Meet Accountability Counsel and Founder Natalie Bridgeman Fields

We recently had the honor of hosting an event celebrating Accountability Counsel, an innovative organization working to protect human and environmental rights around the world. Over the past few months, I have gotten to know Accountability Counsel’s founder Natalie Bridgeman Fields, who is a fierce advocate and pioneer in international human rights and environmental law. Sparked by a call to action from a group of indigenous women in Chile who were arrested while peacefully resisting the construction of a dam on their critical water source, Natalie dedicated her career to holding the companies and institutions behind harmful projects like mines, agribusiness, and wind farms accountable for abuse. After spending a decade as an attorney for and partner to communities around the world, Natalie founded Accountability Counsel in 2009 to empower communities to defend their rights through a unique avenue for justice.