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May 21, 2021

PWYP-US Director Statement in Response to Biden Climate Finance Executive Order

The following is a statement by Kathleen Brophy, Director of Publish What You Pay–United States “PWYP-US welcomes the Biden Administration’s long-awaited executive order on climate-related financial risk and commends the President for this important step in addressing the long standing vulnerabilities in the domestic economy and financial system posed by climate-related financial risk. I am especially pleased by the directives…

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March 21, 2021

140+ groups demand Chevron cut off oil revenue flows to Myanmar military

This letter reinforces calls from Myanmar civil society and the Committee Representing the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw not to legitimize the military regime and to ensure that money from the oil and gas industry does not go to the MOGE or the military.

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February 17, 2021

ExxonMobil Representative Should be Removed from Board of Global Transparency Initiative, say Watchdog Groups

Civil society complaint lodged with Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative over revelations of activities to gut anti-corruption rules.

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December 16, 2020

Trump’s SEC Chair deals a major blow to global fight against corruption

Trump’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman, Jay Clayton today set the world back years in the global effort to tackle oil, gas, and mining sector corruption.

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December 11, 2020

PWYP-US Director statement in reaction to upcoming SEC vote on Section 1504 implementing rule

Despite Chair Clayton’s efforts to paint himself as a leader in the international fight against corruption, he may be set to mirror other Trump officials forcing through poorly drafted midnight rules while on their way out.

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March 26, 2020

Major multinationals, investors and citizen groups call for stronger oil anti-corruption rule, urge SEC to change course

In response to an invitation for public comment by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), prominent stakeholders expressed overwhelming support for a stronger implementing rule for Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the oil anti-corruption rule.

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March 6, 2020

Most companies endorse implementation of strong US transparency law

BP, BHP, Eni, Gold Fields, Kosmos, Newmont, Rio Tinto, and Total all submitted statements illustrating their companies’ willingness to uphold their obligations under the EITI-supporting company expectations to publicly declare support for the EITI Standard and a mandatory disclosure rule in the US that aligns with the Standard.

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March 3, 2020

French Oil Major Cites Low Compliance Costs for Global Disclosure Regime

PWYP-US applauds Total SAP’s recent comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which states that the compliance costs for disclosing its project-level payments to governments is “low.”

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December 18, 2019

Statement in reaction to SEC’s proposed rule issued December 18, 2019

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December 18, 2019

SEC must strengthen draft anti-corruption rule

We are disappointed today that the SEC has released a weak proposed rule to implement the landmark Cardin-Lugar provision, which requires oil, gas and mining companies to publish their payments to governments.

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