Eco-Justice Ethics Case Study

Around the globe, people from different backgrounds take action into creating justice according to their faith or personal beliefs. In present times, many environmental issues are being brought to light. Pope Francis, President Obama, Leonardo DiCaprio and many other famous figures have made their statement into addressing such environmental issues. According to Dr. Dieter Hessel, director of the ecumenical Program on Ecology, Justice and Faith with Yale and Harvard; identifies that “the vision and values of eco-justice ethics express a spiritually grounded moral posture of respect and fairness toward all creation, human and nonhuman...concerns for the natural world and for human life, that recognizes that devastation of the environment and …show more content…
Christie has also helped pass new policies at Loyola including the ban of the sale of plastic bottled water and plastic bags, helped push the new Responsible and Sustainable Investing Principles (here) included in Loyola’s Investment Policy, as well as create a fund for students to implement sustainability projects called The Green Initiative Fund. “I think through this education and action work, I have helped address the core issue of justice and engaged others in the conversation so they can do the same”, following some of the main activities and events Christie has participated in that have helped her express her ideals of justice according to her faith. “Know Tomorrow Climate Change Day of Action” is an event lead by Christie at Loyola, partnering with 60 other universities in order to address issues surrounding climate change through a political and business lens which received recognition from President Obama for our work and bringing awareness to this pressing issue. I think that having such impact and a recognition from President Barack Obama is a great way to implement the petitions she contributed with, into a political scope of