Contents Message from the EITI Chair 4 Message from the EITI Executive Director 5 Becoming a global standard The EITI’s origins 8 Fostering country engagement 10 Safeguarding civic space 12 Strengthening corporate accountability 14 Establishing a global standard 16 Validation 18 Country progress over the years 20 From reports to open data 22 Two decades of extractives transparency Revenue management and distribution 28 Contract transparency 30 Beneficial ownership transparency 32 State participation and commodity trading 36 Gender and extractives governance 38 Artisanal and small-scale mining 39 Environmental reporting 40 A changing landscape, an evolving mandate Supporting the energy transition 44 Addressing corruption risks 46 Strengthening domestic resource mobilisation 48 Informing investment decisions 49 Publishing open data 50 Measuring impact 51 Partnerships and supporters Partnerships 54 Supporting countries and project funding 58