We are thrilled to launch our Innovate level Reconciliation Action Plan (“RAP”) which has been endorsed by Reconciliation Australia, following the successful completion of our Reflect level RAP.
In implementing our Reflect RAP, the CIM team had the opportunity to go on their own personal reconciliation journeys and learn more about some of the challenges faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. During this time, we also made CIM’s first investment which specifically targeted a First Nations impact theme. This investment involved funding a Traditional Owner group representing the Kullilli People of South West Queensland to acquire a culturally significant property on their native title lands to develop a carbon farming project. It was a privilege for the team to work on this investment and learn from Kullilli leaders, and we hope to strengthen this and similar partnerships in future.
In implementing our Innovate RAP, we intend to use our learnings from our Reflect RAP to deliver on the commitments set out in our Innovate RAP and continue to take steps towards creating an Australia which understands and acknowledges its past, accepts the challenges of today, and moves forwards as a reconciled nation.
We look forward with optimism and a firm commitment to our reconciliation process, continuing to embed reconciliation into our business and investments, so it becomes part of what we do every day.
Thank you to Nukunu artist Amy Daniel for producing the cover at “Home to be Returning Home” which tells the story of First Nations peoples returning home to heal and care for their country.