# UNGASS 2021: Commit to transparency in company ownership for the common good

URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/ungass-2021-commit-to-transparency-in-company-ownership-for-the-common-good
Type: Information page
Published: 2020-12-09
Updated: 2023-12-06

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Hundreds of academics, civil society groups and business leaders call for the UN General Assembly to end anonymous shell companies.

![Illustration showing a public official looking out from a generic company building window. There is a black bar in front of their eyes, to illustrate an unknown owner.](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/UNGASS-2021-Commit-to-transparency-in-company-ownership-for-the-common-good.png?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=1200)

Illustration: Sheyda Sabetian

On International Anti-Corruption Day 2020, a group of leading economists, trade unions and civil society organisations tackling issues from human rights, to poverty, to business integrity, [came together](https://www.transparency.org/en/press/international-anti-corruption-day-2020-leading-economists-trade-unions-diverse-civil-society-groups-call-on-un-general-assembly-to-end-anonymous-companies) to call for an end to the abuse of anonymous companies.

Since then, more than 700 signatories from 120 countries have joined the call for the UN General Assembly Special Session against Corruption, UNGASS 2021, to commit all countries to set up central, public registers of beneficial ownership.

> Transparency in company ownership is more than a technical solution to a problem. It is a matter of social justice.

**700+ signatories from 120 countries**

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### Petition

The UN General Assembly’s decision to hold a Special Session against Corruption in 2021 created a historic opportunity for the international community to address the global crisis of corruption.

The undersigned groups and individuals are united in the conviction that it is of the utmost urgency for the UNGASS 2021 to put an end to the abuse of anonymous companies and other legal vehicles that facilitate cross-border corruption and other crimes. We are calling on the UNGASS 2021 to commit to making centralised, public beneficial ownership registers a global standard.

Companies that exist only on paper, exploiting our legal systems and concealing their ultimate ownership, are tools for the diversion of critical resources needed to advance sustainable development and collective security.

For decades, as scandal after scandal has demonstrated, anonymous shell companies have been used to divert public funds, channel bribes and conceal ill-gotten gains, as part of corruption and money laundering schemes stretching across borders.

Beneficial ownership information – information on the natural persons who ultimately own, control or benefit from a legal vehicle – enables cross-border enforcement and the tracing of ill-gotten assets for confiscation and return. In public contracting processes, it helps in the detection of conflicts of interest and corruption. It also makes it easier for businesses to carry out due diligence, helps them know who their partners and customers are and meet reporting obligations.

A central, public register of companies and their ultimate beneficial owners – in addition to information on legal ownership and directors – is the most effective and practical way to record such information and facilitate timely access for all stakeholders.

We have come together to address government leaders currently preparing for UNGASS 2021 with one voice and one clear message: The “concise and action-oriented political declaration” to be adopted by the General Assembly should commit all countries to establish central, public registers of beneficial ownership as the new global standard. This should be supplemented with efforts to verify the collected information in order to ensure the accuracy and reliability of beneficial ownership data.

Transparency in company ownership is more than a technical solution to a problem. It is a matter of social justice.

Corruption devastates the lives of billions of people around the world, while its deadliness has become all the more evident during the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis. With only ten years left to achieve the 2030 Agenda targets, we need decisive reforms to ensure that the resources needed to pay for critical public services such as schools and hospitals are not simply misappropriated and hidden away in tax havens or property markets abroad. Centralised, public registers of beneficial ownership as a global standard is precisely that kind of change.

The time for action is now.

*The appeal is also available in **[French](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/Transparency-International-UNGASS-2021-appeal-FR.pdf)**, [**Russian**](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/Transparency-International-UNGASS-2021-appeal-RU.pdf) and [**Spanish**](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/Transparency-International-UNGASS-2021-appeal-ES.pdf).*

### Signatories

## Academia

### Research centres

1. Center for International Human Rights, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, United States
2. Centre for Governance & Public Policy at Griffith University, Australia
3. Centre for Peace and Justice, Brac University, Bangladesh
4. Centre for the Study of Corruption, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
5. Ecoforleaders School of Higher Training in Communion Leadership, Democratic Republic of the Congo
6. International Centre for Tax and Development, University of Toronto, Canada
7. International State Crime Initiative, Queen Mary University of London
8. Transcrime, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy
9. U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway

