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Australia employs a balanced approach to local procurement, combining national regulatory frameworks like the Australian Industry Participation (AIP) National Framework with state-level policies and Indigenous Land Use Agreements (ILUAs). Key demand-side measures include requiring AIP plans for projects exceeding AUD 500 million, while supply-side support is provided through the Supplier Access to Major Projects (SAMP) program and the ICN Gateway database. The country also aligns its education system with the needs of the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector and has previously used tax incentives like the Enhanced Project By-Law Scheme to reward firms implementing AIP plans.

The document analyzes how joint ventures (JVs) between mining companies and Indigenous groups in Canada facilitate community capacity development and economic self-reliance. It highlights the role of Impact and Benefit Agreements (IBAs) and Aboriginal Economic Development Corporations (AEDCs) in integrating Indigenous communities into the mining supply chain and operations, while noting challenges such as limited organizational capacity and financing difficulties.

The document argues that communication and information poverty—characterized by lack of access to platforms, media misrepresentation, and low media literacy—undermines the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It specifically analyzes the intersections between communication rights and SDGs 5, 9, 16, and 17, while providing recommendations for a rights-based approach to communication. The report highlights the need to democratize media systems, increase digital media literacy, and address the specific needs of marginalized groups, particularly Indigenous peoples, which it claims are insufficiently addressed in Agenda 2030.

CIEL argues that the World Bank's Draft Guidance Notes for the ESF are 'severely lacking in substance' and often merely reiterate standards without providing actual implementation guidance. The submission provides specific recommendations across several standards, including labor conditions, pollution prevention, indigenous peoples' rights, and stakeholder engagement. Key demands include the integration of international conventions (such as ILO 169 and UNDRIP), the adoption of a 1.5-degree pathway for greenhouse gas accounting, and the explicit protection of human rights defenders against reprisals. CIEL also emphasizes that the World Bank must ensure Borrowers disclose the existence of the Inspection Panel to affected communities and that project-level grievance mechanisms must be independent, transparent, and rights-compatible.

Friends of the Earth Europe and Latin America and Caribbean denounce the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for legitimizing the 2017 Honduran general election results. The organization argues that the EU EOM minimized electoral irregularities and ignored the brutal state repression of peaceful protesters. They contend that President Juan Orlando Hernández's candidacy was unconstitutional and call for the EU EOM's final report to document human rights violations and the role of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) in the alleged fraud.

The statement denounces the December 3, 2017, killing of Datu Victor Danyan and seven community members in South Cotabato, Philippines, by government forces. It links these violence to conflicts over ancestral territories invaded by the Consunji company for mining and coffee plantations, arguing that the judicial system fails to protect indigenous rights against corporate interests.

Friends of the Earth International denounces the December 3, 2017, killing of Datu Victor Danyan and seven others in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, by the Philippine military. The statement links these killings to the struggle of the T’boli–Manubo Sdaf Claimants Organization (TAMASCO) against land encroachment by Consunji-owned companies for coffee plantations and coal operations, noting that a plantation permit was extended without free prior and informed consent. The organization calls on the Duterte government to cancel these permits and hold the perpetrators accountable.

Friends of the Earth International denounces the December 3, 2017, killing of Datu Victor Danyan and seven others in South Cotabato, Philippines. The statement links these killings to the struggle of the T’boli-Manubo Sdaf Claimants Organization (TAMASCO) against land grabbing by Consunji-owned companies for coffee plantations and coal mining. It criticizes the Philippine government's failure to protect indigenous rights and its use of 'communist' labels to justify military violence.

On 12 December 2017, Friends of the Earth Latin America & Caribbean (ATALC) condemned the detention of Berta Zúñiga, coordinator of COPINH, and other members by military personnel in Honduras. The organization describes this as an act of harassment occurring within a broader context of police and military repression following the national elections on 26 November 2017. ATALC calls for international solidarity and permanent monitoring of the situation facing Honduran social activists under the regime of Juan Orlando Hernandez.

A letter from Bolivian legislators, officials, and indigenous leaders urges international companies to ensure their supply chains for meat, soy, and other commodities are not linked to the destruction of Bolivia's biodiverse forests, noting that approximately 700,000 acres are lost annually. The document argues that agricultural growth can be achieved by utilizing over 11 million acres of previously deforested land.

