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First Peoples Worldwide Joins Indigenous-led Coalition that Promotes Rights-Centered Transition to the Clean Energy Economy
First Peoples Worldwide is among several organizations to provide leadership to a new coalition to Secure Indigenous People’s Rights in a Green Economy (SIRGE Coalition). To commemorate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the SIRGE Coalition will launch its website www.sirgecoalition.org on August 9. Read more
At UNPFII Twenty-First Session, Indigenous Leaders Demand Better FPIC Implementation from Transnational Businesses and Highlight Indigenous-led Solutions
Takeaways from Indigenous leadership at the Twenty-First Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Read more
SEC Climate Rule: A Good First Step for ESG but Falls Short without Consideration of Indigenous Peoples
The SEC’s rule to standardize climate-related disclosures is an important step to help companies and investors identify risk, but falls short without consideration of impacts to Indigenous Peoples. Read more
Building the Business Case for Respect for Indigenous Peoples
Top Background Image: The Coastal Plain of the Arctic Refuge is sacred to the Gwich’in Nation and other Indigenous Peoples in the region, photo by Lisa Hupp/USFWS in the public domain.
Bottom Background Image: The Menominee River is sacred to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Managment in public domain.