Ask the experts: Upholding Indigenous rights in supply chains

Many companies have pledged to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP and LC) in their commodity supply chains. Yet turning these commitments into practice often proves challenging, especially at scale.  

This interactive AFi ‘ask the experts’ webinar will create space for companies, multi-stakeholder initiatives, service providers, and other participants to receive practical feedback on the questions and challenges they are facing. It will explore what it means for companies to respect IP and LC rights, and offer perspectives from peoples and groups whose cultures, lands, livelihoods, and resources are directly affected by business actions. 

Speakers will take your questions on topics including:

• Identifying rightsholders and their rights
• Conducting free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) processes
• Turning company policies into supplier action
• Moving beyond audits to monitor for performance and compliance
• Remedying human rights harms
• Taking collaborative action to address systemic issues

Register now and use this form to submit real-time, on-the-ground situations you would like help with.

Date and time

22 October from 9-10am EDT / 2-3p BST (UK) / 8-9p WIB (Jakarta)

Moderator

Oda Almås Smith, Responsible Finance Programme Coordinator, Forest Peoples Programme

Speakers

• Pramasti Ayu Kusdinar ‘Dinar’, Akar Global Initiative, Indonesia
• Tim Derr, Rights & Livelihoods Senior Associate, Rights and Resources Initiative
• Justin Dupre-Harbord, Deputy Director, Responsible Sourcing and IP and LC Rights, Proforest
• Barbara Wettstein, Human Rights Manager, Nestlé
• Additional speakers to be announced 

Register now