### Individuals

1. Abiola Makinwa, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands
2. Adam Sneyd, University of Guelph, Canada
3. Adriana Rosenfeld, Universidad Nacional de Luján, Argentina
4. Ahmad Shukri Al Rimawi, University of Jordan (retired)
5. Anne Marie Goetz, Center for Global Affairs at New York University, United States
6. Antonina Voloshenko, National Defenсe University of Ukraine
7. Ayfer Karayel, Galatasaray University, Turkey
8. Azeddine Akesbi, Professor of Economics, Center of Education Planning (COPE), Morroco
9. Bienvenido Ortega, Universidad de Málaga, Spain
10. Brian Seville, Jilin University, Canada
11. Bruce Kidd, University of Toronto, Canada
12. Dalton Sardenberg, Fundação Dom Cabral, Brazil
13. Daniel L. Feldman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice at City University of New York, United States
14. Dominik Zaum, University of Reading, United Kingdom
15. Eduard Ivanov, Higher School of Economics, Russia
16. Elena Fernández Gascueña, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain
17. Elisabetta Iossa, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
18. Emmanuel S. Caliwan, Polytechnic University of the Philippines
19. Felix Dodds, Water Institute, University of North Carolina, United States
20. Fernando Vera Smith, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
21. Gabriel Zucman, University of California, Berkeley, United States
22. Georgios Antonopoulos, Teesside University, United Kingdom
23. Gitte Heij, University of Melbourne, Australia
24. Gordon Bailey, Capilano University (Emeritus), Canada
25. Heather Marquette, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
26. Hugh Govan, School of Government, Development & International Affairs at University of the South Pacific, Fiji
27. Ina Kubbe, Tel Aviv University, Israel
28. Jean-Loup Chappelet, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration at University of Lausanne, Switzerland
29. Jean-Marc Gollier, University of Louvain, Belgium
30. Jeevan Kumar, Centre for Ambedkar Studies at Bangalore University, India
31. Jesús Vázquez García, Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla, Mexico
32. Jiri Melich, KIMEP University (former), Kazakhstan
33. John P. Pace, Faculty of Law at University of New South Wales and Sydney Centre for International Law at University of Sydney, Australia
34. José Ugaz, Pontifical Catholic University, former Ad-Hoc State Attorney of Peru and former Chair of Transparency International, Peru
35. Joses Kirigia, African Sustainable Development Research Consortium, Kenya
36. Kevin I. J. Yeh, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan
37. Kristian Lasslett, Ulster University, United Kingdom
38. Laurie McGauley, Laurentian University, Canada
39. Leonard J. Brooks, University of Toronto, Canada
40. Liz David-Barrett, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
41. Ljubomir Jacić, Technical College Požarevac (Emeritus), Serbia
42. Louise Shelley, Terrorism Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, Schar School at George Mason University, United States
43. Luís de Sousa, Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa
44. Martin Hearson, Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom
45. Martin Kreutner, International Anti-Corruption Academy (Dean Emeritus), Austria
46. Matthew C. Stephenson, Harvard Law School
47. Matthew H Murray, School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, United States
48. Mauricio Romo Flores, Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico
49. Michael Breen, Anti-Corruption Research Centre at Dublin City University, Ireland
50. Michael Johnston, Charles A. Dana Professor of Political Science (emeritus) at Colgate University, United States
51. Michael Keefer, University of Guelph (Emeritus), Canada
52. Mick Moore, International Centre for Tax and Development, United Kingdom
53. Mira Johri, Université de Montréal, Canada
54. Miriam Estrada-Castillo, Universidad Casa Grande, Ecuador
55. Miriam O'Regan, Professor Technological University Dublin, Ireland
56. Moses Agaawena Amagnya, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom
57. Muhittin Acar, Hacettepe University, Turkey
58. Neila Chaabane, Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis
59. Nikolay Naydenov, Sofia University "St. Climent Ohridski", Bulgaria
60. Nikos Passas, Northeastern University
61. Nils Finn Munch-Petersen, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Denmark
62. Noemi Gal-Or, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (Emerita), Canada
63. Omololu Fagbadebo, Durban University of Technology, South Africa
64. Pablo Biderbost, Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain
65. Pascale Hélène Dubois, Georgetown University Law Center, United States
66. Patrick Bizimana, Adventist University of Central Africa, Rwanda
67. Paul M Heywood, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
68. Paulinus Okoro, Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic, Nigeria
69. Pawan Kumar Sinha, International Anti-Corruption Academy, Austria
70. Prabhat Ranjan, University of Allahabad, India
71. Professor Hannah Vowles, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom
72. Richard Murphy, Sheffield University Management School, United Kingdom
73. Robert Barrington, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
74. Robert Gillanders, Anti-Corruption Research Centre at Dublin City University, Ireland
75. Ronald Berenbeim, Leonard. N. Stern School of Business Administration at New York University, United States
76. Shaazka Beyerle, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, Schar School of Government and Policy at George Mason University, United States
77. Sol Picciotto, International Centre for Tax and Development, United Kingdom
78. Sophie Lemaître, University of Rennes 1, France
79. Susan Rose-Ackerman, Yale University (Emeritus Professor of Law and Political Science), United States
80. Suzana Md-Samsudi, Institut Kefahaman Islam Malaysia
81. Tankie Khalanyane, National University of Lesotho
82. Taryn Vian, University of San Francisco, United States
83. Thomas Piketty, School of Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Paris School of Economics, France
84. Thomas Pogge, Yale University, United States
85. Vanessa van den Boogaard, International Centre for Tax and Development & University of Toronto, Canada
86. Vitezslav Titl, Utrecht University, Netherlands

