FPIC-360° Tool: A rights-based approach to multi-party engagement.

FPIC-360° is a digital tool and training program that seeks to support equitable, transparent, and verifiable Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) processes.

What is the FPIC-360° Tool?

The FPIC-360° Tool is a process for collaboratively monitoring and verifying FPIC in energy and resource
development, supported by training, stakeholder engagement, impact assessments, and independent verification.

2017

EO and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials collaborated with support from the ISEAL Innovations Fund, which is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, and Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA) to develop a verifiable process for pursuit of Free, Prior and Informed Consent, integrating global best practice with insight by and from Indigenous Peoples.

2020

EO and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials collaborated with support from the ISEAL Innovations Fund, which is supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, and Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA) to develop a verifiable process for pursuit of Free, Prior and Informed Consent, integrating global best practice with insight by and from Indigenous Peoples.

Key components of the FPIC-360° Tool

  • E-learning and Training

    Experience with courses tailored for Indigenous leaders, project developers, and financial institutions to build capacity in FPIC principles and implementation.

  • Stakeholder Coordination

    Facilitates engagement between Indigenous communities, developers, and regulators to create consensus-driven decision-making frameworks.

  • Impact Assessments

    Provides methodologies for Rightsholder mapping, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation strategies.

  • Independent Verification

    Aligns with international best practices, including United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), International Labour Organization (ILO) 169, and major voluntary sustainability standards.

The FPIC-360° tool has been recognized as good practice in references from leading institutions

Example Tool Use Cases

Equitable Origin and TDi supported a major mining company in integrating a rights-based approach to Indigenous engagement and Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in their internal management systems. This included reviewing internal policies and procedures to identify areas for improvement; facilitating a series of workshops to build internal capacity and align country teams on communication, implementation, and tracking; incorporating FPIC-360° Tool indicators into the company’s engagement platform; and providing ongoing guidance and support to community engagement teams.

In 2021, EO wrote global community consultation and FPIC guidance for USAID, delivering a USAID Guidance on Monitoring Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and a concise guide for its projects globally. We also developed training on FPIC and USAID’s Indigenous Peoples policy for USAID’s internal learning academy.

In coordination with the Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon Basin COICA), Equitable Origin launched a three-month e-learning course with one full Module covering the FPIC-360° Tool. The training was held on the “Tambores de la Selva” platform on the “Right to Consultation and FPIC” for a group of 22 Indigenous leaders (57% male and 43% women) who are members of diverse organizations from Mexico, Peru, and Ecuador.

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Contact Equitable Origin

for

  • Community-level implementation and support
  • Community engagement
  • Assurance and monitoring
  • Energy project and development applications

Contact TDi Sustainability

for

  • Corporate-level implementation and support
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Mining and agricultural applications