Beneficial ownership transparency research, guidance, and case studies from the Open Ownership team.
This research report informed the design of the Opening Extractives programme. EITI and OO conducted primary and secondary research to ensure that the assumptions upon which the programme was being designed are valid, and to collect additional evidence to complement the knowledge and experience of both organisations.
Written by Open Ownership, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI)
Published: 01 September 2020
A detailed assessment of Armenia’s beneficial ownership regime, analysing current and planned reforms against OO’s principles of effective beneficial ownership disclosure
Written by Peter Low , Kadie Armstrong , Louise Russell-Prywata
Published: 24 August 2020
Delivering improved beneficial ownership transparency is a process that should involve as many different groups as possible, from government officials to citizens and businesses
Written by Thom Townsend
Published: 20 June 2020
Using case studies, this policy briefing offers guidance on verification and implementation best practice.
Written by Tymon Kiepe
Published: 07 May 2020
Open Ownership’s contribution to the British Columbia (B.C.) consultation on a public beneficial ownership registry. This response is focused on why making the proposed beneficial ownership registry public would improve its policy impact
Published: 13 March 2020
Open Ownership’s response to Canada’s Consultation on strengthening corporate beneficial ownership transparency
Open Ownership’s response to the UK Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), in response to its consultation on Corporate Transparency and Register Reform
Published: 05 August 2019
Example forms to guide implementers developing paper forms to collect beneficial ownership information
Published: 12 June 2019
This research report considers the legal implications of public beneficial ownership data. It was produced by Open Ownership, The B Team, and The Engine Room.
Written by The B Team, The Engine Room, Open Ownership
Published: 20 May 2019
Considering the legal implications of public beneficial ownership data to the public, evaluated from both the perspective of the companies holding that information and the authorities requiring it to be disclosed publicly, and the relationship with data protection and privacy laws
Published: 27 March 2019
