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Encompassing projects and achievements from July 2022 through June 2023 and highlighting First Peoples' work to support Indigenous leaders in shareholder advocacy and build the business case for Indigenous Peoples' rights.

A new report from First Peoples Worldwide analyzes 2023 Indigenous rights shareholder proposals and participation of Indigenous leaders at Annual General Meetings. Key findings: Indigenous Rights Risk is of increasing concern to shareholders, and companies can find solutions when they meet with Indigenous leaders.

Among presentations at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues' Twenty-third Session, First Peoples Worldwide presents a shareholder advoacy training for Indigenous leaders and co-presents a dialogue with Indigenous women about energy transition impacts and an Indigenous youth training about the energy transition.

Key takeaways from the webinar Indigenous Rights Risk in the Energy Transition: Mining, Supply Chains & End-User Consideration, presented by the Investors & Indigenous Peoples Working Group.

How investors can eliminate Indigenous Rights Risk in their portfolios and foster a just and inclusive energy transition that respects Indigenous Peoples.

Part 2 of two articles summarizing presentations from the IIPWG investor roundtable Indigenous-Defined FPIC: Best Practices for Investment and Corporate Governance . Watch the full video or jump to Part 1: Self-Determination, Sovereignty and a Model for Long-term, Relational Engagement . “It is not our role as investors to define...

Part 1 of two articles that summarize presentations from the IIPWG investor roundtable Indigenous-Defined FPIC: Best Practices for Investment and Corporate Governance . Watch the full video or jump to Part 2: How Investors can Forward Indigenous Priorities for FPIC + Questions from Companies . Since the right of free,...

Drawing from interviews with 22 practitioners comprising philanthropic investors, private investors, Native intermediaries, and Native entrepreneurs, Indigenizing Catalytic Capital: How to Get to Catalytic Capital + presents new research that demonstrates how catalytic capital in Indian Country enables long-term, culturally-aligned success.

Among a variety programming at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues' Twenty-second Session, First Peoples Worldwide presents a conversation that highlights Indigenous-led free, prior and informed consent priorities for the private sector, and a training for Indigenous leaders that builds capacity for Indigenous Peoples to activate shareholder advocacy.

While Lead the Charge analysis found that several companies are already working to ensure clean and equitable supply chains, Indigenous Peoples’ rights were the lowest-scoring category among 18 top-selling international automakers.