The FPIC-360° Tool for monitoring and verifying free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) is a multi-pronged tool, founded on the premise that FPIC can only be conducted responsibly and successfully if the Indigenous Peoples affected by a proposed project are co-owners and implementers of the entire process, from design, through implementation and monitoring phases.

This report provides an introduction to the FPIC-360° Tool and explores its benefits and applications for Voluntary Sustainability Systems (VSS), and, lastly, how VSS can incorporate Indigenous Peoples in Governance and Standard Setting.

Learn more about the 'Enabling FPIC through voluntary standards' project (2017-2022), led by Equitable Origin, with support from the ISEAL Innovations Fund and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO.