The Open Ownership Principles set out best practice standards for effective beneficial ownership disclosure. They are intended to support governments implementing effective beneficial ownership transparency reforms and guide international institutions in understanding and supporting this work
This guide provides resources for those implementing beneficial ownership transparency
Published: 01 July 2021
A blog post summarising the key outcomes from the first learning event for the collaborative project Amplify: advocacy strategies for beneficial ownership reform.
Written by Agustina De Luca , Sasha Caldera
Published: 18 July 2024
Advancing collective action for impactful beneficial ownership transparency – IACC discussion
Written by Louise Russell-Prywata , Paula Perez, Ling Panyasevanamit
Published: 17 July 2024
Open Ownership launches a new version of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard (BODS)
Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh
Published: 24 June 2024
Denmark is the latest country to be added to the Open Ownership Register, the global platform that brings together beneficial ownership information from around the world
Written by Aleksi Knuutila
Published: 21 August 2018
At the end of last year Nigeria published Africa’s first beneficial ownership register, and the first globally to focus on the lucrative oil, gas and mining sectors
Published: 13 January 2020
Open Ownership is launching a new software tool for visualising beneficial ownership data
Written by Steve Day
Published: 09 October 2020
Open Ownership will be working with the Overseas Territories as they enact their beneficial ownership commitments, advising on technical systems and on data publication
Published: 18 November 2020
In late 2020, the US government passed the National Defence Authorisation Act which included important corporate transparency reforms
Published: 14 January 2021
Governments, business and civil society will unite to take action on corruption in the extractive sector, demonstrating support and commitment for beneficial ownership transparency
Published: 06 September 2021