## Business

### Companies & associations

1. 4MM Consulting, Brazil
2. Acosta Morales & Asociados, Ecuador
3. Arborealis LEI AS, Norway
4. Arcade Legal & Consulting Services, Albania
5. Avi One Services, Canada
6. Banka BioLoo Limited, India
7. Blue Ridge Impact Consulting LLC, United States
8. Border Paving Ltd., Canada
9. Bulgarian Swiss Chamber of Commerce
10. Business Integrity Alliance, Malaysia
11. Cabot Capital Partners, Colombia
12. Caribbean Office of Trade & Industrial Development Limited, Trinidad and Tobago
13. Casinos Austria AG
14. Clarke Quay Sàrl, Switzerland
15. Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta Sab de C.V., Mexico
16. Corporate Research and Investigations Limited, United Kingdom
17. CRV & Co, Mexico
18. Deep Discovery, Inc., United States
19. Dobel Farming and Trading Ltd, Papua New Guinea
20. Droguerias Y Farmacias Cruz Verde, Colombia
21. Ecco Advisors LLC, United States
22. Entegritech Regulatory Compliance Solution LLP, India
23. EVO GmbH, Germany
24. Fair Tax Mark, United Kingdom
25. FEXLAW, Ecuador
26. Forum Chambers, United Kingdom
27. Genc Myftiu, Albania
28. Global Socio-Economic and Financial Evolution Network, Nigeria
29. Gray Bay Consultants Limited, United Kingdom
30. Havilah Company Limited, Uganda
31. Heiwa Business International, Canada
32. ICOTeam Europe, Germany
33. Industrieconsult, Bulgaria
34. Institut für Interne Revision Österreich, Austria
35. Integrated Management Systems (IMS) S.r.l, Italy
36. Integrity Sports India
37. LexisNexis Risk Solutions, United Kingdom
38. MECMAC Ltd, United Kingdom
39. Multispin Tex Private Limited, India
40. NIUGENE PNG Limited, Papua New Guinea
41. Pacific 360 Pty Ltd, Australia
42. PCR Law & Associates, Australia
43. Pedro Azul B.V., Netherlands
44. Planus do Brasil
45. Procurement Integrity Consulting Services, United States
46. PROMIS@Service Sàrl, Italy & Luxembourg
47. R.U.R., LLC, Slovenia
48. Raiffeisen Bank International AG, Austria
49. Reboot Design, United States & Nigeria
50. Red Horse Fruit Juice Manufacturer Sendirian Berhad, Malaysia
51. Refinitiv
52. Sarsenov's Corporate Governance Advisory, United States
53. Servicios de Salud Mundial, S.A., Guatemala
54. Sigma Risk, United Kingdom
55. SIRA International Risk Advisors Inc., Canada
56. SJM Online Retail Ltd, United Kingdom
57. SKOL & SERNA, Colombia & United States
58. Snam, Italy
59. South Spain Properties
60. Stream House AG, Switzerland
61. Tamas Consultants Inc., Canada
62. Telos Governance Advisers, United States
63. Templeton Research Ltd, Hong Kong
64. The Fairfax Group, United States
65. The Vera Group, United States
66. Trade Center of the Americas, United States
67. UK Doorstep Choice Limited
68. UNISHKA Research Service, United States
69. VAPTECH Bulgaria
70. Warrior Square Limited, United Kingdom
71. Wealth-X, United States
72. White Label Insights, Canada
73. World Commodity Freight, United States

### Individuals

1. Abdullah Mahmood, Service delivery professional, Canada
2. Ali Asad N. Malik, Corporate lawyer and compliance specialist, Pakistan
3. Andendekisye Mitala Mwakabalula, Executive Director of the Center for Fraud Research and Investigation, Tanzania
4. Andrew John Fernbach, Lawyer and founder of GOVLAW, Australia
5. Anthony Bennett, Public financial management consultant, United Kingdom
6. Avedius Severine, Financial crime specialist, Tanzania
7. Bronwyn Best, Ethics consultant, Canada
8. Carla Fontanet, Compliance committee member at Pint Pharma, Austria
9. Carlos Filipe Pereira Marques, Partner at Gecave – Contabilidade & Gestão, Portugal
10. Christopher Stringham, Solution consultant manager, Austria
11. Daniele Dai Zotti, Internal auditor, Italy
12. Denis Meunier, Anti-money laundering consultant and former deputy director of Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre, Canada
13. Eric Hansen, Principal consultant and founder of an investment consulting firm, United States
14. Faisal Anwar, Independent consultant in compliance and ethics, Pakistan
15. Fikret Sebilcioğlu, Managing partner at Cerebra CPAs & Advisors, Turkey
16. Frank Thomas Heckeler, Business executive in the machinery and pharmaceutical industry, Germany & Brazil
17. Gabriel Tavera Zafra, Chied executive officer at iSOSRisk S.A.S., Colombia
18. Gabriela Cáceres Girón, Independent consultant, Peru
19. Greg M. Bernstein, Founder of Grotto Networking, United States
20. Hannes Bäck Hyldig, Anti-money laundering specialist, Denmark
21. Ian Szlazak, Chief executive officer of Resolution House Inc., Canada
22. Ingo Steinhaeuser, Director at Refinitiv
23. Innocent Azih, Chief operating officer at Eko Carbon Exchange, Nigeria
24. Ivan Georgiev Dimitrov, Compliance officer, United States
25. James Wasserstrom, Director of the Wasserstrom Group, Greece
26. Jean Pierre Chabot, Consultant and facilitator, Canada
27. Joe Garett, Investment banker and principal at Garrett, McAuley & Co, United States
28. John G Hudson, Engineer and aerospace and automotive industry auditor, United States
29. Jorge Londoño Saldarriaga, Former president of Bancocolombia, Colombia
30. José Manuel de Meireles Fontão Pereira, Manager at Ernst & Young, Portugal
31. Justin Arnet Connidis, Former senior vice president at ClubLink Corporation, Chairman of Seprotech Corporation and General Counsel of Ontario Securities Commission, Canada
32. Karl Stadler, Chief compliance officer, Austria
33. Klaus Putzer, Chief editor at Compliance Praxis, Austria
34. Learnmore Nyamudzanga, Tax consultant, Zimbabwe
35. Lida Preyma, Director at Global AML Risk Management, Canada
36. Manunatha Amaratunga, Certified Public Accountant, Sri Lanka
37. Mario-Ricardo Calderon, Chief executive officer at Servicios de Salud Mundial, S.A., Guatemala
38. Mark Moody-Stuart, Former chairman of Anglo-American PLC and the Committee of Managing Directors of the Royal Dutch Shell Group, United Kingdom
39. Mark Morrison, Lawyer (white-collar crime and investigations), Canada
40. Martha Hiriart legorreta, Anti-bribery & corruption manager in the financial industry, Mexico
41. Márton Szegedi, Lawyer in the telecommunications industry, Hungary & Luxembourg
42. Matthias Kopetzky, Forensic analyst, Austria
43. Michael David Loewen, Anti-money laundering investigator, Canada
44. Michał Zemelka, Chief executive officer at EnterSystem, Poland
45. Muhammad Shahzad, Accountant, Pakistan
46. Nigel Astbury, Chartered surveyor, United Kingdom
47. Nuno Miguel Cunha Rolo, Legal adviser, co-founder and chief executive officer of AIGOV, Portugal
48. Olabode Adewoye, Business executive, Nigeria
49. Paul van Acker, Compliance specialist, Spain & Netherlands
50. Paula van Egmond, Legal counsel and compliance officer, Netherlands
51. Peter Dent, Partner at Deloitte LLP and former chair of Transparency International Canada
52. Petro Louw, Financial crime compliance expert in the banking industry, South Africa
53. Rasmus Engelbrecht, Regulatory affairs expert, Switzerland
54. Rehan Ismail, Chartered accountant, Sri Lanka
55. Sandro Rogério Onofre, Senior compliance manager in automotive industry, Brazil
56. Shainul Bhanji, Certified Public Accountant, Tanzania
57. Shirley Dann, Managing Director at Vibe Healthcare Ltd, United Kingdom
58. Stephan H. Multhaupt, Entrepreneur and partner at Deep White, Germany
59. Sterling Eddy, Business executive (retired), Canada
60. Tafadzwa Luke Mupingashato, Financial crime expert, South Africa
61. Tannuva Akbar, Compliance analyst, Canada
62. Thomas Lüthi, Partner at Pohlmann & Company, Germany
63. Thomas Mitro, President & COO, Aerie Pharmaceuticals, United States
64. Trevor Casbolt, Compliance officer, Guernsey
65. Yehuda Shaffer, Consultant in combatting money laundering and terrorist financing, Israel
66. Yohan Favreau, Risk and compliance manager, France

