Open Ownership’s emerging thinking series explores newly developing, and sometimes challenging, topics that are relevant to global reforms in corporate transparency and accountability. The views expressed in this exploratory series do not represent an official position of the organisation
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Emerging thinking
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Financing for Development: Beneficial ownership transparency as a fundamental reform to drive sustainable development
In 2025, Spain will host the Fourth Financing for Sustainable Development (FfD4) Conference with heads of state and high-level officials from UN member countries. This emerging thinking piece outlines the key opportunities to advance the potential of beneficial ownership transparency through FfD4 and beyond.
Written by Agustina De Luca
Published: 29 October 2024
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Solving the international information puzzle of beneficial ownership transparency
With growing global interest in asset registers, this emerging thinking piece argues that policymakers should be thinking about the information ecosystem they want to be working towards.
Written by Tymon Kiepe
Published: 17 June 2024
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Carving pathways from transparency in beneficial ownership to climate integrity
This Open Ownership long read explores whether the link between anti-money laundering and climate issues is strong enough for transparency in beneficial ownership to be leveraged for integrity
Written by Alanna Markle
Published: 22 May 2024
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Too young to count? Legal minors as beneficial owners
Young children being registered as beneficial owners can create confusion or raise suspicion, especially when they are connected to politicians, oligarchs, or other individuals in the public eye. This blog post explores the matter.
Written by Alanna Markle
Published: 21 September 2023