May COVID-19 crisis leads the EITI Board to introduce greater flexibility in EITI reporting, enabling countries to focus on data that is most relevant to stakeholders. > page 6 June EITI’S IMPACT is considered by the EITI Board and next steps are agreed to improve its measurement. Uganda joins the EITI. Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation becomes an EITI supporting company. August September Commodity trading reporting guidelines are launched for companies buying oil, gas and minerals from governments. > page 10 IMF Anti-Corruption Challenge The EITI and Directorio Legislativo win a global competition with our pilot project in Colombia, aimed at identifying corruption risks related to public officials in the extractive sector. > page 15 November October Community engagement With support from the Ford Foundation, new field research from Colombia, Ghana and Indonesia is published on empowering communities to participate in extractive sector oversight. > page 18 PetroNor E&P becomes an EITI supporting company. Energy transition The EITI Board agrees next steps to strengthen the use of EITI data in climate policy and debate. Ecuador joins EITI. Lundin Foundation becomes an EITI supporter. 4 2020 A year in brief* MAY 2020 – APRIL 2021 55 countries implement the EITI Standard. 0 2 4 6 8 0 5 0 2 4 6 8 0 5