RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
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The Idea Bank and Brief Bank collectively represent the theory that legal innovation is necessary for achieving justice for victims of corporate abuse, and that innovation will flourish when we collaborate across jurisdictions and areas of expertise. To maintain the integrity of this space, and to protect the impacted communities we work for, members are required to follow the following rules of engagement:
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1. Honesty. Members are expected to communicate with honesty in all Idea Bank and Brief Bank-related engagement.
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2. Respect. Members must act with respect for fellow members and are expected to criticize and comment on others' ideas constructively. No harassment, offensive and/or discriminatory language or personal attacks will be tolerated.
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3. Open-mindedness. Conversations taking place on this platform are meant to be collegial and contribute to an atmosphere of openness, curiosity, and support. While ideas and strategies are provided for community feedback, members are expected to approach every idea with an open mind. (This may involve shutting down the "no" voice that law school drilled into many of our heads -- lean into the unlearning!)
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4. Collaboration. The Idea Bank and Brief Bank is a collaborative, community effort. Members should make ideas for improvement, concerns, technical glitches, and other important information known to Corporate Accountability Lab, the Idea Bank facilitator. Contact us here.
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5. Discretion. The Idea Bank and Brief Bank is a closed community intended to foster relationships of trust that are needed for ideas to be shared and innovation to thrive. Members are prohibited from sharing information from the Idea Bank to non-members without prior permission from the author. Members should encourage others to apply for membership in order to access documents available through the this platform.
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Who can become an Idea Bank member?
The Idea Bank is a closed community of legal advocates working on corporate accountability for human rights and environmental abuse around the world. Membership is open to public interest attorneys, plaintiff-side human rights attorneys, and advocates involved in legal strategies to address human rights and environmental abuse by companies. In-house counsel and company consultants are not eligible for membership. Legal interns are likewise ineligible, unless he/she/they have committed to a relevant public interest position after law school.
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Before gaining access to any materials that require membership, each applicant will be asked a set of questions regarding their work as part of a vetting process for membership. Membership, and corresponding access to strategies and research, requires approval from an Idea Bank administrator. More information may be required from applicants on a case by case basis.
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What is Corporate Accountability Lab's role in facilitating the Idea Bank?
As the facilitator of the Idea Bank, Corporate Accountability Lab reserves the right to update, remove, and add information to the repository over time; to vet members and offer membership only where membership requirements are satisfied; to revoke membership of any member at any time for a violation of our rules of engagement or any other reason.
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The Idea Bank launched in February 2021 and the Brief Bank in May 2022. The platform will be updated periodically in response to users' feedback. Please submit ideas, briefs, comments, and feedback through this site, using this Contact page, or by emailing the facilitation team at ideabank@corpaccountabilitylab.org.
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