GreenMoney Indigenous Peoples & Impact Investing Issue 2 - February 25, 2025

Welcome to the late February edition, the second of two parts covering the Indigenous Peoples & Impact Investing issue. If you missed part one, read the inspiring articles and listen to our featured GreenMoney Talks podcast on the Historic Loss Assessment report documenting land theft from Native Nations in Colorado.
 
By prioritizing Indigenous partnership and participation and by integrating Indigenous Peoples’ voices and values, investors can strengthen sustainability frameworks and rights-centered investment theses that honor the interconnectedness of people, planet and prosperity. This issue's articles illuminate pathways to achieving community-led and Indigenous-centered economic justice.
 
This edition's contributors include: Fern Orie and Becky Albert-Breed who have created a robust ecosystem for Native entrepreneurs that centers on financial sovereignty for individuals and businesses. Skya Ducheneaux has designed capital delivery systems that align with Native values to fund Native farmers and ranchers and strengthen food economies across Indian Country.
 
Keoni Lee shares advances using Native intermediaries in Hawai'i to bridge cultural and financial contexts to seed equitable and scalable solutions. Kevin O’Neal Smith shares how incorporating Indigenous Peoples’ rights as a framework in investments mitigates material ESG risk.
 
This edition's video dives into real-world examples implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Shareholder Advocacy; and our podcast is from Earth Charter featuring Carol Anne Hilton, author of The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power on the Indigenomics approach.

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Kate Finn, Guest Editor, Tallgrass Institute