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
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
UNPFII 2023 Side Events: Indigenous-led FPIC Priorities, Shareholder Advocacy Leadership Training and More
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. Read more
'Lead the Charge' Campaign Launches with Scorecard Tracking Human Rights and Environmental Policy in the EV Supply Chain – Most Automakers Fail Indigenous Rights Due Diligence
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. Read more
To Improve Multinational Enterprise Guidelines, the OECD Must Make Explicit Reference to FPIC and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
This article defines the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), and discusses how explicit articulation of the rights of Indigenous Peoples, including FPIC, in its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises can improve international standards on responsible and sustainable business practices. Read more
First Peoples Worldwide Partners with Adasina Social Capital to Develop Comprehensive Indigenous Rights Risk Screen for Investors
Since 2021, 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
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