157566 Indigenous Peoples and the Oil and Gas Industry: Context, Issues and Emerging Good Practice

1. 157566Indigenous Peoples and the Oil and Gas Industry: Context, Issues and Emerging Good Practice Craig Pasch, Woodside; Anupama Mohan, Statoil; Roper Cleland, IPIECA

2. Slide 2 Indigenous Peoples • Distinct social and cultural group; descendants of pre-colonial people • Similarity in historical experiences, interests, aspirations and grievances • Specific rights under International Law and in many national legislative contexts • Self identification and occupation or connection to specific lands Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

3. Slide 3 Business Drivers • International policies provide guidance for companies. • Indigenous groups may have legally recognised ownership to traditional lands • Irresponsible development can expose companies to risks from additional costs to damage of reputation • Pre-conditions to lending related to Indigenous Peoples • Beyond compliance: social license to operate, competitive advantage, enhanced relationships with host governments and access to new business opportunities Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

4. Slide 4 International Policy Framework One-Column Format Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

5. Slide 5 International Financial Institutions IFC Performance Standards: Often seen as reference case for environmental and social performance. PS7 provides objectives in relation to IPs Equator Principles: Industry Benchmark for assessing and managing social and environmental risk Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

6. Slide 6 National Legislation • Australia • Native Title Act • Further legislation at national level • Additional heritage protection and legislation within each State/Territory jurisdiction Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

7. Slide 7 Company Policies and Approaches Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

8. Slide 8 Engagement: Consultation, Participation and Grievance Management Establishing a relationship that endures throughout the lifecycle of the project Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

9. Slide 9 Understanding Free, Prior and Informed Consultation (Consent) Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

10. Slide 10 Management of Impacts • Land Access: • Often particular cultural, spiritual and economic importance • Often claim rights to areas considered ancestral territories; in some instances there has been historic dispossession of IPs from their traditional lands. • Resettlement • Companies should make every effort to explore feasible alternative project designs to avoid physical relocation • If unavoidable, resettlement should be carried out using good faith negotiations • In-migration • IPs often experience encroachment as outcome of people seeking economic opportunity • In-migration can expose IPs to impacts such as disease, cultural change and restricted access to land • Cultural Heritage • IPs have often developed their own sets of knowledge about their environments, health, rites and rituals • Development and implementation of cultural heritage processes with the engagement of IPs is recognised as good practice • Natural Resources • Some IPs depend on the natural environment for their livelihoods • Adverse changes to the ecosystem can have an adverse impact on livelihood, culture and possibly cultural survival • Emerging good practice includes engagement of iPs to understand concerns, and to identify, mitigate and monitor environmental impacts. • Traditional knowledge can be incorporated into EIAs and management plans Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

11. Slide 11 Managing Opportunities and Benefits Economic development through procurement and employment • Woodside 2011-2015 Reconciliation Action Plan • Defined by a set of measureable goals within a framework of respect, relationships and opportunities • Learning indicates a RAP is as much a process as an outcome • Five-year time frame allows for longer term commitments to develop sustainable outcomes Economic and social development opportunities Financial benefits, including compensation, benefit sharing, and funding community development projects Social investment commitments, from education programs, cultural heritage preservation, health and local infrastructure projects. Importance of developing and implementing in consultation Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

12. Slide 12 Conclusion • Doing business in a manner that respects IPs can enhance relationships with host communities, and contribute towards accessing international finance, maintaining a social license to operate and competitive advantage • Throughout 2011-2012, the IPIECA Indigenous Peoples Task Force developed an issues review that provides: • A summary of policy and legal context • Overview of key challenges • Overview of emerging good practice • NEXT STEPS • The Issues Review is assisting the development of a pan industry understanding of the significant international policy and framework additions of recent years. • Good practice examples assist the industry in responding to the new requirements and turn the initiatives developed into meaningful outcomes Paper # • Paper Title • Presenter Name

13. Slide 13 Acknowledgements / Thank You / Questions One-Column Format

14. Slide 14 Acknowledgements / Thank You / Questions Two-Column Format Two-Column Format