TBLI Radical Truth:The Law That Could Save the Planet: Jojo Mehta & the Global Fight to Criminalise Ecocide
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I'm your host, Robert Rubinstein, and today we're diving into one of the most urgent and transformative conversations of our time.
My guest is Jojo Mehta, co-founder of Stop Ecocide International — the movement working to make the destruction of nature a crime under international law. We'll explore what ecocide law actually means, why it matters for business, finance, and governance, and how making it an international crime could fundamentally reshape the way corporations and governments relate to the natural world.
We'll talk about the momentum building globally, the resistance from powerful interests, and why Jojo believes that changing the law can change the logic of the entire economic system. This is about more than environmentalism — it's about accountability, moral courage, and what it truly means to lead in a world on the edge.
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Switzerland Proposes Sustainable Corporate Management Act Aligned With EU ESG Rules
Switzerland introduces the Sustainable Corporate Management Act to align with EU frameworks while protecting competitiveness
New two-tier system targets very large companies with due diligence rules and broader firms with reporting obligations
Enforcement includes fines up to 3% of global turnover, civil liability for overseas harm, and procurement exclusions
The Swiss Federal Council has opened consultation on the Sustainable Corporate Management Act (SCMA), positioning it as a pragmatic alternative to the earlier Responsible Business Initiative while tightening corporate ESG oversight in line with European standards.
The government describes the proposal as “an indirect counter-proposal to the Responsible Business Initiative, which it considers as excessive and detrimental to Swiss competitiveness.The SCMA is designed to create “a coherent and internationally compatible framework” aligned with EU directives, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and the Omnibus Directive.
Crucially, policymakers have drawn a clear boundary. Switzerland does not intend to exceed EU requirements, aiming instead to maintain regulatory equivalence and avoid placing domestic firms at a disadvantage in global markets.
A BYD Atto 2 EV in the showroom in the Mayfair district of London | Bloomberg
China’s clean tech firms signal windfall from Gulf energy shock
Apr 13, 2026
Chinese clean‑tech manufacturers are beginning to benefit from the supply crunch in the Persian Gulf, as rising oil and natural gas prices and a renewed emphasis on energy security boost demand for batteries and electric vehicles.
More than six weeks after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran effectively shuttered the Strait of Hormuz, customers hoping to shield themselves from the extra costs are increasingly turning to greener solutions.
Ningbo Deye Technology, a major producer of energy storage systems and inverters, said last week it expects first-quarter profit to climb as much as 70% on a surge in overseas orders. Meanwhile, exports of Chinese-made electric vehicles and hybrids more than doubled in March to a record 349,000 units, as higher fuel prices renew the appetite for alternatives to gasoline-powered cars.
Deye attributed the jump in profit directly to geopolitical turmoil, with households and companies in Europe and Southeast Asia increasingly looking to battery storage. Automakers such as BYD and Geely Automobile Holdings are likewise benefiting, with industry observers noting parallels with the 1970s oil shock, when Japan gained global market share by offering fuel‑efficient cars during a period of sustained turmoil.
Chinese firms are uniquely well-positioned, given their dominance of clean energy supply chains from solar panels to batteries and EVs. Years spent building up capacity, often at the expense of profitability, have allowed them to quickly scale-up distribution at competitive prices.
But the export boom also masks continued weakness at home. Domestic EV and hybrid sales fell again in March, marking a third consecutive monthly decline.
Impact investment management firms Triodos Investment Management and Fondaction Asset Management (FAM) announced the launch of Value Nature Fund I, a new closed-end natural capital fund aimed at transitioning farmland and forests to regenerative, closer-to-nature practices across North America and Europe.
The new fund is being launched with a C$25 million (USD$18 million) commitment from Fondation, and a €300 million (USD$351 million) target size.
According to the firms, the new fund will bring together FAM’s expertise in impact-driven investments in North American environmental markets and natural capital sectors and Triodos’ track record in impact investing in European sustainable food and agriculture systems, to invest in regenerative agriculture and closer-to-nature forestry across Europe, Canada and the U.S., targeting full conversion of all portfolio assets to these sustainable practices.
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