About

The Pehta Foundation is an independent, arm's-length governing board responsible for the stewardship and governance of the Pehta Framework. While we work closely with Pehta LP, the Pehta Foundation operates autonomously to ensure the integrity, credibility, and comparability of Indigenous impact metrics. The Pehta Framework is also known as the Indigenous Community Benefit Disclosure Standards (ICBDS).

Our role is to maintain the Pehta Framework in a way that reflects the values and needs of Indigenous communities, ensuring that industries can measure and report their social and economic impact with confidence. We uphold the framework’s standards to promote transparency and foster meaningful relationships between Indigenous communities and the industries that engage with them.

The Pehta Foundation also maintains wâpiw, a Cree word meaning "s/he has vision." wâpiw is a tool that empowers First Nations and Indigenous communities to view and understand which companies are benefiting their Nations through Pehta LP. This tool ensures communities have clear insights into how projects and businesses align with their goals and benefit their people.

As a distinct entity, the Pehta Foundation focuses on advancing and evolving the Pehta Framework, while Pehta LP provides reporting solutions and services based on these standards, aligning business activities with community benefit.