First Nations Affairs

🎙️ First Nations Affairs Podcast – Where First Nations Leadership Meets Climate, Finance & ESG The First Nations Affairs Podcast is your go-to space for deep insights at the intersection of First Nations governance, climate action, finance, and ESG. Hosted by Bec Blurton, this podcast challenges the status quo, driving conversations that move beyond tokenism into real, strategic transformation. From sustainability frameworks to corporate accountability, we unpack how business, investment, and policy can embed First Nations leadership—not as an afterthought, but as a fundamental pillar of success. Whether you’re in ESG, impact investing, or sustainability, this is the space to explore what true First Nations economic participation looks like.

First Nations Affairs is a business podcast hosted by Bec, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Bec hosts First Nations Affairs, a business show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #1

  Historical Settings and the Limits of Consultation

  Apr 18, 202644 minS4

  <p>🎙️ Episode 1 | Historical Settings and the Limits of Consultation<br/>Podcast Series: Reframing Reef Governance: Traditional Owner Leadership in Practice<br/>Episode Description:<br/>In this opening episode, Bec Blurton sits down with Gugu-Badhun man and Deputy Chair of the Healthy Water Traditional Owner Technical Working Group, Ben Gertz, to examine the historical landscape of Traditional Owner engagement in reef conservation – and the structural conditions that made reform necessary.<br/>A desktop review conducted at the outset of the Reef Trust Partnership found close to 600 water quality projects funded across the Great Barrier Reef catchment. Six were led by Traditional Owner g...

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  Episode #2

  Operationalising Co-Design Across Institutions

  Apr 18, 202647 minS4

  <p>🎙️ Episode 2 | Operationalising Co-Design Across Institutions<br/>Podcast Series: Reframing Reef Governance: Traditional Owner Leadership in Practice<br/>Episode Description:<br/>In this second episode, Bec Blurton continues her conversation with Gugu-Badhun man and Deputy Chair of the Healthy Water Traditional Owner Technical Working Group, Ben Gertz, moving from historical context to the practical realities of what genuine co-design required to function.<br/>The Healthy Water Committee began its work in 2020 in the midst of COVID-19, meeting fortnightly on Zoom with a blank mandate and $8 million to allocate. Ben walks through what the first year actually looked like — not designing program...

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  Episode #3

  Embedding Authority: Outcomes, Accountability, and the Path Forward

  Apr 18, 202643 minS4

  <p>🎙️ Episode 3 | Embedding Authority: Outcomes, Accountability, and the Path Forward<br/>Podcast Series: Reframing Reef Governance: Traditional Owner Leadership in Practice<br/>Episode Description:<br/>In the final episode of the series, Bec Blurton and Gugu-Badhun man Ben Gertz turn to outcomes — what six years of genuine co-design produced, where the process fell short, and what long-term accountability requires once a program of this kind concludes.<br/>Over the life of the Reef Trust Partnership, $35 million was dispersed through Traditional Owner Technical Working Groups operating with genuine decision-making authority. The Healthy Water Committee allocated $5.5 million and supported the establishment of more th...

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  Episode #3

  Tools For Change

  Jul 31, 202530 minS3

  <p>🎙️ <b>Episode 3</b> Tools for Change<br/> <b>Podcast Series:</b> Accountable to Country: Rethinking Corporate Law Through a First Nations Lens</p><p><b>Episode Description:</b><br/> In the final episode of the series, Tyson McEwan turns to the legal tools already available, and those yet to be built, to hold corporations accountable to their reconciliation commitments and responsibilities on Country.</p><p>From shareholder activism to disclosure obligations, we explore how corporate law can be strategically leveraged to bridge the gap between promises and practice. We discuss the parallels between RAPs and other non-financial reporting regimes like...

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  Episode #2

  When Commitments Don’t Deliver

  Jul 29, 202525 minS3

  <p>🎙️ <b>Episode 2 </b>When Commitments Don’t Deliver<br/> <b>Podcast Series:</b> Accountable to Country: Rethinking Corporate Law Through a First Nations Lens</p><p><b>Episode Description:</b><br/> RAPs have become the go-to model for corporate reconciliation, but what happens when commitments don’t deliver?</p><p>In this episode, we examine the structural weaknesses of Reconciliation Action Plans, focusing on the voluntary nature of their commitments and the lack of enforcement that leaves First Nations businesses exposed. We explore how supplier diversity can be a vehicle for economic justice and unpack the risks of relying on goodwil...

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