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Beneficial ownership transparency research, guidance, and case studies from the Open Ownership team.
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Beneficial ownership transparency in Liberia
Using the framework of the Open Ownership Principles, this report combines desktop research and in-country stakeholder consultations to paint a clear picture of the beneficial ownership regime in Liberia. It makes tailored recommendations that can be implemented to advance beneficial ownership transparency reforms in Liberia
Written by Favour Ime
Published: 18 May 2022
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Measuring the economic impact of beneficial ownership transparency (summary report)
This is a summary of a research report by Oxford Insights and Lateral Economics, conducted for Open Ownership between January and March 2022 to help understand what economic benefits can be expected from beneficial ownership transparency policies and how we can measure their extent.
Written by Oxford Insights, Lateral Economics, Open Ownership
Published: 16 May 2022
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Measuring the economic impact of beneficial ownership transparency (full report)
Between January and March 2022, Oxford Insights and Lateral Economics conducted research for Open Ownership to help understand what economic benefits we can expect from beneficial ownership transparency policies and how we can measure their extent
Written by Oxford Insights, Lateral Economics, Open Ownership
Published: 12 May 2022
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Designing sanctions and their enforcement for beneficial ownership disclosure
Having adequate sanctions in place, and enforcing them effectively, can drive up compliance with disclosure requirements and increase the accuracy and usability of beneficial ownership data
Written by Ramandeep Kaur Chhina, Tymon Kiepe
Published: 28 April 2022
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Gender and beneficial ownership transparency
This research report explores the links and interaction between beneficial ownership transparency, gender, and gender equality
Written by Lubumbe Van de Velde
Published: 28 April 2022
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Shining a light on company ownership: The role of beneficial ownership transparency in the energy transition
As many investors seek to address near term pressures and pivot to the renewable energy sector, this new joint report from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and Open Ownership makes the case that beneficial ownership transparency must be a key accountability tool to enable a sustainable energy transition
Written by Alanna Markle
Published: 31 March 2022
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The use of beneficial ownership data by private entities
This research report looks at private sector actors’ use of beneficial ownership data, including different use cases, primary drivers, challenges, and trends and emerging issues, based on research conducted by Cognitiks on behalf of Open Ownership during 2020-2021
Written by Sadaf Lakhani
Published: 31 March 2022
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