## Civil society & non-profit groups

### Global & regional

1. Academics Stand Against Poverty
2. Access Info Europe
3. Accountability Lab
4. Africa Centre for Energy Policy
5. Africa Centre for Open Governance
6. Africa Freedom of Information Centre
7. AfroLeadership
8. Anti-Corruption Data Collective
9. Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa
10. Article 19
11. BankTrack
12. Basel Institute on Governance
13. BHP Foundation
14. Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative, Nigeria
15. Catholic Aid for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
16. Center for Economic and Social Rights
17. Centre for Civil and Political Rights, Switzerland
18. Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
19. Centre for Law and Democracy
20. Civil Forum for Asset Recovery (CiFAR)
21. Civil Society Platform for Peacebuilding and Statebuilding
22. Democracy Reporting International
23. Development Gateway
24. Directorio Legislativo
25. East African Community Youth Ambassadors Platform
26. European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR)
27. Financial Transparency Coalition
28. Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI)
29. Footprints Africa
30. Forum for Women and Development (FOKUS), Norway
31. Global Financial Integrity
32. Global Forum for Media Development
33. Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime
34. Global Integrity
35. Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC)
36. Global Policy Forum
37. Global Witness
38. Government Transparency Institute
39. Human Rights Watch
40. Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries (HIVOS)
41. Integrity Initiatives International
42. Inter Pares
43. International Lawyers Project
44. International Service for Human Rights, Switzerland
45. International Trade Union Confederation
46. Latindadd
47. Luminate
48. mySociety
49. Natural Resource Governance Institute
50. OECD Watch
51. ONE Campaign
52. Open Contracting Partnership
53. Open Data Charter
54. Open Ownership
55. OpenCorporates
56. Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
57. Oxfam International
58. Pacific Islands Association of Non-Governmental Organisations
59. Partnership for Transparency Fund
60. Publish What You Pay
61. Results for Development (R4D), United States
62. Shadow World Investigations
63. Sisters of Charity Federation of North America
64. Tax Justice Network
65. Tax Justice Network Africa
66. Technologies for Accountability Foundation
67. The B Team
68. The Sentry
69. Trade Union Advisory Council to the OECD
70. Traidcraft Exchange
71. Transparency International
72. Transparency International EU
73. Transparency, Accountability & Participation (TAP) Network
74. UNCAC Coalition
75. Uzbek Asset Return Network
76. Water Integrity Network
77. Wildlife Justice Commission
78. World Animal Protection
79. World Economic Forum Global Future Council on Transparency & Anti-Corruption
80. World Roma Federation

