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Alice Hancock @alicemhancock.bsky.social · 4h

The US has come back to the EU with even more demands that it water down its green rules, particularly targetting the landmark due diligence law and sustainability reporting rules.

www.ft.com/content/678f... with @henryjfoy.ft.com @andybounds.bsky.social

US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans

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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 5h

Washington has asked Brussels to scrap requirements for non-EU companies to provide “climate transition plans” and to change supply chain legislation to exclude US companies “with high-quality corporate due diligence”, according to a document seen by @financialtimes.com

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US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

[FREE TO READ] Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 4h

If your organisation is eager to help drive greater transparency, efficiency and trust across data ecosystems by joining #GODIN – or if you have ideas for open-source scripts that could bring value to the public – reach out via email: [email protected]

#LEI #openstandards #opendata #interoperability

Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 4h

And highlights the latest GODIN collaboration where GLEIF's data science team worked with the @opendataservices.coop team to publish a Jupyter notebook revealing how existing LEI mappings can be used to generate real-world insights github.com/Global-Open-...

Global Open Data Integration Network

The Global Open Data Integration Network (GODIN) is a collaborative effort to enhance global data interoperability and accessibility - Global Open Data Integration Network

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 4h

The post talks about the Global Open Data Integration Network (GODIN), an initiative launched by GLEIF and @openownership.bsky.social to be "a catalyst for innovation, allowing organisations, regulators, and developers to collaborate on a shared foundation of reliable information" godin.gleif.org

GODIN

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 4h

New blog post from the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) showcases the network of identifiers that the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is mapped in order to enable seamless interoperability between data from different systems and jurisdictions www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/...

Transforming Data into Opportunities: Metric of the Month – Mapping Network - GLEIF Blog - News & Media – GLEIF

In an increasingly interconnected global economy, the ability for organizations to trust and use data effectively is the foundation for innovation, growth,…

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 4h

"In an increasingly interconnected global economy, the ability for organisations to trust and use data effectively is the foundation for innovation, growth, and competitiveness"

www.gleif.org/en/newsroom/...

#LEI #openstandards #opendata #GODIN #interoperability #datastandards

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 6h

Make no mistake.

The recent incursions in our skies are part of a pattern of growing threats.

It’s time to call it by its name.
This is hybrid warfare.

Europe must get the capacity to respond and protect our skies.

Work has begun.

→ link.europa.eu/4Fxrqr

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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 6h

Since Feb 2022, the Belgian govt has earned billions of tax from Russian assets held at Brussels-based Euroclear

Now the EU wants to loan the cash to Ukraine to save it from bankruptcy, Belgium is resisting & demanding allies put money aside to cover it

That's not gone down well

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EU pressure builds on Belgium to allow use of Russia’s frozen assets

[FREE TO READ] Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever insists other capitals should cover financial and legal risks of €140bn loan

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OpenSanctions @opensanctions.org · Jun 9

Weaving politician metadata with LLMs: PoliLoom aims to extract & enrich Wikidata entries for politicians via OpenAI’s structured data API. Explore schema, multilingual handling & conflict resolution.

Want to learn more? Join the conversation in our forum and share your thoughts!

PoliLoom – Loom for weaving politician's data

PoliLoom Hey there OpenSanctions community! I’m Johan. Friedrich asked me to have a go at some data extraction, and share the development process here, so let’s dive into it together. We’re about to ...

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Global Energy Monitor @globalenergymon.bsky.social · 6d

Who really owns 🇦🇺 ’s fossil fuel projects?

A new GEM analysis shows nominee branches of JP Morgan, Citibank & HSBC are listed as shareholders for 50+ coal, oil & gas projects obscuring project ownership.

+ emitting as much CO₂ as 4.4M Australian households.

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 7h

From data to insights: Entity-resolved knowledge graphs with Kuzu & Senzing

Blog post: blog.kuzudb.com/post/entity-...

Github repository: github.com/kuzudb/entit...

#beneficialownership #openstandards #opendata #sanctions #knowledgegraphs #entityresolution #UBO #AML #EntityResolvedKnowledgeGraphs

From data to insights: Entity-resolved knowledge graphs with Kuzu & Senzing

Walkthrough of using Kuzu with Senzing, an entity resolution engine, to combine data from Open Ownership and OpenSanctions to uncover financial crimes

blog.kuzudb.com

Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 7h

Great to see @pacoid.bsky.social and Prashanth Rao will be at Connected Data London next month doing a masterclass on high-quality knowledge graphs leveraging @openownership.bsky.social and @opensanctions.org data and Senzing / Kuzu technology

Event page: 2025.connected-data.london/talks/combin...

