License to Drill

A Manual on Integrity Due Diligence for Licensing in Extractive Sectors

Cari L. Votava, Jeanne M. Hauch, Francesco Clementucci

• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Year: 2018
• Topic: Business
• eBook ISBN:
  9781464814242
• Subtopic: Energy Industry
• Index: Business

This report identifies good practices for targeting limited financial resources to conduct integrity due diligence checks for extractive sector licensing. Principles contained will help countries to meet EITI beneficial ownership disclosure requirements to improve integrity and transparency in regulatory licensing processes in extractive sectors.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• About the Authors
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Chapter 1 Overview of Basic Licensing Concepts
• Chapter 2 Calibrating Risk
• Chapter 3 Beneficial Ownership
• Chapter 4 Criminal and Legal Background
• Chapter 5 Conflicts of Interest
• Chapter 6 Policy and Legal Framework
• Chapter 7 Implementing the Regulatory Process
• Chapter 8 Documenting and Monitoring Effectiveness
• Chapter 9 Recommendations for an Improved System
• Appendix A Resources for Learning about Beneficial Ownership
• Appendix B Websites, by Country, Listing Debarred Companies
• Appendix C Finding and Using a US Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K or 10-Q
• Appendix D Industry-Specific Resources
• Appendix E Identifying High-Risk Countries and Persons
• Appendix F Additional Resources on Conflicts of Interest
• Appendix G EITI Requirement 2.5 on Beneficial Ownership Disclosure
• Appendix H String Searches
• Appendix I UK Companies House for Information on Companies and Directors
• Appendix J Business Registration Data
• Glossary
• Boxes
• Figures
• Tables