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INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:


Citi, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo to face AGM challenges ... - The Banker

The Wells Fargo resolution says the bank's Indigenous Peoples Statement is “misaligned with FPIC” and is limited to project financing. According ...

American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

... financial institutions, or pri- vate business. ▽Article XXX. Right to peace, security, and protection. 1. Indigenous peoples have the right to peace and.

Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Participation in 2023 AGM Proposals

When financial institutions support projects that do not have the consent of Indigenous Peoples, they often face public opposition, reputational risk, ...

Indigenous Rights and Financial Institutions

In December 2022, Shift held a peer-learning session of its Financial Institutions Practitioners Circle (FIs Circle) on the topic of Indigenous Peoples ...

Backgrounder: 2023 Proposals on Climate and Indigenous Rights at ...

Banks must ensure clients are undertaking proper due diligence around human and Indigenous rights in undertaking new projects. Failure to do so ...

Indigenous Financial Institutions - NACCA National Aboriginal ...

Indigenous Financial Institutions (IFIs) are autonomous, Indigenous-controlled, community-based financial organizations. IFIs provide developmental lending, ...

Indigenous Peoples' Human Rights as a Minimum Standard for ...

Given these financial losses, this case study demonstrates the need for corporate directors and shareholders to understand, review, and ...

Finance, fires and Indigenous rights - Global Canopy

The dots must be reconnected so that the companies and financial institutions with the biggest influence on agricultural supply chains recognise ...

Financial institutions supporting violations of Indigenous rights

Threats to Indigenous peoples go hand in hand with threats to biodiversity, the Amazon and Cerrado, and our climate. Financial institutions must ...

The World Bank Approves Indigenous Peoples Policy

The World Bank's board of directors approved a new Environmental and Social Framework, modernizing a decades old set of policies aimed at preventing Bank- ...

Indigenous Peoples Overview - World Bank

Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous Peoples are culturally distinct societies and communities. Although they make up approximately 6% of the global population, they ...

A/HRC/54/31: Green financing – a just transition to protect the rights ...

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples focuses on the impact of green finance on Indigenous ...

Respecting Indigenous Rights | Amazon Watch

... peoples' rights, and in turn, avoid financial, and ... Respecting Indigenous Rights. An Actionable Due Diligence Toolkit for Institutional ...

Are Multilateral Development Banks Respecting the Rights of ...

Banks like the World Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have much work remaining to ensure that Indigenous Peoples' rights are ...

The Role of Financial Institutions in Safeguarding Indigenous Rights

Banks that finance projects that affect Indigenous Peoples have not only a human rights obligation but also a fiduciary duty to ensure their ...

Engaging Financial Institutions in Indigenous Rights, Biodiversity ...

Panelists will highlight how addressing Indigenous rights (including FPIC) and women's rights are essential for biodiversity protection and climate action. Hear ...

Latin American Indigenous Peoples call on World Bank to safeguard ...

Due to the negative social and cultural impacts caused by extractive and infrastructure projects financed by the World Bank, greater measures ...

Pressure rising over indigenous rights at bank sustainability initiative ...

The Equator Principles face scrutiny later this month when its standards on indigenous peoples' rights come under the spotlight at the ...

IFI standards fail on indigenous rights | Down to Earth

NGOs and indigenous peoples have called for greater attention to be paid to the impacts of lending by international financial institutions (IFIs) on indigenous ...

240+ Organizations to Push for Yes Votes on Climate, Indigenous ...

The era of these financial institutions paying lip service to Indigenous rights, human rights, and environmental justice is over it is time to ...