First Peoples Worldwide Annual Report 2021-2022
Dear Friends: It is through First Peoples Worldwide’s role as a convener, connector, and amplifier that we are privileged to be a part of mainstreaming the rights of Indigenous Peoples through the capital markets... Read more
First Peoples Worldwide Partners with Adasina Social Capital to Develop Comprehensive Indigenous Rights Risk Screen for Investors
Since 2001, First Peoples Worldwide has partnered with Adasina Social Capital to create an Indigenous Rights Risk screen. This article details the methodologies, opportunities and challenges. Read more
New Research from First Peoples Worldwide Showcases Indigenous-Led Solutions and Opportunities within Native Food Supply Chains
Data Recognizes Historic Harms and Contemporary Challenges, and Demonstrates Native Food’s Intrinsic Sustainability, Self-Determined Value,... Read more
Statement towards Discontinuing the Use of the Collective Term ‘Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ or ‘IPLC’
Cultural Survival and First Peoples Worldwide consider it necessary to address a growing international position... Read more
From Perpetuating Rights Violations to Overarching FPIC Failure, the UN CERD Review of the U.S. Gave Unprecedented Attention to Indigenous Peoples
Following First Peoples Worldwide’s support of early action requests by the Gwich’in and Anishinaabe, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination uplifted a litany of Indigenous concerns in the formal review of the U.S.’s obligation to end racial discrimination. Read more
Corporate Risk Reporting and Indigenous Peoples: The International Sustainability Standards Board
This article looks at the formation and function of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and ways Indigenous Peoples can get involved. Read more
As Oil and Gas Interests Exit the Arctic Refuge and Insurers Join Banks with Protective Policy, Full Protection Remains Critical for Sacred Land of the Gwich’in
A string of successes from the Gwich’in Steering Committee’s corporate engagement strategy have edged the Gwich’in closer to full protection for their sacred land and animals. Read more
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
United Nations Responds a Second Time to Violations of Anishinaabe Rights, Signals Priorities for Imminent Review of U.S.’s Racial Discrimination Record
With ongoing and escalating human rights violations to the Anishinaabe, UN CERD responded to a second request for action, recommending suspension of the Line 3 pipeline until FPIC is granted, investigation into violence against Indigenous women and protestors, and more. Read more
UNPFII 2022 Side Events: Indigenous-led Transition Minerals Panel and FPIC Leadership Training
First Peoples Worldwide presents a high-level panel on Indigenous-led transition minerals solutions and a leadership training to elevate FPIC in transition mineral development at the Twenty-First Session of the UN 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