Tallgrass Institute’s primer on the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of the World Bank Group details Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the IFC’s sustainability framework and performance standards. Beyond lending activities, the IFC shapes how global private finance approaches environmental and social risks.

Indigenous Peoples’ rights takeaways from the Lead the Charge auto supply chain leaderboard and from the Jakarta Declaration: Indigenous Peoples and Civil Society Organizations for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation. Plus upcoming events, recently released resources, and news items of interest.

Tallgrass Institute’ presented on Green at What Cost? Human Rights and the Energy Transition by Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. The discussion examined impacts on Indigenous Peoples from “green” economic development and the transition to renewable energy and energy transition technologies.

SIRGE Coalition reviewed findings in the fourth annual Lead the Charge automotive supply chain leaderboard. Indigenous Peoples’ rights remained the lowest average indicator at 9%, the largest number of evaluated companies made improvements since the leaderboard first launched in 2023, and more.

Written collectively and endorsed by 28 organizations from across the world, the Jakarta Declaration outlines a set of calls on countries, multilateral Institutions, national and international financial institutions, and global supply chains to take concrete and urgent action to protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples in Isolation.

SIRGE Coalition’s recommendations for electric vehicle compliance with FPIC, an engagement opportunity with ConocoPhillips on Indigenous Peoples’ rights, IIPWG End-of-Year Participant Survey results, as well as upcoming events, recently released resources, and news items of interest.

Yaaku people violently evicted from Mukogodo Forest in Kenya, banks asked to uphold zero-deforestation criteria despite Amazon Soy Moratorium rollbacks, Alaska tribal consortium shares major concerns about impacts from mine approval in Canada, and more.

Tallgrass Institute’s Kate R. Finn appeared on Just Investing to discuss operationalizing FPIC as a priority for investor due diligence, banks’ pivotal role towards protecting Indigenous Peoples’ rights across industries, and the critical need to respect Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination and participation in carbon credits and other nature-based schemes.

Tallgrass Institute supports the open letter and petition from Indigenous Peoples around the world to Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin requesting the immediate release of Daria Egereva, a Selkup leader who was arrested in December and currently awaiting trial in a Russian jail.

EU-Mercosur trade agreement may contribute massive impacts to Indigenous Peoples’ rights, The Metals Company deep-sea mining plans threaten Asia and Pacific Indigenous coastal communities, nearly 1M hectares that connect Indigenous territories added to Bolivia protections, and more.

Tallgrass Institute provides context for Indigenous Peoples’ right to consent for the Grist article “Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan water.”

EV automakers should integrate Indigenous Peoples' rights into their due diligence systems, scoring methodologies, procurement decisions, and supplier accountability to align with emerging best practices and mitigate material, legal, reputational, operational, and financial risks.

14 killed in massacre of pastoral Mbororo community in Cameroon, tens of thousands join Invasion Day protests across Australia, persistent health inequities and Indigenous knowledge among issues in World Health Organization's draft plan, and more

Community forest concessions may not be eviction stopgap in Democratic Republic of the Congo mining rush,  British Columbia to scale back Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, Indigenous women in Bangladesh are driving economic and social change, and more.

Forestry Stewardship Council’s guidance on Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation in Peru, Strengthening FPIC in the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030, the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s Indigenous Action Plan, and more.

"Any time there is a negotiation with a private company or a mining company, that company has to understand the context and inertia that they are working with in Indian Country." Kate R. Finn of Tallgrass Institute and Maranda Compton of Lepwe discuss rights-based approaches to benefit agreements with Tribes and Indigenous Peoples.