### Individuals

1. Angelika Prokop-Grey, Anti-corruption, compliance and ethics expert, Poland
2. Bill Orme, Media freedom advocate and expert, United Kingdom
3. Bre Smith, Artist, Ireland
4. Bruce Hamilton Moore, Former director of International Land Coalition, Canada
5. Daniel M. Walyemera, Lawyer, Uganda
6. Daniel McElroy, Lawyer, United States
7. Daniel Riuz, Human rights researcher, Italy
8. Danna Ester Hernández Alvarado, Civic activist, Honduras
9. Delia Ferreira Rubio, Chair of Transparency International, Argentina
10. Delois Blakely, Founder of the New Future Foundation, United States
11. Diego José Torres Saldaña, Lawyer, Ecuador
12. Edward Ahangama, Lawyer, Sri Lanka
13. Ella Ndikumana, Chair of Transparency International Burundi
14. Fabiano Angélico, International asset recovery consultant, Brazil
15. Fleury Rakotomalala, Investigative journalist, Madagascar
16. Gary Pienaar, Advocate of the High Court, South Africa
17. Guillermo Vargas Ayala, Attorney, Colombia
18. Gustavo Izquierdo, Anti-corruption specialist, Colombia
19. Hashim Awad Abdelmageed, Lawyer, Sudan
20. Herbert Rauch, Director of the Institute of Social Analysis, Austria
21. Herman Savenije, Sustainable forest management expert, Netherlands
22. Iman Mirzazadeh, Lawyer, Iran & Sweden
23. Ion Nastas, Anti-corruption expert, Moldova
24. Jaime Adrián Arreola Varela, Director General at Durango's Municipal Institute of Youth, Mexico
25. Jairo Morales, President of Fundación Fin Social, Colombia
26. Joachim F. Reuter, Author and public speaker on ethics, Croatia & Germany
27. John Githongo, Anti-corruption activist and former executive director of Transparency International Kenya
28. José Salvador González Cervantes, Researcher at Comunidad PIRC/CIDE, Mexico
29. Juanita Olaya Garcia, Governance and sustainability expert, Colombia & Germany
30. Karen Glossop, Communications and leadership consultant, Canada & United Kingdom
31. Karna Nepali, Country programs manager at Raleigh International, Nepal
32. Kevin Joseph Comeau, Lawyer, Canada
33. Kim Gleeson, Director of Universal Human Rights Network, Australia
34. Laurence Cockcroft, Co-founder of Transparency International, United Kingdom
35. Léa Kulinowski, Legal officer in corporate accountability, France
36. Lilliam Arrieta de Carsana, Legal researcher and law professor at Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas, El Salvador
37. Linnea Mills, Anti-corruption researcher, Sweden & United Kingdom
38. Malika Aït-Mohamed Parent, Anti-Corruption Expert, Algeria
39. Mario G Picon, International development expert, Peru & United States
40. Mark Pyman, Founder of Curbing Corruption, United Kingdom
41. Maxe Fisher, Artist, Canada
42. Mirna Galic, Security expert, Japan & United States
43. Mona Hafez, Migration expert, Germany & Senegal
44. Muleka Kamanisha, Trade union researcher, Zambia
45. Nicholas Keith Staite, Former Crown Prosecutor, United Kingdom
46. Nicholas Smyrnios, Artist, Greece & Sweden
47. Obiageli Ezekwesili, #FixPolitics Initiative, Nigeria
48. Olumide Gabriel Areo, Nigerian Students' Accountability Network
49. Paul Reid, Former trade union official, Australia
50. Peter Eigen, Founder of Transparency International, Germany
51. Rainer Bührer, Former assistant director of anti-corruption at Interpol and chief executive officer at KhanyisaNow Ltd, Germany
52. Rakesh Raman, Journalist and founder of a humanitarian organisation, India
53. Reynaldo Castro Melgarejo, Anti-corruption investigator, Mexico
54. Richard E. Messick, Global Anticorruption Blog, United States
55. Rob Davidson, Open data advocate, Canada
56. Robert Davidson, Member of the Open Government Multi-Stakeholder Forum, Canada
57. Roberto Júlio Tibana, Economist, Mozambique
58. Rochelle Rocain Dean, Executive director of Civil Society Bahamas
59. Rubén Darío León Pineda, Anti-corruption researcher, Colombia
60. Santiago Wortman Jofre, Lawyer, Argentina
61. Sarah Steingrüber, Global health expert, Germany
62. Stephan Klaus Ohme, Financial expert, Germany
63. Stuart Hendin, Legal expert, Canada
64. Taher Al-Hatef, Anti-corruption researcher, Yemen
65. Vitor Manuel Ribeiro Sequeira Neves, Litigation lawyer, Portugal
66. Wayne Copeland, Community activist, Canada
67. William Bourdon, Lawyer, founder of Sherpa and president of the Platform of Protection of Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF), France
68. Wolfgang Keck, Senior advisor at the Digital Society Austria and Institute of Internal Auditors, Austria
69. Zia Hashmi, Anti-corruption expert, Pakistan

