Civil Society

This publication brings together the EITI’s requirements for implementing the EITI. It includes the EITI Principles, Criteria, the EITI Validation Guide and Policy Notes issued by the EITI Secretariat, conveying decisions taken by the EITI Board. It does not change earlier agreed policies.

The EITI Fact Sheet is a concise four-page introduction to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative.

EITI Validation is EITI's quality assurance mechanism that all implementing countries must undertake in order to become EITI Compliant. A four page fact sheet with an overview of EITI Validation is available here.

This document highlights some of the endorsements the EITI has won from countries, companies and organisations.

This Communications Guide is for everyone involved in implementing or supporting the implementation of the EITI.

It starts from the premise that effective communication is an essential though often neglected aspect of EITI implementation. The guide has been written for people who may not be communications specialists but who may have some responsibility for communications work.

Legislators can play several critical roles in making sure EITI is established and works effectively, and this guide shows how. Its first objective is to introduce the EITI process. The second is to offer specific suggestions about how a legislator may contribute to the EITI process in your country.

The main purpose of this report is to illustrate the progress made in implementing the EITI following our October 2006 global conference in Oslo. The report is available in English and French. Contact the Secretariat for hard copies.