The Resource Revenue Transparency Working Group is pleased to release for public comment its draft recommendations on implementing mandatory reporting standards for Canadian mining companies. This release comes on the heels of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s pre-G8 announcement that Canada will establish new transparency standards.
Today, on the eve of the G8 Summit, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that Canada will establish new mandatory reporting standards for Canadian oil, gas and mining companies. The announcement comes on the heels of the European Parliament’s vote for strong new disclosure requirements for extractive companies.
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The European Union took a decisive step to counter corruption in global oil, gas and mining sectors, coming to agreement on transparency legislation under negotiation since 2011.
Hydraulic fracturing could lead the U.S. to energy independence. But there are other social and economic factors to consider.
During a Ted Talk, the U2 frontman called out corruption as one of the primary forces hindering faster progress towards zero poverty.
The U.S. took a big step towards greater revenue transparency with the first meeting of the U.S. EITI Advisory Committee.
The Dutch government indicated today it would not bow to Shell's pressure to weaken the EU's proposed disclosure rules. Norway's Statoil reaffirmed it does not support the API's lawsuit.
API argues requiring factual disclosure of payments to governments is "core political speech" protected by the First Amendment.
In briefs filed yesterday, Members of Congress and transparency advocates declared that Big Oil isn't above the law.
The U.S. government announced the membership of the U.S. EITI advisory committee.
A new government report notes billions of dollars lost due to nonexistent royalties for oil, gas and mineral extraction from U.S. federal lands.
API makes the same old claims about cost and competitiveness, but does little to substantiate them.
Revenue Watch Institute and the Transparency and Accountability Initiative seek a consultant to advance the agenda of the natural resource governance field.
The U.S. has the opportunity to become a global leader not just in energy production, but in transparency in the service of sustainable economic growth and public benefit as well.
Some very basic reporting could have mitigated the damage from the Deepwater Horizon spill. But will the oil industry learn from BP's mistakes?
The decision is a victory for investors and citizens wanting accountable government.
The Securities and Exchange Commission must reject oil companies’ demand for a delay in enforcing new Dodd-Frank Section 1504 disclosure rules.
Daniel Kaufmann in the Huffington Post on the oil industry's attack on Section 1504.
British Prime Minister David Cameron reiterated his support for stronger EU rules governing oil, gas and mining companies' payments to countries in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
API's attempt to gut Dodd-Frank disclosures puts oil companies at the back of the pack and behind the times on transparency.
The American Petroleum Institute today filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn U.S. law requiring oil, gas and mining companies to publish what they pay governments.
A proposal to require payment reporting by commodity companies could mean greater accountability in the countries that supply commodities.
Background and analysis on the new SEC reporting rules for oil and mining companies making payments to governments.
The long-awaited SEC vote on final rules under the Dodd-Frank act is a huge milestone for transparency advocates, citizens and investors alike.