Publications
Full List of Reports and Resources
2024
Free, Prior & Informed Consent Due Diligence Questionnaire (Updated)
Considerations for investors seeking to implement best practices to solicit the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of Indigenous Peoples as to development or resources on and near their lands and territories.
Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Participation in 2024 AGM Proposals – Report
The Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Participation in 2024 AGM Proposals report examines Indigenous Peoples’ attendance and engagement at the annual general meeting (AGM) of shareholders of large companies. The report covers nine major shareholder proposals.
2023
Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Participation in 2023 AGM Proposal – Report
Analysis of twelve Indigenous Rights Risk shareholder proposals to major banks, insurance companies and more.
Investor Brief: Responsible Investment and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Energy Transition
Through a lens of equitable partnerships, this investor brief reviews some of the risks and opportunities in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
A guide to support Indigenous leaders in developing protocols and processes for FPIC priorities. Published with Cultural Surivial and the SIRGE Coalition.
Indigenizing Catalytic Capital
Drawing from interviews with 22 practitioners comprising philanthropic investors, private investors, Native intermediaries, and Native entrepreneurs, research demonstrates how catalytic capital in Indian Country enables long-term, culturally-aligned success.
2022
The Business Case for Indigenous Rights
Need and opportunities to prevent continued and increased Indigenous rights violations in renewable energy development. Co-authored with Amazon Watch for Stanford Social Innovation Review.
Supply Chains & Sovereignty: Native-Led Food Systems Solutions
Though community-driven applied research, this report examines the current state of Native food supply chains and collates recommendations towards strengthening and expanding these chains from Native perspectives.
Why and how companies must account for Indigenous Peoples' land rights to understand and address business and climate risks.
2020
Harnessing Private Equity for Indigenous Peoples
Scaling enterprise in Indian Country through private equity offers enormous opportunity as tribes seek to diversify their economic development and, given the impacts of the global pandemic, provide jobs and economic opportunities to their citizens.
2018
Social Cost and Material Loss: The Dakota Access Pipeline (Case Study)
The case study Social Cost and Material Loss: The Dakota Access Pipeline examines the numerous impacts attendant to the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) project to highlight the costs that companies, financial institutions, and investors faced by failing to account for the human rights of indigenous peoples. This case study asserts that social risk resulting from the absence of adequate human rights protections has material impacts.
A strategic, solution-based plan as a companion to our recent article to better understand the time, scale, and capacity necessary to address the rising social problems accompanying the boom of oil and gas development there. Published by the Harvard Journal of Law and Gender.