About the Coalition: Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy
The Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition implements transformative solutions to secure the rights of Indigenous Peoples in the global transition to a green economy. With respect to the transition mineral supply chain, SIRGE Coalition focuses on the urgent need to operationalize Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) as enumerated in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
To do this, SIRGE Coalition will:
Center Indigenous Peoples’ leadership, solutions, and voices.
Champion Indigenous Peoples’ self-determined priorities in the green economy
Enact policies for the green economy that include FPIC as a safeguard of the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Compel companies – including automakers, battery producers, technology, finance, insurance, and mining companies – to implement respect for Indigenous Peoples’ rights throughout their supply chains.
Ensure that Indigenous communities have the resources and power to pursue their self-identified priorities in the green economy.
Click below to download our toolkit in the available languages to learn more about our coalition and what each of our organizations offers.
Coalition Members
Cultural Survival
Cultural Survival advocates for Indigenous Peoples' rights and supports Indigenous communities’ self-determination, cultures and political resilience since 1972. Cultural Survival envisions a future that respects and honors Indigenous Peoples' inherent rights and dynamic cultures, deeply and richly interwoven in lands, languages, spiritual traditions, and artistic expression, rooted in self-determination and self-governance. We support Indigenous communities through Advocacy, Communications, Capacity Building, and Grantmaking.
First Peoples Worldwide
First Peoples Worldwide is a leader in deploying strategies to move the market towards respect for the rights of Indigenous Peoples. We translate on-the-ground impacts of investment to corporate decision-makers, and increase corporate accountability to Indigenous Peoples at the intersection of business, law, and finance. Our strategies to build the business case for Indigenous Peoples include: Corporate Engagement, International Advocacy, Capacity Building, Network Facilitation, and Research & Tools.
Batani Foundation
The International Indigenous Foundation for Development and Solidarity «Batani» was created as an initiative of Indigenous Peoples in 2004 to organize development projects for Indigenous Peoples in Russia. It has implemented several successful programs of Indigenous Peoples’ economic development in Primorsky Region, Sakhalin, and other regions of the Russian Far East. The Foundation also developed tools and mechanisms for negotiations between Indigenous communities and private businesses and promoted international cooperation between indigenous peoples of Russia, the US, Canada, Norway, Bolivia, and other countries.
Earthworks
Since 1988, Earthworks has helped communities secure protections of their health, land, water, and air from extractive industries. We are the only national organization in the U.S. to focus exclusively on preventing the destructive impacts of the extraction of oil, gas, and minerals.
Earthworks protects communities and the environment from the adverse impacts of mineral and energy development while promoting sustainable solutions. We’re driven by our commitment to collaborate with communities on the frontline, using science in innovative ways, and building people power to ensure a more just and livable future.
Affiliate Members
IWGIA - INTERNATIONAL WORK GROUP FOR INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS
IWGIA - International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs - is a global human rights organisation dedicated to promoting and defending Indigenous Peoples’ collective and individual rights, including in climate action and the global transition to a "green" economy. IWGIA is a global champion with decades of experience and valuable expertise working to support Indigenous Peoples in fulfilling their political, economic, cultural, and environmental rights.
Society for Threatened Peoples
The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) is an independent voice for the cause of minorities and Indigenous Peoples. We support local efforts to strengthen the human rights of minorities and Indigenous Peoples, and work both nationally and internationally with organizations and individuals who pursue similar goals. Today’s thematic focus is on the impact of the mining of raw materials on Indigenous Peoples and minorities, the restriction of their rights in different regions of the world and the fight against impunity. The STP has advisory status at both the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and at the Council of Europe.
