Ecocide Law Alliance

What Ecocide Law Alliance does

Ecocide Law Alliance Foundation is a Swedish non-profit foundation (stiftelse) established in 2022 and headquartered in Saltsjö-Duvnäs, near Stockholm, with 1-10 employees. Its core function is to mobilize forward-looking business leaders and coalition partners in support of amending the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to add ecocide — defined as severe, widespread or long-term damage to the environment — as a fifth international crime. The organization operates as a business-led advocacy coalition rather than a technology or product company: it has no commercial offerings, no pricing model and no disclosed revenue, and instead sustains itself through donations and partner-network support (including 1% for the Planet and PRI Network Supporter status).

Its operational model is community-led go-to-market centered on coalition-building, thought leadership, and direct engagement with policymakers and CEOs. Marketing and distribution channels include the ELA website (ecocidelawalliance.org), LinkedIn, an email newsletter, a video/podcast resource library, op-eds in major Swedish publications (Dagens Nyheter, Dagens Industri, Aktuell Hållbarhet, Aftonbladet), webinars and online events, and in-person participation at Almedalen, COP26/COP29, Stockholm+50, ICC Assembly of States Parties, Swedish Bar Association events and law-firm seminars (Vinge, KPMG, Lindahl). Customer segments are horizontal across Business Leaders/CEOs, Sustainability Officers, Government Officials, Legal Professionals, and NGOs/Civil Society.

The organization's strategic posture is reinforced by a high-credibility board (Chair Nina Macpherson, former Ericsson CLO; co-founder Claes Dahlbäck, former CEO/Chairman of Investor AB and former Goldman Sachs board member; board members Inger Brattne, Anna Surtevall and Caroline Mofors; advisor Pella Thiel, End Ecocide Sweden Chairperson) and by direct contributions to a sequence of policy milestones: the EU Environmental Crime Directive (adopted February 2024), the Vanuatu/Fiji/Samoa ICC proposal (September 2024), the IUCN Motion 061 (October 2025), the Swedish Social Democrats' formal adoption (June 2025), and recognition of 'ekocid' by the Swedish Academy (January 2026). ELA's core "product" is therefore regulatory and reputational influence, delivered through partnerships with Stop Ecocide International, Stop Ecocide Foundation, Ecocide Alliance, End Ecocide Sweden, Faith for Ecocide Law, End Ecocide on Earth and the PRI network, rather than through proprietary technology or commercial contracts.

Name

Ecocide Law Alliance

Legal name

Ecocide Law Alliance Foundation

Website

https://ecocidelawalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ecocide Law Alliance is a Swedish nonprofit foundation that mobilizes business leaders and coalition partners to amend the Rome Statute and make large-scale environmental destruction (ecocide) an international crime at the ICC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Policy, Advocacy & Litigation (BPAGAGAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental & Energy Law (BPAHAAAO), Pollution Prevention & Toxics Reduction (BPAGAGAJ)

Keywords

• Environmental law advocacy
• Climate legislation coalition
• International criminal law
• Ecocide law campaign
• Sustainability business network

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Ecocide Law Alliance is a Swedish nonprofit foundation that mobilizes and unites business leaders to support the introduction of ecocide as a fifth international crime under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. The organization builds a business-led coalition advocating for an amendment to the Rome Statute, conducts awareness campaigns, hosts seminars and webinars, and engages policymakers through direct outreach, public events, and media op-eds.

Product overview

Ecocide Law Alliance is a foundation that serves as a coalition/business network advocating for international ecocide law. The organization does not offer a technology product or software platform. Its primary activity is mobilizing and uniting business leaders to support making ecocide (mass environmental destruction) an international crime prosecutable at the International Criminal Court. The organization's offerings consist of advocacy, awareness-raising, and network-building rather than commercial products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Supporters Coalition

Quantifiable outcome

• Swedish Parliament showed broad cross-party support for recognizing ecocide as international crime in April 2026 seminar
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• 1% for the PlanetmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Accountability partner for businesses that wish to give to environmental partners making a difference around the globe. Founded in 2002 by Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia) and Craig Mathews. Partnership enhances impact and involves more businesses in the environmental movement.
• Stop Ecocide InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe driving force behind and central communications hub for the growing global movement to make ecocide an international crime. Activating and developing global cross-sector support through collaboration with diplomats, politicians, lawyers, corporate leaders, NGOs, indigenous and faith groups.
• Ecocide Law (resource hub)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA comprehensive resource hub of academic and legal material relating to ecocide law. Co-curated by Stop Ecocide International and The Promise Institute for Human Rights, UCLA School of Law.
• Ecocide Alliance (Parliamentary)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational parliamentary alliance for the recognition of ecocide, operates with regional teams in countries across the world.
• End Ecocide SwedencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwedish NGO operating on an international level with various spokespersons, organizations and environmental law advocates. Initiator of two international initiatives: Faith for Ecocide Law and Ecocide Law Alliance.
• Faith for Ecocide LawmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn interreligious coalition for Ecocide as an international crime within the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
• End Ecocide on EarthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational grassroots citizen's movement calling for the European Parliament to recognise the crime of Ecocide.
• Stop Ecocide FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable entity created in November 2019 in the Netherlands to support the growing movement. Main fundraising and commissioning vehicle for Stop Ecocide International. Commissioning body for the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide.
• Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRI is the world's leading proponent of responsible investment. The six Principles contribute to developing a more sustainable global financial system. More than 5,000 signatories worldwide represent majority of world's professionally managed investments. Ecocide Law Alliance is a PRI Network Supporter.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Earthjustice: U.S.-based nonprofit environmental law organization using litigation and policy advocacy. Comparable on legal/regulatory environmental advocacy, though operating primarily in U.S. courts and federal policy.
• Environmental Defense Fund: Large environmental advocacy organization combining science, economics, and policy. Comparable on environmental policy advocacy and corporate engagement, with much broader scope than ecocide-specific work.
• Greenpeace International: Global environmental advocacy organization engaging governments and corporations. Comparable on coalition-building and policy advocacy aimed at systemic environmental change, though at much larger scale and with broader issue scope.
• ClientEarth: Environmental law charity using litigation and advocacy to enforce environmental rights. Comparable as a sophisticated environmental law advocacy organization, but with broader mandate and significantly larger scale.
• Center for Biological Diversity: U.S.-based nonprofit using legal action, science, and policy advocacy for species and habitat protection. Comparable on environmental law and policy advocacy approach.

Direct peers

• Stop Ecocide Foundation: Netherlands-based charitable entity (founded November 2019) serving as the main fundraising and commissioning vehicle for Stop Ecocide International. Core partner of ELA within the same movement.
• Stop Ecocide International: The central hub of the global movement to make ecocide an international crime, working with diplomats, politicians, lawyers, corporate leaders, NGOs, indigenous and faith groups. ELA is a core strategic partner and was initiated as a business-led extension of this work.
• Ecocide Alliance (Parliamentary): International parliamentary alliance for the recognition of ecocide with regional teams across multiple countries. Focused on legislative engagement, parallel to ELA's business engagement, and a core strategic partner.
• Faith for Ecocide Law: Interreligious coalition for ecocide as an international crime under the Rome Statute. One of the two international initiatives initiated by End Ecocide Sweden (alongside ELA), making it a sibling coalition in the same movement.
• End Ecocide Sweden: Swedish NGO that initiated both Faith for Ecocide Law and Ecocide Law Alliance. Operates at the country and international levels on environmental law advocacy, making it the parent originator organization for ELA's mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecocide-law-alliance

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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