### National

1. Accountability Lab Nigeria
2. Action Mines Guinée
3. ADRA Deutschland
4. Advocating Rights in South Asia (Arisa), Netherlands
5. Afghan Youth Empowerment Civil Society
6. African Children and Youth Development Network, Liberia
7. Albanian Center for Economic Research
8. Albanian Socio-Economic Think Tank
9. ANTICOR, France
10. Anti-corruption Action Centre (ANTAC), Ukraine
11. Asia Pacific Entrepreneur Associate Chamber of Commerce, Malaysia
12. Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia, Argentina
13. Associação Angolana de Ética e Sustentabilidade (AAES), Angola
14. Association de Développement Agricole Educatif et Sanitaire de Manono, Democratic Republic of the Congo
15. Association Femmes Action Développement, Algeria
16. Association for Farmers Rights Defense, Georgia
17. Association for Human Rights in Central Asia, France
18. Association For Promotion Sustainable Development, India
19. Association of Public Officials in North Macedonia
20. ATRAHDOM, Guatemala
21. AWTAD Anti-Corruption Organization, Yemen
22. B.A.U.M. Network for Sustainable Business, Germany
23. Badhon Manob Unnayan Sangstha, Bangladesh
24. Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication
25. Basic Rights Watch, Nigeria
26. Better Education For All Befa Foundation Pakistan
27. Both ENDS, Netherlands
28. Botswana Centre for Public Integrity
29. Brain Sluice Africa Child's, South Africa
30. Bruno Manser Fonds, Switzerland
31. Building Blocks for Peace Foundation, Nigeria
32. CAFSO-WRAG for Development, Nigeria
33. Canadian Centre of Excellence for Anti-Corruption (CCEAC)
34. Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research
35. Canadians for Tax Fairness
36. Caucasus Research Resource Center Armenia Foundation, Armenia
37. CBCP Caritas Filipinas Foundation
38. Center for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch, Nigeria
39. Center for Investigative Reporting (CIN), Bosnia and Herzegovina
40. Center for Peace Education and Community Development, Nigeria
41. Center for the Study of Democracy, Bulgaria
42. Center to Combat Corruption and Cronyism (C4 Center), Malaysia
43. Centre de Recherche sur l'Anti-Corruption, Democratic Republic of the Congo
44. Centre for Community Mobilization and Support NGO, Armenia
45. Centre for Natural Resources Governance, Zimbabwe
46. Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), Netherlands
47. Centre for Transparency Advocacy, Nigeria
48. Centre for Youth and Children's Affairs, Malawi
49. Centre pour la de défense des Droits de l'Homme et Démocratie (CDHD), Democratic Republic of Congo
50. Centre Régional Africain pour le Développement Endogène et Communautaire, Cameroon
51. Centre Stratégique Pour La Promotion De Développement Durable, Tunisia
52. Centro de Estudos para a Paz e Desenvolvimento, Timor-Leste
53. Centro de Teatro do Oprimido do Maputo, Mozambique
54. CET Platform, North Macedonia
55. CEYWI (21st Century Community Empowerment for Youth and Women Initiative), Nigeria
56. Chandler Foundation, United States
57. Child Vision Sri Lanka
58. Children and Young People Living for Peace, Nigeria
59. Civil Liberties Organisation, Nigeria
60. Civil Pole for Development and Human Rights, Tunisia
61. Civil Society Coalition on Sustainable Development, Nigeria
62. Coalition for Integrity, United States
63. Colegio de Contralores Municipales del Estado de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Mexico
64. Colores del Rincón A.C., Mexico
65. Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression, Armenia
66. Community Development Initiative, Nigeria
67. Community Initiatives for Development Pakistan
68. Compass Research, Training and Consultancy Center, Armenia
69. Conférence Episcopale Nationale du Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
70. Consolation East Africa, Kenya
71. Constitution Research Foundation, Azerbaijan
72. Cooperation and Development Institute, Albania
73. Cyber Policy Centre, Kenya
74. Derechos Humanos y Litigio Estratégico Mexicano
75. Development & Integrity Intervention Goal Foundation, Nigeria
76. Digital Democracy Project at Demand Progress Educational Fund, United States
77. EcoLur Informational NGO, Armenia
78. El-Aged Care, Nigeria
79. Elegia, Armenia
80. Empower India
81. Environmental Investigation Agency, United States
82. ePaństwo Foundation
83. Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association, Spain
84. Expert Forum, Romania
85. Fairfood International, Netherlands
86. Finnwatch, Finland
87. Foundation Open Society Macedonia
88. Freedom Forum Nepal
89. Freedom of Information Center of Armenia
90. Fundación Agenda Ciudadana, Chile
91. Fundación de Estudios Avanzados de Buenos Aires (Fundabaires), Argentina
92. Fundación del Empresariado Yucateco A.C., Mexico
93. Fundación para la Democracia Internacional, Argentina
94. Fundación SES, Argentina
95. Gambia Participates
96. Gestos – soropositividade comunicação e gênero, Brazil
97. Global Peace and Development Organization, Liberia
98. Global Youth for Biodiversity Network, Mexico
99. Government Accountability Project, United States
100. Government Information Watch, United States
101. Green Pretzel, Mexico
102. Guyana Human Rights Association
103. Hawai'i Institute for Human Rights, United States
104. Helsinki Citizens Assembly Vanadzor, Armenia
105. Huqooq-ul-Ebad Development Foundation, Pakistan
106. Improve Your Society Organization (IYSO), Yemen
107. Indonesia Corruption Watch
108. Institute for Democracy and Mediation, Albania
109. Institute for Democracy Societas Civilis Skopje, North Macedonia
110. Institute for Democratic Action & Development, Liberia
111. Institute for Development Research and Alternatives, Albania
112. Instituto de Comunicación y Desarrollo, Uruguay
113. Integrity Florida Institute, United States
114. International Center for Transitional Justice, United States
115. International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka
116. International Movement for Advancement of Education Culture Social & Economic Development, India
117. International NGO Forum on Indonesian Development
118. Inuka Kenya Nisisi
119. Iraqi Journalists Rights Defence Association
120. Jordan Transparency Center
121. Junior Chamber International Botswana
122. Kindernothilfe (KNH), Germany
123. Kleptocracy Initiative, United States
124. K-Monitor, Hungary
125. Labco Innovación SAS, Colombia
126. Lady Lawyer Foundation, Italy
127. Lanka Fundamental Rights Organization, Sri Lanka
128. Last Hope Foundation, United States
129. Law Development and Protection Foundation, Armenia
130. Leadership for Equity and Development Initiative, Nigeria
131. Literate Pakistan Program
132. Mampivoatsy, Madagascar
133. Martuni Women's Community Council, Armenia
134. Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, United States
135. Medical IMPACT, Mexico
136. Mining Shared Value, Canada
137. MiningWatch Canada
138. MY World México
139. Nakororiki Youth Association, Vanuatu
140. Namibia Institute for Democracy
141. National Campaign for Sustainable Development, Nepal
142. National Integrity Action, Jamaica
143. Natural Resources Justice Network, Malawi
144. Neighbourhood Environment Watch Foundation, Nigeria
145. Netzwerk Steuergerechtigkeit, Germany
146. NGO Advisor, South Africa
147. NGO Computer Literacy Shelter Welfare Rawalpindi, Pakistan
