TI Canada published two comprehensive research reports – one on the corruption risks in the process of decommissioning mines, and one on the environmental impact assessment process in the three mining-rich provinces of Ontario, British Colombia and the Yukon Territory, including research with Indigenous peoples.

TI Australia consulted with over 26 civil society, government and industry organisations to raise awareness of corruption risks in mining approval processes in Queensland and Western Australia. 

TI Mongolia was one of three civil society organisations in a working group that drafted the new Extractives Industry Transparency Law. The Chapter strengthened beneficial ownership and integrity due diligence in Mongolia’s licensing processes.

Thanks to TI Sierra Leone’s advocacy, the National Minerals Agency included the duration of the mining licenses application at every stage of the application process in its publicly accessible Service Charter Billboard. This has helped mitigate the risk of companies using facilitation payments to fast-track mining license decisions.

TI-Zambia regularly engaged with the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) to get their support for the simplification of Environmental Impact Assessment reports for local communities.

In Madagascar, the Chapter was active in the EITI multi-stakeholder group, and was the national coordinator for Publish What You Pay Madagascar. The Chapter worked to strengthen the public anti-corruption agency’s corruption risk assessment tool based on insights from their research into the mining sector. Poder Ciudadano is part of Transparency International’s global network championing accountability in the mining sector.

On 29 April 2020 it launched its report analysing the corruption risks in the process of awarding mining concessions in Argentina.

This research identified the systemic, regulatory and institutional vulnerabilities in the process of granting exploration and exploitation concessions.

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TI Zimbabwe was a key player in the emerging local stakeholder network on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. Together with other civil society organisations, such as the Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association, they became a reference point for EITI discussions. 

Chile Transparente, the Chilean Chapter of Transparency International, is a non-profit private corporation. Its mission is to make a substantive contribution to the fight against corruption and misconduct in Chile, promoting the creation of a culture of integrity and transparency. Its projects focus on promoting the values of transparency and integrity, providing tools and practical guides to improve levels of integrity and citizen access to information.

Corruption Watch, the South African chapter for Transparency International (TI), is a non-profit organisation that sets out to monitor and expose acts of corruption in South Africa. The focus areas include corruption in the education sector, police corruption, leadership appointments, corruption in the mining applications processes and its effects of communities, corruption in land ownership and tenure, beneficial ownership transparency, and public procurement.

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Poder Ciudadano is part of Transparency International’s global network championing accountability in the mining sector. On 29 April 2020 it launched its report analysing the corruption risks in the process of awarding mining concessions in Argentina. This research identified the systemic, regulatory and institutional vulnerabilities in the process of granting exploration and exploitation concessions.

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