Natalie Bridgeman Fields

Natalie Bridgeman Fields is the founder and executive director of Accountability Counsel. She leads the global organization of community-driven lawyers, policy advocates, and researchers, working to amplify the voices of people to defend their environmental and human rights. Previously, she worked as a litigator and served as a consultant on accountability for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the World Bank Inspection Panel.

Latest Articles

Opinion: UNOPS probe shows need for impact-investing accountability

over 3 years ago // Transparency and accountability

For institutions such as UNOPS that engage in impact investing abroad, accountability frameworks that allow communities to have a decisive say in projects that impact them are essential for preventing and remediating instances of abuse.

Opinion: The case for public reforms to the World Bank's Inspection Panel

about 6 years ago // Transparency and accountability

The World Bank board needs to make changes to the Inspection Panel in a more transparent way and with public input from those who will be most affected, argue Natalie Bridgeman Fields, Kristen Genovese, and David Hunter in this opinion piece.

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