Active Hope: How Coaches can Support the ICJ Advisory Opinion on Climate Change (#1)

[This is 1 of 2 events on 17 and 18 December to accommodate all time zones]

In this SCC Roundtable session, you will learn about the recent landmark UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion on the climate crisis, and its potential for positive impact for people and planet and implications for leaders everywhere. For the first time nation states are now obligated by law to mitigate, repair and compensate for the destructive practices that have caused the climate crisis.

Adopted unanimously (only the 5th time in its nearly 80-year history) the suit was driven by a small group of Pacific Islands law students.

We’ll hear their story of courage and tenacity. And reflect together on what this means for coaches, mentors and our clients.  How can we help our clients step up to this new responsibility for people and planet? How can coaching and mentoring support the intentions of the Advisory Opinion?

The session will feature Hetty Einzig from the Association for Coaching, Hellen Hettinga from the Global Supervisors’ Network, and Brian Lowell French from the International Association of Coaching. The special guest will be Belyndar Rikimani, who serves as the Campaign and Research Lead for the “Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change” group who were the instrumental players in bringing the suit that led to the ICJ ruling.

SCC Roundtables are 90-minute sessions designed to provide a collaborative learning space where practitioners from the SCC Signatory professional bodies gather to discuss topics that are timely and important in the global coaching and mentoring community. Anyone with interest in the topic is invited to freely attend.