Climate Friendly’s dedication to building genuine relationships with Traditional Owner Groups is central to our mission to advance reconciliation, as we partner with Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians to urgently store carbon and repair nature.
We are proud of our partnerships with Aboriginal Corporations, Native Title Holders and other First Nations people who participate in carbon farming as owners of their own land and projects, as eligible interest holders, or as implementing partners.
Climate Friendly’s relationships are built on a culture of free, prior, informed and continuous consent (FPICC) with an emphasis on continuous, as we know that agreeing to a project is just the formal starting point of a successful partnership.
We are profoundly disappointed by the recent article in The Age which misrepresented the facts, and did not include our detailed responses or the information we provided.
Climate Friendly has never engaged in the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) trading practice suggested in the article. We are deeply committed to equitable fees and benefit sharing to deliver positive outcomes for our Traditional Owner partners and their communities.
We are particularly disheartened by the egregious and unsubstantiated comments in the article that besmirch the memory of the late Phillip Toyne, a visionary who dedicated his life to indigenous rights and environmental protection. The comments in the article are without foundation and disgraceful journalism.
Standing up and Speaking Out is one of Climate Friendly’s core values, and this is why we are publicly expressing our deep disappointment with the incorrect and unfounded claims in the article.
Our support and advocacy for best practice consent processes
Climate Friendly is proud of its record in publicly and consistently advocating for amendments to the Carbon Farming Initiative Act (CFI Act) to help improve the flow of carbon farming benefits to Indigenous Australians and to promote reconciliation in regional Australia.
We have publicly advocated for improvements and reforms to the consent process. You can read our submission to the 2022 Independent ACCU Review here and our subsequent submission to the ACCU Engagement and Implementation Team here (refer to page 18).
We will continue to nurture our valued relationships with Traditional Owner groups and promote the rights and appropriate benefit sharing with all First Nations peoples who wish to participate in carbon farming.
