How does your organization ensure respect for the rights of indigenous peoples in its stakeholder engagement approach? Please explain how you address their right to free, prior and informed consent regarding: • Their cultural, intellectual, religious, and spiritual property; • Activities affecting their lands and territories; and • Legislative or administrative measures impacting them. Also, describe whether and how indigenous peoples have been consulted on the design, nature, and timing of the engagement process.
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This indicator requires you to disclose how your organization ensures respect for indigenous peoples’ rights in its stakeholder engagement approach, including their right to free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC). Your disclosure should include:
Respect for Indigenous Rights in Engagement:
Explain how your organization takes into account and ensures respect for indigenous peoples' rights in engagement, particularly regarding:
(i) Their cultural, intellectual, religious, and spiritual property.
(ii) Activities affecting their lands and territories.
(iii) Legislative or administrative measures that impact them.
Consultation on Engagement Process:
Where engagement occurs with indigenous peoples, disclose whether and how they have been consulted on the mode and parameters of engagement, including:
Designing the engagement agenda (e.g., topics of discussion, priorities).
Defining the nature and scope of discussions.
Timeliness of engagement (ensuring it respects traditional governance structures and decision-making timelines).
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S3-2 - Processes for engaging with affected communities about impacts
- How do the perspectives of affected communities inform your management of actual and potential impacts? Please describe whether engagement occurs directly with communities, their legitimate representatives, or credible proxies, including the stages, types, and frequency of this engagement; identify the function and most senior role responsible for ensuring effective engagement and integrating its outcomes; and explain how you assess the effectiveness of these engagement efforts, including any resulting agreements or outcomes.
- What steps does your organization take to gain insight into the perspectives of affected communities that are particularly vulnerable or marginalized, including specific groups such as women and girls?
- Do you have a general process in place for engaging with affected communities? If not, please confirm its absence and provide a planned timeframe for establishing such a process.