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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
Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

The Beneficial Ownership Data Standard is an open standard providing guidance for collecting, storing and exchanging high-quality data on beneficial ownership

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Job

Digital and Data Support Manager

Open Ownership is recruiting a remotely based Digital and Data Support Manager to join our Digital and Data Team. This is a permanent role.

Published: 03 September 2025
Emerging thinking

Predictions and facts: Considerations on artificial intelligence and beneficial ownership transparency reforms

In this emerging thinking piece, Open Ownership's Senior Manager of Data and Information Miranda Evans considers how AI may impact the work of implementers of beneficial ownership transparency reforms in the coming years

Written by Miranda Evans

Published: 01 September 2025
News article

From transparency to trust: Our strategy for 2025 to 2030

Here, our Executive Director Thom Townsend sets out the main priorities in Open Ownership's new strategy for 2025 to 2030, where we will help governments to use beneficial ownership data to raise more, lose less, and spend better.

Written by Thom Townsend

Published: 05 August 2025

News article

Launch of the Open Ownership Principles

Open Ownership publishes 12 principles for effective beneficial ownership disclosure, defining what ‘good’ looks like for beneficial ownership transparency

Written by Tymon Kiepe

Published: 30 April 2020
News article Extractives Opening Extractives

Six of the largest extractive companies commit to a common set of policies and practices on beneficial ownership transparency

Anglo American, BHP, Glencore, Newmont, Repsol and Rio Tinto commit to a set of beneficial ownership transparency and reforms

Published: 07 September 2021
News article Extractives Opening Extractives

Zambia commits to beneficial ownership transparency

Zambia officially launched its participation in the Opening Extractives programme on 10 December 2021

Published: 16 December 2021
News article Extractives Opening Extractives

New moves to improve data quality in Armenia

Armenia officially launches the Opening Extractives programme, and OO continues to work with them on the verification of beneficial ownership declarations

Written by Peter Low

Published: 14 June 2022
News article Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

Launch of version 0.3 of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

Version 0.3 of the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard allows for the capturing of information on state-owned enterprises and publicly listed companies as well as introducing changes informed by years of research and expert technical guidance

Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh

Published: 20 June 2022
News article Procurement

Connecting beneficial ownership data and public procurement in Kenya

Open Ownership organised a workshop in Nairobi on 14 and 15 June 2022 to discuss the current state of beneficial ownership data in Kenya, and its connections to public procurement

Written by Stephen Abbott Pugh

Published: 22 June 2022