Learning for Creation 🌱 Ecosystem restoration & Eco Summer Camp

Eco-bites | June 2022

Business and the Earth Webinar recap

Brussels, June 2022

On Friday May 27th, in the context of the Laudato Si’ Week, JESC hosted the webinar "Business and the Earth: A dialogue on the private sector's role in the green transition". Featuring Edmond Grace SJ, JESC Secretary for Ecology, Josianne Gauthier, CIDSE's Secretary General, and voices from the financial and the energy business sectors, this event constituted an opportunity to reflect on the role of business in society and, specifically, in the ecological transition. You can watch the event recording at JESC's Youtube channel.

Photo: JESC

Challenged to find the best paths

Global, June 2022

Network coordinator of GIAN-Ecojesuit, Pedro Walpole SJ writes about effective governance, renewal and about finding paths within the Society to face today's challenges through diversity. In this month's Ecojesuit editorial, he advocates for developing a synodal way which advances along and links with other regional networks and actors that share a common agenda. Photo: Ignatian Solidarity

Protecting our Common Home

Global, June 2022

This month CAFOD presented its report "Protecting our common home: Land and environmental human rights defenders in Latin America". The report finds that both states and businesses act with disregard for human rights and the environment, particularly in the post COVID-19 context, and calls for a strong EU due diligence law and a UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights.

Photo: CAFOD

Lasalle Eco-Summer Camp 2022

Global, Summer 2022

The Lassalle Institut organised Eco Summer Camp and its Environmental Justice Conference, in cooperation with Georgetown University, will take place from 21 August to 1st September. Exploring the "value of the future" will be the theme for this occasion. You can access the conference's call for papers here and register here.

Photo: Lassalle Institut

Ecosystem restoration on World Environment Day 2022

Global, June 2022

In the context of the "Learning for Nature" initiative and this year's World Environment Day, UN Development and UN Biodiversity have joined efforts to develop and offer a free massive open online course on ecosystem restoration. The month-long course begins on September 19 and is available in English, French and Spanish.

Photo: UN Environment

Season of Creation 2022

Global, June 2022

Under the theme of “Listen to the Voice of Creation", Season of Creation 2022's launch event takes place this month. Season of Creation is a time of grace that the Church, in ecumenical dialogue, offers to humanity to renew its relationship with the Creator and with creation, through celebration, conversion and commitment together.

Photo: Seasionofcreation.org

Launch event of Season of Creation 2022, 23 June 3pm CEST

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