In this pivotal moment, our response will shape the future of democratic resilience and security. It's time to clean our own houses and strengthen our democracies, reinforcing the global fight against kleptocracy and corruption. The urgency of these reforms cannot be overstated. We must act now, before it is too late.

Launched in 2019, the Beneficial Ownership Leadership Group (or the Leadership Group) set out to advance global policy toward open beneficial ownership (BO) data, and achieve concrete progress by 2023. This summary examines the group's achievements, lessons learned by Open Ownership and the Open Government Partnership from co-convening the group, and future directions to advance BO reform.

As the UK shapes its sixth OGP action plan, a spotlight remains on key areas like beneficial ownership and lobbying transparency for heightened reform.

Explore global progress and member-level examples of open government work in each of the selected policy areas and various regions.

Journalists and civil society have a key role to play in promoting good governance, preventing and detecting corruption, and demanding accountability from those in positions of power. And so we ask: how can we harness the potential of investigations into…