This discussion paper, authored by Alexandra Gillies, was commissioned to inform ongoing debate about the role that the EITI plays in addressing corruption. 

Corruption remains a significant and harmful problem in the extractives sector. By raising the bar on transparency, the EITI has undoubtedly played a substantive role in addressing corruption, but the nature of this role has not always been well understood or articulated.

The 2020-2022 Outreach Strategy (Board Paper 45-7-A) was approved in Addis Ababa. See the file attached below.

The EITI and its partners agree that there are opportunities to reach out to other resource-rich countries that could benefit from EITI implementation and could contribute to improved global governance of natural resources and their contribution to development goals. This document provides a strategy for how the EITI, together with supporting governments, companies and organisations, commits to work towards wider implementation of the EITI.

The EITI Board agreed the EITI Policy on voicing concerns at its meeting in Addis Ababa on 17 October 2019 (Board paper 45-6-A).

EITI Policy on voicing concerns

The procedures for voicing concerns to the EITI are open to all stakeholders and accessible. Stakeholders with a concern should first raise it to the attention of the immediate EITI body (national multi-stakeholder group, EITI constituency, etc.). If this is not appropriate or if the concern remains,

This report sets out the results of the reconciliation of the financial flows from activities in the solid minerals sector in Nigeria for the 2017 fiscal year.