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First Nations Governance, Finance, Land and the Climate Crisis

Past webinar
  • Date:5 Nov 2025
  • Time:
  • Duration: 60 minutes
  • Location: online

Join First Nations Affairs for a powerful conversation at the intersection of Country, capital and climate.

First Nations Affairs (FNA) is a strategic advisory firm working at the intersection of business, governance, and First Nations self-determination. They partner with leaders and institutions across finance, climate, and infrastructure to embed First Nations governance and drive accountable, future-focused impact.

About this webinar

First Nations Affairs is hosting a special open learning session to explore the intersections of First Nations governance, finance, land, and the climate crisis. This session will ground contemporary ESG and sustainability conversations in First Nations realities, rights, and responsibilities, offering a deeper lens on risk, investment, and restoration.

Moderated by Bec Blurton, this session brings together three powerful First Nations voices working across law, finance, and governance.

Together, they’ll discuss how current systems reward extraction, what accountability really looks like, and the opportunities emerging when we embed Country and cultural legitimacy into financial and climate frameworks.

This open learning session will explore:

  • How governance grounded in Country challenges the current ESG paradigm.
  • The role of law and policy in shaping investment choices.
  • Why First Nations leadership is essential to climate adaptation and financial reform.
  • What meaningful engagement and shared value creation can look like in practice.
  • How we move beyond inclusion toward structural change.

Whether you’re working in sustainability, investment, governance, or policy, this session is for those ready to listen, unlearn, and reframe what leadership looks like in the face of climate and capital collapse.

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Bec Blurton

Founder

First Nations Affairs

Bec is a Noongar business strategist and the founder of First Nations Affairs, working at the intersection of governance, investment, and climate.

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Tyson McEwan

Tyson is a Kariyarra and Bardi man, and a corporate lawyer working to embed self-determination in Australian business.

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Raylene Bellottie

Raylene is a proud Nanda woman from Yamatji Country, and senior governance leader building financial wellbeing from community roots.

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Ben Ainsworth

Ben is a Gija man, First Nations strategist and a former security analyst who brings a unique lens to economic thinking.

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