White Paper Series · Island Security Policy Institute · 2026
Corporations operating in island environments face an island security premium — a measurable gap between the emergency response capacity assumed in continental ESG frameworks and the actual capacity available in island environments. The post-Lahaina litigation established this as a legal standard, not an aspiration.
Provides the corporate governance framework for organizations with island operations covering island-specific ESG risk assessment, the duty of care standard established by the Lahaina wildfire litigation, and the Island-Resilient Certification program. This research is produced under the ISPI Research Methodology Guide v4.0 — five pillars: government agency sources, regional organizations, OSINT/Bellingcat two-source verification, the ISPI Global Expert Panel of 78 members across 14 disciplines, and AI synthesis under practitioner review. All ISPI research is free under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.
The Lahaina wildfire wrongful death litigation established island-specific emergency preparedness as a documented legal standard — not a best practice — for operators in island environments
The island security premium is the measurable gap between assumed and actual emergency response capacity in island environments — quantifiable through the ISPI Insular Vulnerability Audit
Corporate boards with island operations face undisclosed ESG liability from this gap that standard continental risk assessment frameworks do not capture
Resort operators, mining companies, telecommunications firms, and utilities operating across Pacific, Caribbean, and Indian Ocean SIDS face identical island security premium exposure. ISPI's Island-Resilient Certification is applicable across all SIDS operating environments.
Pulley, Warren. "Corporate Security and ESG Risk Policy for Island Operations." Island Security Policy Institute, 2026. https://ispiglobal.com/papers-landing/wp12-corporate-security-esg.html