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Principles for effective beneficial ownership disclosure

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
Guidance

Guide to implementing beneficial ownership transparency

Expert advice for implementing beneficial ownership transparency, covering the full journey from commitment to data use

Published: 01 July 2021

Briefing

Charting New Waters: Strengthening Fisheries Governance through Beneficial Ownership Transparency

In this briefing, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Open Ownership outline actions that governments, regional fisheries management organizations, and other groups can take to begin operationalizing the use of beneficial ownership information in the fisheries sector

Written by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Open Ownership

Published: 04 February 2025
Publication

Regional Peer Exchange in SEA: Advancing Anti-Corruption Efforts through Beneficial Ownership Transparency

Outcome documents from the Regional Peer Exchange: Advancing Anti-Corruption in Southeast Asia through Beneficial Ownership Transparency, held 12–15 August 2024 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Written by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Open Ownership

Published: 18 December 2024
Guidance

A guide to doing user research for beneficial ownership systems

This guide to doing user research is for all implementers of beneficial ownership registers – from in-house digital teams, to specialised contractors, to teams creating commercial off-the-shelf products.

Written by Open Ownership

Published: 24 October 2024

News article

European Union takes important steps towards standardised and interoperable beneficial ownership information

European Union adopts new anti-money laundering package with interesting developments

Written by Open Ownership

Published: 25 April 2024
News article United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC)

Beneficial ownership transparency events at the 10th Conference of States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption

A planner for beneficial ownership transparency events at the CoSP10 in December 2023

Written by Open Ownership

Published: 16 November 2023
News article Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

Canada passes law to create public beneficial ownership register

Canada has passed landmark legislation to create a national public beneficial ownership register. It amends the Canada Business Corporations Act to require companies to make details about the real people who own or control corporations public

Written by Open Ownership

Published: 06 November 2023