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Open Ownership drives the global shift towards transparency and accountability in corporate ownership and control

⟴ We enable accurate and complete beneficial ownership disclosures

⟴ We support governments to make high-quality data shareable, and educate others on how to use it

⟴ This reduces corruption and tax evasion, gives fair development opportunities and builds societal trust

  • Ownership_complexity_Credit Photo by Omar Flores on Unsplash

    What is beneficial ownership transparency?

    Beneficial ownership transparency reveals how companies and other legal entities or arrangements are owned and controlled by their beneficial owners

    Veröffentlicht: 03 March 2022

  • Open Ownership Map - screengrab taken on 17 October 2024

    Open Ownership map: Worldwide action on beneficial ownership transparency

    Discover which countries have planned or are implementing beneficial ownership transparency reforms, which countries have launched live central registers, and visit country or regional profile pages

  • Guide to drafting effective legislation for beneficial ownership transparency cover image
    Guidance

    Guide to drafting effective legislation for beneficial ownership transparency

    This guide supports those involved in drafting and reviewing laws to understand the elements that constitute effective legislation for implementing beneficial ownership transparency reforms, laying the groundwork for establishing a beneficial ownership register

    Written by Favour Ime , Tymon Kiepe

    Veröffentlicht: 28 August 2024

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    Privatsphäre oder öffentliches Interesse? Ein Plädoyer für öffentliche Informationen zu wirtschaftlichen Eigentümern

    In einem begleitenden Forschungsbericht betrachten wir die rechtlichen Auswirkungen von offenen Daten wirtschaftlicher Eigentümer auf die Öffentlichkeit, bewertet sowohl aus der Sicht der Unternehmen, die diese Informationen besitzen, als auch aus der Sicht der Behörden, die sie öffentlich zugänglich machen müssen.

    Veröffentlicht: 27 March 2019

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