Participants in the global transparency initiative are exploring new criteria for country reports on oil, minerals and other natural resources.
RWI is pleased to announced the release of its standardized training modules on the essential components of the EITI process.
Nearly 60 U.S. lawmakers joined in a letter calling on the SEC to issue the final oil and mining reporting rules passed in the Dodd-Frank Act.
Citizen leaders and government officials joined together to revise the country’s Open Government Partnership commitments.
A worldwide expert on governance issues, Kaufmann will become RWI president in September. He will succeed Karin Lissakers, who has led the organization since 2006.
The U.S. Secretary of State met with a group of civil society leaders during her one-day trip to Azerbaijan.
At the OGP meeting in Brasilia, governments announced National Action Plans, including many concrete resource governance reforms.
Executives of oil trading firms expressed little enthusiasm for greater transparency in the sector.
In March, RWI held its first IKAT-U.S. workshop, linking Southeast Asian CSOs focused on the oil and mining industries.
The paper speculates that RWI's findings "could have significant implications for the publicity-shy commodities trading industry."
RWI releases new research revealing the importance of disclosures by national oil companies, a largely-hidden area of the global market.
Leaders at the OGP meeting, including RWI's President Karin Lissakers, describe the meaning of open government.
Revenue Watch led an OGP summit panel on practical ways to incorporate oil and mining transparency into country commitments.
As more than 1,000 members of government, civil society and the private sector gather in Brasilia, the OGP's first civil society co-chair is appointed.
RWI and local partners held a workshop to discuss inputs to three proposed petroleum bills.
With a new report breaking down its tax payments for 2011, Rio Tinto took a commendable step toward fuller disclosure.
A Financial Times review praises The Oil Curse, an examination of the consequences of oil wealth by RWI advisor Michael Ross.
This video explores how legislators won greater disclosure of contracts and the chance to get a better deal for their countries.
Oil companies face increasing pressure as tens of thousands of petition signers join the Secretary of State and others in the push for strong disclosure rules.
In countries rich in oil, gas and minerals, the new opportunities that resource wealth brings too often benefit men rather than women.
Author Michael Ross joined RWI to discuss his comprehensive study of the economic and political consequences of oil wealth.
After four years of work with legislators on managing oil and minerals, RWI is pleased to announce our new toolkit to help strengthen parliaments.
Transparency advocates are urging the oil industry to drop attacks on a new law that will reduce corruption and help citizens reap the benefits of oil and mining deals.
In December RWI helped organize a Bridging Session linking natural resource transparency experts with tech experts.
Multinational companies are lobbying fiercely to stop a proposed EU company payment disclosure law. Sign the ONE Campaign petition to support strong transparency regulations.