Blog posts

Upscaling the use of beneficial ownership data in Armenia

Open Ownership and EITI organised workshops for civil society organisations and journalists in Armenia to help them learn more about beneficial ownership data

Beneficial ownership transparency and the fight against grand corruption in Nigeria

Nigeria has come far since President Buhari’s commitment at the Anti-Corruption Summit in 2016

Meet two of the newest staff at Open Ownership

This week’s blog post gives an informal insight into two of Open Ownership’s newest members of staff: Alanna Markle, our new Policy and Research Associate, and Cara Marks, our new Communications and Fundraising Associate

Opening up data: How Open Ownership works with Open Data Services to build the Beneficial Ownership Data Standard

How Open Ownership's partnership with the Open Data Services Co-operative started, what it has delivered, and where it is heading next

Beneficial ownership: Progress in Colombia

Update on the beneficial ownership reform and progress in Colombia which will be of interest to governments, implementing agencies, and civil society organisations engaged in this work

The new UNCAC resolution on beneficial ownership: A real step forward

The new UNCAC resolution on beneficial ownership is an important step to broadening support for reform

What if everyone knew who owned and controlled companies?

Have you ever looked at a news story about a government contract, a political advertisement, or an anonymous social media post and wanted to know: who is benefiting from this?

What the Pandora Papers tell us about the extractive industries

Cases in the Pandora Papers highlight the need to combine beneficial ownership data with other datasets, such as PEPs and asset declaration regulations

Beneficial ownership information can support transparency and accountability in the transition to net zero