ECOLOGY

The Jesuits’ Fourth Universal Apostolic Preference is Caring for our Common Home. Our work centers on supporting Faith-Based Organizations in their ecological transition and addressing pressing EU environmental policy issues.
JESC Ecology develops along four lines of work: JESC Carbon Initiative (JCI), Future Generations Initiative (FGI), Food Policy and Climate Justice.
  • The JESC Carbon Initiative guides faith-based organizations through their ecological conversion and climate transition. Using tailored environmental assessments, we help them develop carbon inventories, improve sustainability, and reduce emissions and resource use.
  • The Future Generations Initiative advocates for the EU to establish a Commissioner for Future Generations in the European Commission. This new role would focus on our responsibility to future generations by incorporating long-term perspectives into policymaking and public discourse.
  • As for the Food Policy program, it addresses the EU’s crucial food and agriculture policy. In collaboration with other Christian faith-based actors, we strive for an agricultural system that delivers affordable, healthy, and sustainable food for everyone.
  • Finally, JESC pursues the cause of Climate Justice through advocacy and awareness-raising work regarding high level climate policies, again in collaboration with various Jesuit, Catholic, faith-based and other secular partners.
JESC is part of several networks, including GIAN Ecology, the European Laudato Si Alliance, the European Environmental Bureau, the EU Food Policy Coalition, and the Network of Institutions for Future Generations. JESC Ecology team also supports the JCEP Eco-Delegates network.

ARTICLES

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