the green room for Earth Day: ecocide as an international crime

Catch up on our discussion with Jojo Mehta, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Stop Ecocide International.

Jojo spoke to Ali Crosthwaite about Stop Ecocide International's campaign to make ecocide an international crime. The session explores what is meant by ecocide, where the campaign is on the journey to criminalisation and the likely impact for individuals, businesses and governments if the campaign is successful.

> Watch the recording here

*"Ecocide means unlawful or wanton acts committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or long-term damage to the environment being caused by those acts."*
Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide, June 2021

the green room is our environmental sustainability network -- a space for expansive thinking about the climate emergency and actions we can take to reduce our own environmental footprint, for collaborating with clients to do the same and for achieving greater impact through scale. Ali is one of the firm's responsible business partners for the environment and co-lead of the green room alongside Elisa Bocianowski and Lucian Firth.