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UK financial regulator confirms oil, gas and mining companies must name government entities receiving their payments
In 2016 UK-incorporated and London Stock Exchange (LSE)-traded oil, gas and mining companies began to publicly disclose their payments to governments annually under the European Union Accounting and Transparency Directives and UK national law. The regulations require companies to file reports that are disaggregated and granular, providing data both on each country where the company […]
PWYP in Africa should intensify its work to advance the Africa Mining Vision
With members in 26 African countries, the Publish What You Pay (PWYP) coalition is one of the biggest and most widespread CSO networks working on mineral governance issues in Africa. PWYP members are an important factor in the influence and continuing growth of citizens’ pressure on African governments and mining companies for accountability in the […]
Global Reporting Initiative’s public consultation on Tax and Payments to Governments
The Publish What You Pay Global Council submitted a public comment form on Global Reporting Initiative’s public consultation on Tax and Payments to Governments in March 2019.
Prominent human rights defender under serious threats to his life in Equatorial Guinea
French version here, Spanish here A group of human rights and anti-corruption civil society organisations* is appalled by the illegal detention and house arrest of human rights defender Alfredo Okenve Ndoho on the same day that he was supposed to receive the Franco-German Human Rights Award at a ceremony organised by the French Embassy in […]
Breaking new ground at EITI – and looking ahead to the global conference in June
For years, PWYP members have been calling for the EITI standard to include several critical transparency measures.
Environmental Reporting: Key to Transparency
As the EITI Standard is being revised this month, it must make environmental transparency a requirement It’s there in the name. The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) works to promote the transparency needed to prevent corruption, mismanagement and waste, so everyone can benefit from natural resources and no one is harmed by extraction. The need […]
Women and the extractive industries – time for the EITI to act
The EITI standard is an immensely powerful tool. We can make it even more powerful – and inclusive – by making it reflect the experiences of women. All the evidence points to several important and necessary changes, which the EITI cannot afford to ignore any longer. Members of the PWYP movement all strive for the […]
Gendered change to transparency in extractives starts in West Africa
Making women visible and locating gender expertise in their own movements have put West African Publish What You Pay (PWYP) coalitions at the forefront of working with gender in extractives. But there is a long journey ahead before minds and work processes have shifted to more gendered ways of working. How do you change a […]
PWYP Global Assembly 2019 Communique
For other language version of this communiqué click here: Arabic, French, Russian and Spanish 1 February 2019 – Dakar, Senegal We, the participants of the Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Global Assembly in Dakar, Senegal, representing civil society organisations from more than 50 countries, have come together to reflect on our collective achievements as a […]
Looking to 2025: Reflecting on an inspiring PWYP Global Assembly
Last week, in Dakar, I had the immense pleasure of addressing the fifth Publish What You Pay Global Assembly (and my second as Executive Director). This is the largest gathering of members from across the PWYP movement, when hundreds come together for several precious days: it’s a time for fresh ideas, passionate debate and energising […]
Rural Women, Empowerment and Mining in Malawi
The villagers of Mwabulambo in northern Malawi first heard about the arrival of a mining company in their area when large trucks came rolling into their dusty rural village. This unexpected arrival was the first news they received about a mining company coming to dig for coal on their land. The rural women in the […]
How can we ensure stronger civil society voices? Lessons from the PWYP coalition in Senegal
With the support of the FORD Foundation, PWYP’s regional coordinator in Francophone West Africa, Demba Seydi, has been working with members in Senegal to facilitate awareness and build the capacity of civil society to ensure they can participate in the EITI implementation process in a more effective and qualitative way. The project came at a […]