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Briefing paper

Consent is Everybody’s Business: Why banks need to act on free, prior and informed consent

20/08/2019

1 documents

52 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Banks
Ethical business
FPIC
Free prior and informed consent
Indigenous rights
Investment
Land rights

Overview

A community’s choice to give, or withhold, their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) to a project or activity planned to take place on their land is a recognized right of Indigenous peoples under international law. It is also a best practice principle that applies to all communities affected by projects or activities on the […]

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