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Building constructive relationships with Indigenous Peoples

Building constructive relationships with Indigenous Peoples. Audience A: Awareness-raising session for senior staff. Aims and objectives of this session. What is the issue?.

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Building constructive relationships with Indigenous Peoples

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  1. Building constructive relationships with Indigenous Peoples Audience A: Awareness-raising session for senior staff

  2. Aims and objectives of this session

  3. What is the issue? Mineral deposits are often situated under land closely associated with Indigenous Peoples. This creates specific obligations for companies, and unique challenges and opportunities. Sensitive and customised approaches required due to: • On-going marginalization, discrimination and human rights abuses • More vulnerable to negative impacts on cultural and natural resources • Distinct cultural characteristics and governance systems require specific approaches • Requirement to seek consent for proposed project.

  4. Relevance to our business Placeholder for details about Indigenous Peoples relevant to your project/operation.

  5. The business risks/benefits of an IP-sensitive approach

  6. High level practical steps to be taken • Ensuring a sensitive approach to Indigenous Peoples’ requires the application of a number of practical steps: • Engage to protect rights, minimise impacts, maximise benefits • Agree on meaningful engagement processes • Start engaging early in project planning • Build IP capacity to negotiate equitably • Understand and respect rights, interests and perspectives • Work to obtain consent for project • If no IP consent – reconsider involvement • Collaborate with authorities to ensure IP best practice • Anticipate and plan for disagreement.

  7. Legal and company obligations Placeholder for details about legal and company obligations relating to Indigenous Peoples.

  8. What is required from management? Leading companies recognise the importance of having the right team in place at the corporate and operational level, underpinned by strong management systems. Company-level ingredients to fostering engagement capacity with Indigenous Peoples

  9. International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)35/38 Portman SquareLondon W1H 6LRUnited KingdomSwitchboard: +44 (0) 20 7467 5070Main Fax: +44 (0) 20 7467 5071E-mail: info@icmm.comwww.icmm.com

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