Ecocide Law Alliance broadcast from COP29
On November 13th at 14:10 CET, Fredrik Nilzén, Head of Sustainability at Scania Group and Alf Blomqvist, Chair of Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB (publ), Johan Falk, Exponential Roadmap Initiative and Nina Macpherson, Ecocide Law Alliance will participate in a powerful discussion at COP29, broadcast by We Don’t Have Time. The session “Business leaders for Ecocide […]
Approved by 1% for the Planet!
The partnership is intended to enhance our impact as well as involve more businesses in the environmental movement. 1% for the Planet is an accountability partner for businesses that wish to give to environmental partners making a difference around the globe. Started in 2002 by Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, founder of […]
Brukspecialisten voices support for ecocide law
Brukspecialisten’s mission is to preserve & renovate existing brick and plaster façades and ensure that they remain beautiful for as long as possible. Why? Because they firmly believe that that most climate-smart building has already been built. When it is not possible to preserve and renovate, Brukspecialisten reuses materials to build on, or to build […]
The Duni Group joins business call for ecocide law
The Duni Group is a market-leading international company in sustainable and circular solutions for restaurants and catering. Its two main brands are Duni and BioPak. While Europe is its home market, the group also has local presence in the Asia-Pacific area and has sales worldwide. In line with its strong committment to sustainability, the Duni […]
Up There Everywhere: The business case for international ecocide law
Under the title “EU Environmental Crime Directive. Business suicide or stopping ecocide”, Mattias Isaksson, Head of Up There Everywhere Sweden, sets down four solid business reasons to support ecocide law with global reach. As the European Union enforces the Environmental Crime Directive (ECD) across all member states by 2026, businesses within the EU will face […]
Scientists: “Protecting nature is protecting ourselves”
Top row, left to right: Alasdair Skelton, Björn-Ola Linnér, Garry Peterson, Glenn Bark. Second row: Göran Finnveden, Karin Gerhardt, Kevin Noone, Peter Stenvinkel. Eight experts in fields ranging from sustainable development, resilience and biodiversity to human health and sustainable food systems argue that ecocide should be a crime. Criminalizing the worst cases of environmental destruction […]
Mass destruction of nature reaches International Criminal Court (ICC) as Pacific island states propose recognition of “ecocide” as international crime.
Summary: Milestone for environmental justice as amendment proposed to the Rome Statute of the ICC to include a crime of ecocide. Vanuatu key sponsor of historic proposal to hold senior officials and decision-makers accountable and punishable for the most severe crimes against the environment The ICC has international jurisdiction to prosecute genocide, crimes against humanity, […]
Strong public support for ecocide law
As the scale of environmental risks become more apparent, discussions around legal accountability have intensified. One major focus has been around ecocide, but a missing part of the puzzle has been whether there is public support for criminalising environmental damage. Now, the results are in: there is strong support across those surveyed for criminalising actions […]
Business for ecocide law event in Almedalen
The drivers are diverse, ranging from personal conviction, to what you want your company to bring to the world, enhancing other sustainability work, cleaning up global value chains, business opportunity and more. Perspectives from: Karin Bodin, CEO of Polarbrödsgruppen; Johanna Lundgren Gestlöf, head of sustainability manager of occupational pensions giant SPP, Åsa Domeij, Head of […]
Finland’s ruling party supports recognition of ecocide as an international crime
Summary: The governing board of the largest political party in Finland’s ruling coalition government, the National Coalition Party (NCP) (Finnish: Kansallinen Kokoomus), has expressed support for amending the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to include a standalone crime of ecocide. At the NCP’s bi-annual party conference held in Tampere from 14-16 June […]
