To: Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission

SEC: Finish the job on oil transparency

Implement Dodd-Frank Section 1504: Make Big Oil publish what they pay and put an end to secret deals.

Why is this important?

1.5 billion people live in countries rich with natural resources – but many never see the benefits. Instead of sharing in the wealth generated by oil, gas and mining, many communities face poverty, environmental damage, loss of land and human rights abuses.

There's one tool that could help communities hold their governments accountable: transparency. Five years ago, an oil transparency law passed that requires Big Oil to make their payments to foreign governments public.

But this provision still hasn't been implemented. Citizens in oil-rich countries haven't been able to track where oil money has gone. Oxfam's researchers estimate that $1.5 trillion should have gone back to the governments of poor nations – funds that could have been used to build schools, hospitals, roads and more.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has the power to make this transparency law a reality. Speak up with us and demand action!