Resource firms can make or lose billions of dollars depending on how well they understand stakeholder pressures facing projects.

Industrial nations should use global climate talks to ramp up pressure on OPEC over future oil supplies.

Western companies fear being undercut by the perceived lower standards of some competitors in Africa.

Examples of some recent client projects and media coverage, plus the development of our stakeholder analysis tool.

The world may now be entering a decades-long period of heightened tension and conflict over energy supplies.

Many think it was a war for oil, but US and British companies may end up getting none of it.

Recent high profile gatherings show world leaders starting to treat mining as a hot topic. Forward-thinking mining firms will welcome the attention.

The next few years are likely to see intensifying pressures to toughen the landmark voluntary initiatives on business and human rights.

Foreign miners are showing renewed interest in the Congo – how they conduct themselves will help determine the fate of a nation.

Crises faced by two resource projects illustrate the strategic importance of understanding stakeholder views – and how they may sour.

Examples of recent client projects with a focus on human rights, as well some earlier projects and writing in this area.

Progress on business and human rights might be quicker if human rights were seen as a means to protect value not just avoid bad headlines.

BBC World Service interview with Critical Resource’s director Daniel Litvin on European energy security.

Are we entering a new chapter in the history of relations between oil firms and poor countries?

Soaring energy prices are giving new political voice to dissident regimes and groups in energy-rich countries.