Connected Data London 2025

A Talk by Paco Nathan & Prashanth Rao

2025.connected-data.london

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 8h

Congratulations!

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1d

It got almost no attention but six months ago Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ditched the beneficial ownership rules that facilitate tax evasion and oligarchy by simply choosing to not enforce them. Bob Kuttner has that story.
prospect.org/economy/2025...

How Scott Bessent Enables Oligarchy

The Treasury secretary has gutted the most important anti-corruption reform legislation in a generation—the 2020 Corporate Transparency Act.

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Casey Michel @cjcmichel.bsky.social · 1d

Decades ago, a man named Ivy Lee jump-started the foreign lobbying industry, whitewashing the Nazis, Soviets, and Mussolini.

Nearly a century later, the industry is unlike anything we've ever seen—all of it thanks to the White House.

My latest at @thenation.com:

www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Trump Opens the White House Doors to Foreign Regimes and Their Dirty Money

Lobbyists for foreign countries have long helped other governments influence US policy, but nothing compares to the brazen corruption of the second administration of Trump.

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 22h

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent boasts of “reining in burdensome regulations,” including the rule that would force shell companies to reveal their true owners. Under Trump, oligarchs are raking in even more money. From Robert Kuttner: trib.al/fc5K2LJ

How Scott Bessent Enables Oligarchy

The Treasury secretary has gutted the most important anti-corruption reform legislation in a generation—the 2020 Corporate Transparency Act.

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 23h

Pursuing its simplification agenda, the European Commission has deprioritised and paused some Level 2 AML/CFT legislation including plans for a delegated act on high-risk corporate categories and lower beneficial ownership thresholds
finance.ec.europa.eu/publications...

De-prioritisation of Level 2 acts in financial services legislation

The Commission, in line with its broader simplification agenda, has informed the European Supervisory Authorities and the Anti‑Money laundering Authority (AMLA) of its plan to deprioritise 115 non‑ess...

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 1d

Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has echoed this announcement focusing on the crucial role that beneficial ownership transparency plays in preventing corruption www.kpk.go.id/id/ruang-inf...

KPK: Transparansi Data Beneficial Ownership Berperan Penting Cegah Terjadinya Korupsi

www.kpk.go.id

Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 1d

Moody’s warns EU beneficial ownership transparency gaps creates fincrime weaknesses (via AML Intelligence) www.amlintelligence.com/2025/10/news...

NEWS: Moody’s warns EU beneficial ownership transparency gaps creates fincrime weaknesses - AML Intelligence

A lack of transparency around beneficial ownership data is beneficial to criminals, Moody’s has warned EU member states.

www.amlintelligence.com

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 1d

So it is great to see these steps being taken to put into practice new rules enacted earlier this year under the Minister of Law Regulation No. 2 of 2025 on the Verification and Supervision of Corporate Beneficial Owners.

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 1d

Last year I had the pleasure of travelling to Jakarta to meet with the team overseeing beneficial ownership reforms at Indonesia's Ministry of Law and Human Rights as part of a regional peer exchange organised by UNODC and supported by Open Ownership www.openownership.org/en/publicati...

Regional Peer Exchange in SEA: Advancing Anti-Corruption Efforts through Beneficial Ownership Transparency

This publication includes two documents from the Regional Peer Exchange: Advancing Anti-Corruption in Southeast Asia through Beneficial Ownership Transparency, held 12–15 August 2024 in Jakarta, Indon...

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Stephen Abbott Pugh @stephenabbottpugh.bsky.social · 1d

Due to poor quality beneficial ownership information being submitted, Indonesia is stepping up efforts to verify data as well as creating a beneficial ownership gateway service to support information sharing between agencies

kemenkum.go.id/berita-utama...

#beneficialownership #verification

Era Baru Transparansi Korporasi Dimulai, Kemenkum Luncurkan Aplikasi Untuk Berantas Kejahatan Keuangan

Berita Kementerian Hukum Republik Indonesia

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 1d

NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️

Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.

https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk

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APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax @appgonacrt.bsky.social · 1d

🗣️ "We need open registers of beneficial ownership, transparency, and letting sunlight be the best disinfectant."

👏 Our Vice-Chair the Rt Hon Sir Andrew Mitchell MP spoke on a great @ukanticorruptioncoalition.org and @brightblueuk.bsky.social panel at @conservatives.bsky.social Conference today.

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