Our belief is that a deep understanding and responsible, strategic management of these issues will be a key source of competitive advantage for companies in the years ahead.
We provide three types of services: due diligence and assurance that stakeholder, political and reputational risks are well understood and managed, prior to our clients making key investments or strategic decisions; practical support at the project level to help in-country teams achieve project outcomes; and finally, group-level strategies to align and position organisations as a whole to mitigate risks and realise opportunities.
Our network of advisors combines strong industry expertise with on-the-ground intelligence in over 80 countries. The senior advisory panel for the company includes eminent figures from industry, finance and global development. Our core team brings together experience working for major resource firms, The Economist, McKinsey, OECD, UN, and Chatham House, among other organisations.
On 26th March, Critical Resource recorded an exclusive 'Critical Conversation' podcast with leading thinkers to discuss the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on climate action by companies and governments.
Critical Resource’s Senior Advisory Panel provides initial thoughts on the COVID-19 crisis: “the biggest test of international cooperation the world has faced – and so far we are failing”.
We are excited to announce that as of 17 February 2020, Critical Resource will be a part of ERM, the world's leading sustainability consultancy.
Our article uncovers some of the key governance issues currently facing extractives companies and offers preliminary thoughts on how companies can navigate them.
Carbon Tracker Initiative founder Mark Campanale discusses investor expectations and shortcomings in company and government responses to the energy transition.
IFC Global Head of Mining Namrata Thapar discusses investor expectations and calls on companies to be more ambitious on impact investing, shared value creation, gender equality and water management.
Copper fundamentals remain strong and companies should recognise a deal that is too favourable to them, says Richard Adkerson, CEO of Freeport-McMoRan.
Incoherence in the ESG movement is posing major challenges to resource companies and holding back on-the-ground outcomes, argues Lisa Sachs, Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment.
In an article published by Project Syndicate, Critical Resource Founder & MD Daniel Litvin argues that the movement championing more enlightened financial capitalism is beginning to exhibit some familiar flaws.
