System change, resistance, mobilization and an end to corporate impunity

The statement by Friends of the Earth International asserts that climate and biodiversity crises are driven by a corporate system that prioritizes profit over human rights and the environment. It advocates for a systemic shift toward societies based on sovereignty and justice, specifically calling for a legally binding UN treaty to hold transnational corporations accountable. The document outlines seven key demands for the treaty, including the establishment of an international court for transnationals, the primacy of human rights over trade agreements, and the inclusion of global value chains in the treaty's scope.

• The document attributes the climate and biodiversity crises to a system that prioritizes the profits of transnational corporations while ignoring the environment and human rights, leading to the displacement of people and the destruction of livelihoods.
• Environmental and human rights defenders, particularly indigenous women and peasants, face systematic violence, intimidation, and murder as part of a corporate strategy to maintain power and profit.
• The author argues that the solution to current crises is not the commodification and privatization of nature, but a systemic change toward societies based on environmental, social, economic, and gender justice.
• The document outlines seven specific demands for the UN treaty on transnational corporations: it must cover global value chains; prioritize human rights over trade and investment; legally obligate corporations to comply with international law; hold parent companies and subsidiaries responsible; establish an international court for enforcement; recognize the rights of affected communities to reparation and the right to say no; and prevent corporate influence over the treaty's creation.

APA

admin (2019). System change, resistance, mobilization and an end to corporate impunity. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/system-change-resistance-mobilization-and-an-end-to-corporate-impunity/

Chicago

admin. System change, resistance, mobilization and an end to corporate impunity. Friends of the Earth International, 2019. https://www.foei.org/system-change-resistance-mobilization-and-an-end-to-corporate-impunity/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=System change, resistance, mobilization and an end to corporate impunity |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=16 October 2019 |url=https://www.foei.org/system-change-resistance-mobilization-and-an-end-to-corporate-impunity/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2019system, author = {admin}, title = {{System change, resistance, mobilization and an end to corporate impunity}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2019}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/system-change-resistance-mobilization-and-an-end-to-corporate-impunity/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }