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.
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.
Mining companies will need an expanded set of stakeholder skills to navigate the new challenges posed by battery metals, rare earth elements and other technology minerals.
Greater government action is needed to encourage natural resource companies to make a positive contribution to societal outcomes, says Eric Rasmussen of the EBRD.
Matthew Bateson, Critical Resource senior advisor, argues that companies should avoid knee-jerk reactions to target-setting, and that mining can learn from the oil and gas sector’s approach to industry-wide climate action.
A long-running blockade at MMG’s Las Bambas mine, which is among Peru’s largest and accounts for roughly 2 percent of global copper production, points to a difficult stakeholder environment for resources investors in the country.
ESG investing is unstoppable and companies will need an adaptable mindset as the energy transition proceeds, says Edward Mason of the Church of England, which leads high-profile investor pressure on climate change.
Developing countries have a right to drill for oil and underinvestment by oil companies due to climate pressures risks global price shocks, says Chair of Tullow Oil Dorothy Thompson.
Daniel Litvin will chair a session on local challenges around extractive-industry investments as part of the course, which is organised by Oxford University's Blavatnik School of Government and the Natural Resource Governance Institute.