148. Noble Delta Women for Peace and Development, Nigeria
149. Nyan Lynn Thit Analytica, Myanmar
150. Observatorio Ciudadano de Transparencia Fiscal, Costa Rica
151. Observatorio de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa, Spain
152. Ohaha Family Foundation, Nigeria
153. Onshor Tunisia
154. Open Myanmar Initiative
155. Open Society Foundation, Serbia
156. Open State Foundation, Netherlands
157. OpenData.sk, Slovakia
158. OpenUp Ukraine
159. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Initiative, Nigeria
160. Oyu Tolgoi Watch, Mongolia
161. Palestinian Consultative Staff for Developing NGOs
162. Parliament Watch Italia
163. Paung Ku, Myanmar
164. People's Forum on Democracy and Good Governance, Kenya
165. Philippine Society of Criminology
166. PIVJET International, Cameroon
167. PLAY!YA, Germany
168. Polaris, United States
169. Policy Alert, Nigeria
170. Polish Institute for Human Rights and Business
171. Progress of Gyumri, Armenia
172. Project on Government Oversight (POGO), United States
173. Proyecto Concentrarte A.C., Mexico
174. Public Affairs Research Institute, South Africa
175. Public Eye, Switzerland
176. Public Journalism Club NGO, Armenia
177. Publish What You Pay Canada
178. Rainbow Warriors Core Foundation, Aruba
179. Raise Your Voice Saint Lucia
180. Reboot GB, United Kingdom
181. Red Ciudadana por el Desarrollo Sostenible, Mexico
182. Red Iberoamericana, El Derecho Informático, Argentina
183. Red Line Art Works, United Kingdom
184. Rencontre pour la Paix et les Droits de l' Homme, Congo
185. Réseau Foi & Justice Afrique – Europe antenne France
186. Réseau Ressources Naturelles, Democratic Republic of the Congo
187. Restart Scientific-Educational Foundation, Armenia
188. Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID), United Kingdom
189. Rural Infrastructure and Human Resource development Organization (RIHRDO), Pakistan
190. SEE Change Net Foundation, Bosnia and Herzegovina
191. SERAC, Bangladesh
192. Sherpa, France
193. Silambam Asia, Malaysia
194. Single Mothers Association of Kenya
195. Social Justice, Côte d'Ivoire
196. Social Watch Benin
197. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), Nigeria
198. Solidarité pour le Développement et les Initiatives de Santé Publique (SOLIDIS), Cameroon
199. Spitak Helsinki Group, Armenia
200. Spotlight on Corruption, United Kingdom
201. Step Up Nigeria
202. Stichting Mission Lanka, Netherlands
203. Success Capital Organisation, Botswana
204. Syndicat Chrétien des Travailleurs du Congo, Congo
205. Tax Justice Coalition Ghana
206. The Daphne Caruana Galizia Foundation, Malta
207. The People's Project, Ghana
208. The Workers' Assistance Center, Philippines
209. Tojil Estrategia contra la impunidad, Mexico
210. Transparency International Afghanistan
211. Transparency International Argentina (Poder Ciudadano)
212. Transparency International Armenia
213. Transparency International Australia
214. Transparency International Austria
215. Transparency International Azerbaijan
216. Transparency International Bahrain (Bahrain Transparency Society)
217. Transparency International Bangladesh
218. Transparency International Brazil
219. Transparency International Cambodia
220. Transparency International Cameroon
221. Transparency International Canada
222. Transparency International Colombia
223. Transparency International Costa Rica (Asociación Costa Rica Íntegra)
224. Transparency International Costa Rica (Costa Rica Integra)
225. Transparency International Czech Republic
226. Transparency International DRC (Ligue Congolaise de Lutte contre la Corruption, LICOCO)
227. Transparency International Ecuador (Fundación Ciudadanía y Desarrollo)
228. Transparency International El Salvador (Fundación Nacional para el Desarrollo, FUNDE)
229. Transparency International Estonia
230. Transparency International France
231. Transparency International Georgia
232. Transparency International Germany
233. Transparency International Ghana (Ghana Integrity Initiative)
234. Transparency International Guyana
235. Transparency International Honduras (Asociación para una Sociedad más Justa, ASJ)
236. Transparency International Indonesia
237. Transparency International Ireland
238. Transparency International Israel
239. Transparency International Italy
240. Transparency International Jordan (Rasheed for Integrity and Transparency)
241. Transparency International Kenya
242. Transparency International Korea
243. Transparency International Kyrgyzstan
244. Transparency International Latvia (DELNA)
245. Transparency International Lebanon (Lebanese Transparency Association, LTA)
246. Transparency International Liberia (Center for Transparency and Accountability)
247. Transparency International Lithuania
248. Transparency International Macedonia
249. Transparency International Madagascar
250. Transparency International Maldives
251. Transparency International Mauritius
252. Transparency International Mexico
253. Transparency International Mongolia
254. Transparency International Montenegro (MANS)
255. Transparency International Morocco
256. Transparency International Mozambique (Centro de Integridade Pública)
257. Transparency International Nepal
258. Transparency International Netherlands
259. Transparency International New Zealand
260. Transparency International Niger (ANLC)
261. Transparency International Nigeria (Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC)
262. Transparency International Pakistan
263. Transparency International Palestine (Coalition for Accountability and Integrity, AMAN)
264. Transparency International Panama (Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Libertad Ciudadana)
265. Transparency International Peru (Proética)
266. Transparency International Portugal
267. Transparency International Romania
268. Transparency International Russia
269. Transparency International Sierra Leone
270. Transparency International Slovenia
271. Transparency International Spain
272. Transparency International Sri Lanka
273. Transparency International Sweden
274. Transparency International Switzerland
275. Transparency International Togo (Alliance Nationale Consommateurs et de l'environnement, ANCE)
276. Transparency International Trinidad and Tobago
277. Transparency International U.S. Office
278. Transparency International UK
279. Transparency International Ukraine
280. Transparency International Vanuatu
281. Transparency International Zimbabwe
282. UK Anti-Corruption Coalition
283. Unified Media Council of Pakistan
284. Union Syndicale des Agriculteurs, Togo
285. United Youth for Growth and Development, Nigeria
286. United Youth for Growth and Development, Nigeria
287. Uniting Church in Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, Australia
288. Uva Shakthi Foundation, Sri Lanka
289. Veille Citoyenne Togo
290. Willow Empowerment For Grass Root Development Initiative, Nigeria
291. WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award, Sweden
292. Women in Extractives, Nigeria
293. Women's Fund Armenia, Armenia
294. Women's Resource Center, Armenia
295. Young Professional Development Society Nepal
296. Your Public Value, Germany
297. Youth for Tax Justice Network, Uganda
298. Youth in Technology and Arts Network, Liberia
299. YPEUTHINOSPOLITIS, Greece
300. Zentrum für Mission und Ökumene – Nordkirche weltweit, Germany

