Working from a foundation of Indigenous values to achieve a sustainable future for all since 1997
Every Society Organizes Itself Socially Politically Economically According to Its Values:
For a society whose Belief in Humanity lies within the Interdependence of People, who hold deeply to the Universal Good of Community, whose Children are the Generation of our People, who share the Gifts of the Sky and the Mountains and the Seas and the Forests, who exchange Abundance in the Circle of Animal Brethren, it is the Whole, not merely a part of it, that must Thrive. – Rebecca Adamson
Water + Indigenous Peoples Rights
Article from ESG Investor UK March 2024
By Rebecca Adamson, First Peoples Worldwide
Investors are currently under-estimating the correlated risks that Indigenous Rights can pose to their portfolios, according to Rebecca Adamson, Founder of First Peoples Worldwide.
Indigenous People rights and water have been historically under-addressed by investors. Due diligence for water investments is classified as an environmental risk. However, water and community is just as much of a social risk especially when the rights of Indigenous People are considered. For example, for years Montana’s water future was tied to over 10,000 outstanding tribal water rights claims.
An Indigenous Conservation State of Mind
Article from Mongabay November 2024
by Rebecca Adamson
Since this article was published the 10% goal for the Climate United portfolio to be deployed in Indigenous communities now totals $620 million. The impact investing framework for Indigenous communities still prioritizes culture.
Scientists agree that the biodiversity crisis we face today may be one of the most disruptive events in Earth’s history. The response so far has been for hundreds of billions in government and philanthropic donor funds – along with trillions in private sector investment capital – to be dedicated to conservation, primarily for nature conservation and climate change. But is more and more money the answer, especially for a culture whose exploitation of nature for money is the problem? At the core, our society needs to muster the collective humility to admit this mindset is problematic and seek solutions outside itself.