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Open Ownership is driving the global shift towards transparency over who owns and controls companies

⟴ We enable beneficial ownership disclosures which are accurate and complete

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

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

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    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

    Published: 03 March 2022

  • Open Ownership Map - 2nd December 2022

    The Open Ownership map: Worldwide commitments and action

    Discover commitments that countries have made to beneficial ownership transparency, which countries have implemented central or public registers, and visit country profile pages

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    Multilingual resources

    Many resources are available in multiple languages; visit our multilingual homepage to explore all our translations

Latest content

  • OPO Principles A4 Landscape
    News article

    Publication of revised Open Ownership Principles

    Open Ownership has released an updated version of its Principles for effective beneficial ownership disclosure in January 2023

    Written by Alanna Markle , Tymon Kiepe

    Published: 17 January 2023

  • Updated data analysis toolkit for BODS
    Blog post Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    Analyse and reuse beneficial ownership data from the UK, Denmark or Slovakia

    Open Ownership has updated our data analysis toolkit to help those using open data published in line with the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

    Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh , Kadie Armstrong , Simon Whitehouse , Emma Howard , Lewis Spurgin

    Published: 14 December 2022

  • Nigeria data use workshops
    News article Opening Extractives

    Free workshop: using beneficial ownership data in Nigeria

    Sign up for a workshop to help you get the most out of beneficial ownership data and introduce you to different data analysis tools with a focus on data use in Nigeria

    Published: 13 December 2022

Latest publications

  • Beneficial ownership transparency and data protection in South Africa cover image
    Briefing

    Beneficial ownership transparency and data protection in South Africa

    This policy briefing interrogates whether beneficial ownership transparency accommodates protection of personal information in South Africa

    Written by Amanda Manyame

    Published: 09 January 2023

  • Who is Behind Clean Energy Panel IACC USA
    Publication Opening Extractives

    Who is Behind Clean Energy’s Big Names? IACC Session Report

    Our Opening Extractives session at the 2022 International Anti-Corruption Conference was a deep dive into the important role that beneficial ownership transparency can play in supporting a just energy transition

    Written by Open Ownership

    Published: 20 December 2022

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    Publication Opening Extractives

    Advancing beneficial ownership transparency: Opening Extractives progress report 2021/22

    Documenting the first year of the Opening Extractives programme’s implementation across 10 countries, including how countries have modernised data collection tools, improved disclosure systems, supported evidence-based advocacy and strengthened stakeholder capacity through peer learning

    Published: 16 December 2022

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