RIAA's First Nations Peoples' Rights Working Group is an initiative to support members in their stewardship responsibilities respecting First Nations peoples' rights in their business operations and their portfolio of companies.
The First Nations Peoples' Rights Working Group has a three-fold purpose: address and advance the rights of First Nations peoples; elevate First Nations peoples' participation and voices in the investment sector; and increase access, scale and impact of First Nations peoples' related investment activity.
This meeting will open with a special presentation from Caleb Adams, lead author of Charting the Path, a research paper launched in November 2025. Drawing on this work, Caleb will discuss the systemic barriers constraining capital flows into First Nations-led initiatives, and the need for stronger alignment between investors, communities, policy settings, and cultural values, as well as the economic potential of the First Nations economy across sectors including clean energy, housing, land management, and nature markets.
This presentation will be followed by the regular industry updates.
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Lead Author
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Charting the Path
Caleb Adams is a proud Wulli Wulli man and lead author of research paper, Charting the Path, with over 10-years experience across impact investment, sustainability strategy and First Nations affairs.
Caleb contributed to the 2024 UN DESA Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on 'Indigenous Peoples in a Green Economy', co-authoring a report of recommendations to the 2024 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII). He is a Non-Executive Director of Climate Action Network Australia (CANA), and sits on several advisory committees, including the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI), the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), NEXUS Australia, Philanthropy Australia and Ormond College. Caleb holds a Master of Development Studies, a bachelor of Environmental Engineering and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
