AXIS Capital Becomes First North American Insurer to Adopt Policy on Free, Prior and Informed Consent

AXIS Capital recently became the first insurer in North America to adopt a policy stipulating that it will not underwrite projects without ensuring clients have obtained the right to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) of impacted Indigenous communities. This sets a best practice globally for insurers’ policies on Indigenous rights.

DivestmentLast Real IndiansOctober 14, 2022Last Real Indians, Matt Remle, AXIS, FPIC, Indigenous, Anna Bean, Puyallup, Rain Forest Action Network

Despite ‘Net Zero’ Rhetoric, World’s Biggest Banks Continued to Pour Billions into Fossil Fuel Expansion in 2021

The report documents that in the six years since the Paris Agreement was adopted, the world’s 60 largest private banks financed fossil fuels with USD $4.6 trillion, with $742 billion in 2021 alone. 2021 fossil fuel financing numbers remained above 2016 levels, when the Paris Agreement was signed.

FeaturedLast Real IndiansMarch 30, 2022Last Real Indians, Rain Forest Action Network