“The trajectory the world is on, which is about two and a half degrees of warming, it is estimated that we will lose a decade of growth. So, we need to grow sustainably and sustainability is bred in the bones of First Nations who have been responsible stewards of the land since time immemorial.”

Mark Carney, United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, and Co-chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

“Indigenous economic participation in the major projects that are going to build our country and our economy going forward is essential step in building step in building Indigenous economic prosperity and economic reconciliation.”

 

The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Government of Canada

“The SMI and the FNMPC share many of the same goals, we both want to accelerate the sustainable transition, we both want to achieve sustainable development goals, we both want to foster innovation and we both want to accelerate progress towards an ambitious and sustainable future, and we understand that Indigenous economic inclusion and values are key to accomplishing this.”

Brian Moynihan, Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America; Chair, Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI)

“The advancement of economic growth, prosperity, inclusion and sustainability for First Nations is critical to supporting First Nations well-being. We cannot emphasize the point enough, respecting the rights of First Nations is fundamental to creating meaningful space for First Nations participation.”

National Chief Cindy Woodhouse, Assembly of First Nations (AFN)

“I often get this question well how does one thing apply to all of the 6,000 different Indigenous entities all over the world and my answer is always that FPIC is a process that leads to a substantive right and it’s part of a company’s due diligence to really understand and implement that.”

Kate Finn, Executive Director, First Peoples Worldwide

“We’ve got to flip our thinking on the way that we approach resource development because if we do it the way that we’ve always done it in the past we’re going to continue to struggle with time delays and cost overruns. So find out where the opportunities are, find out where all the instruments and tools that are going to be both opportunities and challenges and put communities out front, put the communities as the co-developers or the developers.
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JP Gladu, Founder and Principal, Mokwateh

“The toolkit is meant to be used by First Nations in their conversations with proponents and or government to ensure that there’s an understanding of the impact on culture, because right now, in Canada, there is no existing guidance.”

Angel Ransom, Senior Vice President of Environmental Services, First Nations Major Projects Coalition