The challenge
The contracting supplier may be only one layer of the relationship.
Ownership and control can sit behind subsidiaries, operating sites, intermediaries, and changing corporate structures. CommonShare gives teams a governed place to collect, connect, screen, review, and update ownership evidence alongside the products and transactions it may affect.
Product workflow in practice
Move from legal entity to a reviewable control chain.
Resolve the parties, collect the declared structure, screen relevant people and entities, and record the decision.
- Procurement and legalResolve the business relationship
- Supplier and complianceCollect ownership evidence
- CommonShare networkResolves records and coordinates the configured workflow
- Compliance and third-party riskScreen and investigate
- Authorized reviewerApprove and monitor
01 InitiateResolve the business relationship02 ResolveCollect ownership evidence03 CoordinateScreen and investigate04 DecideKeep the review accountable05 ActApprove and monitor
Resolve the business relationship
Connect the contracting entity to operating organizations, facilities, addresses, identifiers, products, and transactions.
- Input
- Mapping, Evidence
- Decision or control
- Runs within the configured workflow boundary.
- Handoff
- Collect ownership evidence · Supplier and compliance
- Resolve the business relationshipProcurement and legal
The beneficial ownership decision remains connected to its source records, evidence, review conditions, approvals, and intended downstream use.
Connected evidence model
Keep corporate identity, ownership, and exposure connected.
Every object remains connected to the people, evidence, versions, and decisions that give it meaning.
- 01Legal and operating entities
- 02Facilities, addresses, and identifiers
- 03Direct and indirect ownership relationships
- 04Declared beneficial owners and control roles
- 05Corporate documents, attestations, and evidence dates
- 06Watchlist matches, cases, approvals, and transaction exposure
Connected capabilities
Configure one platform around the work.
Bring the right capabilities into one accountable flow.
Multi-tier network mapping
Connect legal entities, facilities, identifiers, people, roles, ownership relationships, and transaction exposure across tiers.
Supplier collaboration
Request declared owners, control relationships, source documents, dates, and attestations from accountable contributors.
Evidence governance
Extract, version, approve, and preserve corporate documents, declarations, screening results, and review history with a reviewable audit trail.
Risk screening and alerts
Screen relevant people and entities against configured watchlists, then keep material changes visible to accountable teams.
Cases and decision workflows
Route identity questions, exceptions, approvals, conditions, renewals, and escalations to accountable teams.
Commons Architecture
The shared foundation beneath the workflow.
Architecture keeps identity, data exchange, claims, permissions, automation, and human accountability coherent across organizations.
CommonID Registrar
Resolve organizations, facilities, claims, and transactions to consistent governed identities.
Verified Claims Architecture
Connect ownership assertions to their scope, evidence, responsible party, and review state.
Data Interoperability
Align entity, identifier, ownership, screening, and transaction records across systems.
Where it applies
See the workflow in industry context.
Industrial Manufacturing
Resolve legal entities, operating facilities, intermediaries, and complex upstream networks.
Food & Agriculture
Connect cooperatives, processors, traders, facilities, and producer relationships.
Requirements and methods
Connect evidence to the right pathway.
CSDDD
Ownership context can support risk-based understanding of business relationships and impacts.
LkSG
Connect suppliers, responsible teams, risk analysis, measures, and supporting corporate records.
UFLPA
Entity resolution and ownership context can support upstream supply chain investigation.
CommonShare connects declared and sourced ownership information, identity records, documents, screening, and decisions. Authorized teams determine legal beneficial ownership and due-diligence outcomes.
Frequently asked
Beneficial Ownership, made clear.
Practical answers about scope, workflow, evidence, and accountable decisions.
Organizations, facilities, identifiers, people, roles, ownership percentages, control relationships, documents, dates, transactions, products, watchlist signals, and review decisions.
Build long-term value