An Actionable Due Diligence Toolkit for Institutional Investors

Why are the rights of Indigenous peoples relevant for investors?

In many regions across the world, Indigenous peoples are increasingly experiencing human rights violations, particularly in relation to the extractive, renewable energy, and agribusiness sectors. Institutional investors, as shareholders and providers of capital, play a critical role in driving, enabling, or preventing human rights impacts.

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  • Executive Summary

    In addition to the human rights responsibility and growing expectations on investors to conduct due diligence, there is a strong business imperative for policies and processes to avoid associated risks.

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  • Part A: Fundamentals

    While the rights of Indigenous peoples are protected by a network of international human rights instruments, jurisprudence, and private sector standards, there is a significant implementation gap.

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  • Part B: Due Diligence Implementation

    The responsibility to respect human rights requires that businesses and investors have a public commitment to respect human rights, approved at the most senior levels.

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  • Annex A: Further Resources

    Additional resources for due diligence guidance to take necessary steps to adapt these recommendations to specific contexts and priorities.

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Respecting Indigenous Rights

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