Pathfinder Countries go further and faster to achieve Target 8.7 by accelerating efforts, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others.

" We need to talk about the harm being caused to our planet by fossil fuels and industrial agriculture, and the urgent need for communities everywhere to act before it’s too late"

In February 2023, we filed a case against Shell’s Board of Directors for failing to move away from fossil fuels fast enough. This is the first ever case of its kind seeking to hold corporate directors personally liable. In May 2023, the UK High Court dismissed the case, but has since granted us an oral hearing at which we will ask the Judge to reconsider.

The court ruled that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was not unconstitutional and dismissed damages sought by the three couples. However, the court also recommended that Japan’s legislature make changes to the legal system that better reflect the changing dynamics of Japanese society, with particular regard to the rights of same-sex couples.