The pace, complexity, scope and automation of the corporate world is increasing fast, and is exposing a growing gap in today’s company data between what is provided and what is required. OpenCorporates’ Legal-Entity Data Principles aim to redress this. Legal entities are the atomic elements behind the entire business world – and increasingly every other … Continue reading A matter of trust: legal-entity data needs principles
OpenCorporates and Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative (ATII) are delighted to announce that they will be working together to support ATII's goal of disrupting the operations, economics and anonymity of human trafficking. In the fight against human trafficking, knowledge is power. To combat this heinous crime effectively, it is crucial to understand its operations, economics, and … Continue reading Unveiling the Power of OpenCorporates: Disrupting Human Trafficking with Data
We’re excited to announce a partnership with Microsoft ACTS (Advanced Cloud Transparency Services) Microsoft’s ACTS initiative helps governments mobilize data to accelerate and enhance transparency. Since launching in 2020, they’ve been working through partners to show governments how new innovations in digital technology—like real-time analytics, AI, and machine learning—can help promote democracy and increase citizen … Continue reading Microsoft and OpenCorporates partner to enable global business transparency
LEI-mapping capability enhanced as LEI Data links to corresponding records in OpenCorporates databaset The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has announced that LEIs have been linked with corresponding records in OpenCorporates’ global database of legal-entity data, thanks to an expansion of a long-standing partnership between the two organizations. OpenCorporates is the largest open database … Continue reading Press Release: GLEIF and OpenCorporates expand Partnership to increase legal-entity transparency in global markets
A new joint initiative by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is helping to improve the information available on the world’s 500 largest multinational enterprises (MNEs). These major companies shape economies and societies, but the information they disclose varies according to where they are head-quartered. The … Continue reading UNSD & OECD use OpenCorporates’ data to help the world understand multinational enterprises
With countries like the UK and the US having anti-bribery laws and generally strong governance standards – some think that corruption is a problem for ‘somewhere else’. That’s also because corruption is hidden behind a veil of corporate opacity, often through legal entities acting as getaway vehicles instead of legitimate businesses. But just how widespread … Continue reading [Podcast] Partners in Crime: Behind the investigation into the abuse of LLPs by Transparency International UK
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill holds the promise to reduce the abuse of UK companies for illicit purposes such as financial crime. The bill is currently making its way through the UK Parliament, and we were pleased to contribute to the House of Commons Public Bill Committee which scrutinises the legislation, with our … Continue reading Economic Crime Bill: 9 Recommendations from OpenCorporates
Is the UK’s Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill up to scratch? The bill, designed to strengthen the UK’s defences against financial crime and promote corporate transparency (including long-promised reform to Companies House), is currently making its way through the UK Parliament on its way towards becoming legislation. A major provision in the Bill is … Continue reading UK Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Bill: OpenCorporates provides expert input
OpenCorporates has received industry recognition for the positive impact we have on society by receiving an award in the Data4Good Awards. Organised by the Enterprise Data Management Council and Chief Data Officer Magazine, the awards aim to “acknowledge and celebrate the exemplary use of data to best address global challenges in an effort to achieve … Continue reading Data4Good 2022 recognises OpenCorporates’ social impact with award
For over 10 years, OpenCorporates has defined the landscape for open company data. We have become the leading authority on how to achieve corporate transparency through data and have built an unrivalled data platform relied upon by hundreds of organisations – along with millions of individual users. That’s why governments, international organisations and other influential … Continue reading Timeline: Our journey opening up company data for all (so far!)
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