting the standard for beneficial ownership transparency

news Open Ownership · Dec 2020

The Open Ownership Principles (OO Principles) are the gold standard for good governance through transparent company ownership. By implementing the OO Principles, countries will build a comprehensive picture of who owns companies in their jurisdiction, thereby unlocking the potential of...

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New support for UK Overseas Territories to publish beneficial ownership data

news Open Ownership · Nov 2020

In recent months, nine of the UK Overseas Territories (OTs) have announced their intention to build publicly accessible registers of beneficial owners for companies registered in their territories. Open Ownership (OO) will be working with the OTs as they enact...

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New: visualising beneficial ownership Data Standard tool

news Oct 2020

Open Ownership is launching a new software tool for visualising beneficial ownership (BO) data. Beneficial ownership data is at its most useful when it can be understood by the widest possible group of people. Visualisations of corporate structures are intuitive...

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