Critical Resource is an advisory firm specialising in stakeholder issues around natural resource investments. Our clients include some of the world's largest companies. Our proprietary methodology, LicenseSecure™, creates competitive advantage for clients and provides clearer definition - and a more effective and highly responsible approach - to the politics of resources:

• For senior executives and boards taking decisions on project investments or M&A, LicenseSecure: Assess delivers rigorous due diligence on political risks and stakeholder issues.
• LicenseSecure: Navigate supports senior executives to access resources and develop projects and operations by securing the "socio-political license to operate".

Our core team brings together experience working for major global resource firms, The Economist, McKinsey, the OECD, and the Royal Institute of International Affairs, among other organisations. The senior advisory panel for LicenseSecure comprises Lord (John) Browne, Bill Emmott and Prof Paul Collier.