ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDC) has secured first place among 104 publicly listed companies in Pakistan in Transparency International Pakistan’s 2026 corporate reporting assessment, scoring 92.71 per cent and earning a place in the “Significantly Transparent” category.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The state-owned energy company’s score was substantially higher than the overall average of 66.73 per cent. OGDC achieved perfect scores of 100 per cent in anti-corruption programmes, organisational transparency, domestic financial reporting, and gender equality, non-discrimination and disability inclusion.
The ranking reflects the company’s disclosure of corporate governance practices, financial information, internal policies and responsible business commitments, strengthening transparency for investors and other stakeholders.
Transparency International Pakistan highlighted OGDC’s Code of Conduct as an example of good practice, particularly its provision of secure and confidential two-way channels through which employees can report unethical behaviour.
OGDC also scored 100 per cent in procurement related to government contracts and tenders, securing the top position in that category. It recorded 81.25 per cent in human rights and corporate responsibility and 75 per cent in environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures.
The company shared the highest score in gender equality, non-discrimination and disability inclusion with Interloop and Sazgar Engineering. The assessment examined companies’ publicly disclosed commitments concerning workplace harassment, equal opportunities in recruitment and promotion, disability inclusion and mechanisms for addressing discrimination.
Transparency International Pakistan’s TRAC 2026 assessment covered 104 listed companies and evaluated their disclosures across several corporate transparency indicators.
The average scores were 53.41 per cent for anti-corruption programmes, 92.49 per cent for organisational transparency, 92.5 per cent for domestic financial reporting, 68.11 per cent for gender equality and inclusion, 45.98 per cent for human rights and corporate responsibility, and 47.84 per cent for ESG disclosures.
OGDC’s overall performance placed it at the forefront of the assessment, highlighting the importance of transparent reporting, ethical business practices and accountability in Pakistan’s corporate sector.
Story by Israr Khan