The document criticizes the ZEDE law in Honduras for creating autonomous corporate enclaves with minimal oversight, undermining democratic governance and constitutional protections. It highlights risks to indigenous communities, specifically the Garífuna, and warns that the Inter-American Development Bank's potential $20 million loan to support these zones contradicts its own safeguards.

The document analyzes a proposed $20 million IDB loan to Honduras for the creation of ZEDEs, highlighting severe risks to governance, human rights, and environmental standards. It argues that ZEDEs, which are privately governed autonomous zones, undermine the Honduran Constitution and violate multiple IDB operational policies regarding transparency, indigenous rights, and involuntary resettlement.

The document details how extensive coal mining in Indonesia, particularly in Kalimantan, causes massive deforestation, water contamination, and health issues for local communities. It highlights the conflict between the Indonesian government's goal to add 35,000 MW of coal-based energy and its Paris Agreement commitment to reduce emissions by 29% by 2030. Local communities, supported by WALHI, are campaigning for the revocation of mining permits and the restoration of degraded lands.

The document details how coal mining in Indonesia, particularly in Kalimantan, leads to mass deforestation, water contamination, and health issues such as lung problems from coal dust. It highlights the struggle of communities in villages like Tamiang Layang and Gunung Karasik, who face violence and police pressure while demanding the revocation of mining permits. The text notes a contradiction between the Indonesian government's goal to produce an additional 35,000 MW of energy from coal and its Paris Agreement pledge to reduce emissions by 29% by 2030.

The report details various cases in Latin America where transnational corporations in mining, energy, agribusiness, and tobacco have violated human rights and caused environmental destruction. It highlights the 'architecture of impunity' created by bilateral investment treaties and the ICSID arbitration system, which allow companies to sue states over public interest policies. The document advocates for a binding international treaty and an independent international tribunal to ensure corporate accountability and the supremacy of human rights over commercial interests.

The Global Campaign to Reclaim Peoples Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity proposes a comprehensive international treaty to hold transnational corporations (TNCs) and their managers legally accountable for human rights violations. The proposal argues for the primacy of international human rights law over trade and investment agreements, the establishment of an International Court on Transnational Corporations, and the creation of a Monitoring Centre. It outlines specific obligations for TNCs, States, and International Financial Institutions (IFIs), emphasizing the need to pierce the corporate veil and ensure access to justice for affected communities, particularly in the Global South.

This draft treaty proposes a comprehensive international legal framework to hold transnational corporations (TNCs) and their managers accountable for human rights violations. It argues for the supremacy of international human rights law over trade and investment agreements, establishes the responsibility of 'home states' to regulate TNCs extraterritorially, and proposes the creation of an International Court on Transnational Corporations and an International Monitoring Center. The text details specific obligations for TNCs—including bans on forced labor, protection of indigenous land rights, and environmental compliance—and mandates that states ensure access to justice and reparations for affected communities.

The document is a draft proposal for a 'Treaty on Transnational Corporations and their Value Chain on Human Rights,' submitted by a global campaign to the UN Human Rights Council. It argues that the globalization of the economy has created power asymmetries that allow TNCs to violate human rights with impunity, particularly in the Global South. The proposed treaty establishes direct legal obligations for TNCs and their executives, mandates states to protect human rights through territorial and extraterritorial legislation, and proposes the creation of an International Court on Transnational Corporations and an International Monitoring Centre. It emphasizes the primacy of human rights law over trade and investment agreements and demands the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples and affected communities to free, prior, and informed consent.

The report outlines a framework of principles for international investment from a developing country perspective, emphasizing the need for investment to align with national development strategies, the balance of rights between states and investors, and the importance of domestic judicial remedies in dispute resolution.

The GCF Secretariat report for the period of 11 June to 8 September 2017 details progress across its operational divisions. Key achievements include the finalization of 33 Accreditation Master Agreements (AMAs) and 19 Funded Activity Agreements (FAAs), the approval of 123 readiness support requests for 88 countries totaling USD 39.5 million, and the launch of the 'GCF 101' online guide. The Secretariat also advanced its gender mainstreaming efforts, with 84% of approved funding proposals containing a gender assessment. Efforts to secure privileges and immunities continue, with 13 bilateral agreements signed to date. The report also outlines the development of a draft Indigenous Peoples Policy and the progress of the Private Sector Facility, which received approximately 350 concept notes for its 'Mobilizing Funds at Scale' request for proposals.