E xt ract i ve i ndust ri es: t he gl obal ci vi l soci et y agenda A n i nt ernat i onal coal i t i on w orki ng f or a w orl d w here ci t i zens benef i t f rom t hei r nat ural resources, t oday and t om orrow 1
OUR PRIORITIES
Corruption still rampant… Extractive Sector One of the most corrupt industries 3
More transparency Four of the extractive companies publishing payments to governments under UK law 4
1318 publicly traded mining companies and 231 publicly traded oil and gas companies will have to disclose in accordance with ESTMA 5
ESTMA report What to do? Take the ferry to Staten Island for a culture change and experience how they live, Check The reasons out the amazing art galleries that the city has to offer. we love it Spend a day meandering in Central Park to get the full effect of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir.
Data revolution 7
NEW FRONTIERS OF TRANSPARENCY Open contracts • Beneficial ownership • Social and environmental • disclosure Commodity trading •
Are we ready to harness the data revolution? Democratise access to • data + user-centric approach Build a data-culture: • training of transparency activists Data-based advocacy • (e.g Uganda) Partner with new allies • 9
HAS TRANSPARENCY LEAD TO ACCOUNTABILITY? Has transparency in the extractive sector allowed men and women to claim fair benefits from natural resource extraction and improve their lives? 10
Closing Civic Space 86% of world population live • in countries restricting civic space 185 natural resource justice • activists killed in 2015 Honduras – most dangerous • country to be an activist Rise of authoritarianism • and populism Post truth and alternative • facts Capture of the state by • extractives interests
WHAT’S NEXT? Continue to Address Foster build linkages resilience of international between the transparency, movement in campaign for transparent human rights light of set and responsible and climate & backs extractive environmental sector justice agendas 12
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