Transparency

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Up Front

Digitizing civic spaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Law, legal, judge concept. Lady justice with USA flag in background

If it’s Broke, Fix it

Norman Eisen, Virginia Canter, Claire Finkelstein, Joseph Foti, Richard Painter, Walter M. Shaub, Jr., and Anne Weismann

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Up Front

Supporting beneficial ownership transparency in Mongolia

Kelsey Landau, Allison Merkel, Victoria Bassetti, Robin J. Lewis, Laura Keen, and Mario Picon

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

A coal power plant seen near the intersection of Main and Fourth streets on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020 in Cheshire, Ohio. In the early 2000s, this area was dotted with homes, but AEP bought out the town and several residents moved away after many environmental problems related to the power plant.01 Coal Plants

Up Front

Corruption in utility bailouts hurts ratepayers and the planet

Colby Galliher

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

Reports

Escobal Silver Mine, in the town of San Rafael las Flores, Guatemala

Report

Annotated Bibliography: Transparency, accountability, and participation along the natural resource value chain

Norman Eisen, Daniel Kaufmann, and Nathaniel Heller

Monday, October 22, 2018

Report

When transparency pays: The moderating effect of disclosure quality on changes in the cost of debt

Christine Cuny and Svenja Dube

Monday, October 23, 2017

Blog Posts

The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Tuesday morning after the federal government was shutdown when the House and Senate failed to pass a budget in Washington October 1, 2013. The lawmakers who shut down the U.S. government on Tuesday have the best view of the result from their perch in the U.S. Capitol: a two-mile stretch of museums, monuments and federal buildings along the National Mall that were closed for business. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E9A11QZF01

Up Front

A momentous victory for global anti-corruption efforts

Kelsey Landau and Norman Eisen

Thursday, January 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: A wind farm shares space with corn fields the day before the Iowa caucuses, where agriculture and clean energy are key issues, in Latimer, Iowa, U.S. February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Up Front

Time to pivot: The role of the energy transition and investors in forging resilient resource-rich country outcomes

Victoria Bassetti, Norman Eisen, Michael Jarvis, Suneeta Kaimal, Daniel Kaufmann, Kelsey Landau, Robin J. Lewis, Allison Merkel, Mario Picon, and Erica Westenberg

Friday, January 15, 2021

Machines are destroyed at an illegal gold mine during an operation conducted by agents of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources, or Ibama, in national parks near Novo Progresso, southeast of Para state, Brazil, November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes

Up Front

Corruption is a threat to planet Earth

Kelsey Landau and Joseph Glandorf

Friday, June 5, 2020

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Events

2020

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Addressing another COVID-19 crisis: Corruption

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

A conversation with the CIA’s privacy and civil liberties officer: Balancing transparency and secrecy in a digital age

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

2018 Aid Transparency Index: Progress to date and new frontiers of aid and development data

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Washington, DC

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Experts

George Ingram

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

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Norman Eisen

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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Daniel Kaufmann

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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Transparency

Digitizing civic spaces amid the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

If it’s Broke, Fix it

Supporting beneficial ownership transparency in Mongolia

Corruption in utility bailouts hurts ratepayers and the planet

Reports

Annotated Bibliography: Transparency, accountability, and participation along the natural resource value chain

When transparency pays: The moderating effect of disclosure quality on changes in the cost of debt

Blog Posts

A momentous victory for global anti-corruption efforts

Time to pivot: The role of the energy transition and investors in forging resilient resource-rich country outcomes

Corruption is a threat to planet Earth

Events

Addressing another COVID-19 crisis: Corruption

A conversation with the CIA’s privacy and civil liberties officer: Balancing transparency and secrecy in a digital age

2018 Aid Transparency Index: Progress to date and new frontiers of aid and development data

Experts

George Ingram

Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Sustainable Development

Norman Eisen

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Daniel Kaufmann

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Global Economy and Development

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