BSR Insight | State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
According to a UN report, the world's 370 million indigenous peoples suffer disproportionately (and often exponentially) higher rates of poverty, health problems, crime, and human rights abuses. This report illuminates several key themes that could be relevant to companies whose operations may affect indigenous communities:
- Self-determination: Indigenous peoples’ rights include rights to their land and the freedom to determine their own definitions and indicators for economic development and well-being.
- Environmental issues: For indigenous peoples, environmental challenges are exacerbated by their spiritual, cultural, social, and economic connections with the land, as well as their tradition of collective land rights.
- Decision-making processes: Government and business should ensure that indigenous peoples and their concerns are considered when addressing issues such as conservation, globalization, migration, and urbanization.
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