## Public sector

### Individuals

1. Benjamin Reyes Trigueros, Comptroller at City of Pueblo Viejo, Mexico
2. D K Srinivas, Principal commissioner of customs, Visakhapatnam, India
3. Daniel Ming-Chak Li, Former deputy commissioner at Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), Hong Kong
4. David K. Akoi, Director of Internal Audit Agency, Liberia
5. Diana Cristina Agudelo Henao, Compliance officer at Hospital General de Medellín, Colombia
6. Elena Konceviciute, Senior anti-corruption adviser, Lithuania & Belgium
7. Erinomo Temitope Olubunmi, Anti-money laundering compliance monitoring officer with a government institution, Nigeria
8. Jon Ramberg, Diplomat (retired), Norway
9. Juan Manuel López Nadal, Diplomat (retired), Spain
10. Lisa Kubiske, Diplomat (retired), United States
11. Mallika Mahajan, Chief commissioner, India
12. Mohammed Ahmed Basunbul, Senior auditor at Central Organization for Control and Accounting, Yemen
13. Otto Reiners, Member of Münster City Council, Germany
14. Paula Alexis, Public official (former), Trinidad and Tobago
15. Rajendran Kamalakannan, Chief vigilance officer at Cochin Shipyard Limited, India
16. Roy John Cullen, Former parliamentarian (Etobicoke North) and member of GOPAC Anti-Money Laundering Global Task Force, Canada
17. Samuel Kwadwo Boaten Asante, Former chairman of the Ghana Arbitration Centre and former president of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
18. Sarah Hechavarria, Former manager of economic development for indigenous and northern affairs, Canada
19. Thomas C. Marshall Q.C., Former public servant (Ontario) and former Director of Transparency International Canada
20. Yen-Hung Lin, Office of Housing Development, Taoyuan City Government, Taiwan

### Organisations

1. Anti-Corruption Commission of Maldives
2. City Council of Ciudad Valles, Mexico
3. Deposit Insurance Corporation, Liquidity Fund and Private Insurance Fund (COSEDE), Ecuador
4. Libya Asset Recovery and Management Office
5. Namibia Anti-Corruption Commission
6. SME Corporation Papua New Guinea
7. Westminster Foundation for Democracy, United Kingdom

*Published: 9 December 2020, 9:00 AM CET; last update: 24 February 2021, 9:00 AM CET.

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