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Eryn Schornick / July 12, 2018

Donald Trump sets foot in the UK (and makes money while he’s at it)

Who’s one of the top clients at Trump’s resorts? The President himself. And, it’s costing US taxpayers millions of dollars.
Eryn Schornick / May 16, 2017

New legislation would reveal the real people behind contracting companies receiving U.S. tax dollars

New legislation would reveal owners of properties leased by US government agencies
Eryn Schornick / March 7, 2017

The US government has no way of telling who is behind the companies it does business with, or what risk they pose to our security

The U.S. government goes to great lengths to protect our national security. And yet, our failure to manage company ownership in this country leaves us exposed to all sorts of risk.
Eryn Schornick & Francie Berger / Dec. 2, 2016

Just Released: Powerful Tools on Company Ownership Transparency for the Business Community

Introducing a website that provides information to help businesses and investors identify the ultimate owners of supplier and partner companies.
Eryn Schornick / Oct. 28, 2016

An urgent call to Congress: Ask the government to know who it does business with to protect us all

The U.S. government has long recognized that it does not have enough information on the identities of its contractors - those that help protect our national security, provide medical and educational services, and build infrastructure.
Eryn Schornick / Sept. 27, 2016

How secret company ownership is a risk to businesses and investors

To make sound and responsible investment decisions investors need to know who they are dealing with and what their track record is.
Eryn Schornick / May 11, 2016

An urgent call for action: Stop anonymous shell companies from fleecing American tax payers
Eryn Schornick / Nov. 9, 2015

Rooting out waste and fraud in the U.S. to advance responsible business conduct

Today, Global Witness joined 31 organizations in calling for the U.S. Administration to make a commitment to collect and publish information about the real owners of companies (also called “beneficial owners”) that participate in federal procurement, under its first National Action Plan on Responsible Business Conduct.
Eryn Schornick / July 22, 2015

Moving Toward Exposing Corporate Secrecy in World Bank Contracting

Yesterday the World Bank committed to examine ways to collect and publish information about the real owners of companies (also called “beneficial owners”) participating in Bank-financed contracts.
Juman Kubba & Eryn Schornick / July 1, 2015

Who are you really doing business with? Learning lessons from Coca Cola’s experiences in Myanmar

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