The Office of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology (ORCIE) is proud to announce that from November 10 to 17, 2025, a delegation from ORCIE — Geneviève Gallant, Executive Director, and Sasquia Antúnez Pineda, Advocacy & Communications Officer — will join thousands of world leaders, civil society organizations, and faith-based advocates at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30).
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ORCIE Joins the Canadian Network for Corporate Accountability
This fall, ORCIE joined the Canadian Network for Corporate Accountability (CNCA)—a national coalition advocating for laws that hold Canadian companies accountable for their global human rights and environmental impacts.
Corporate accountability is deeply connected to ORCIE’s ongoing work on climate justice, reconciliation, and legislative advocacy. Many of our member congregations have long supported due diligence campaigns through partners such as Development and Peace and KAIROS, challenging the social license that allows corporations to operate without rules or regard for people and the planet.
This week, CNCA members and allies are raising awareness with a banner in The Hill Times—Canada’s most-read publication among parliamentarians and civil servants—running from October 26 to 31. The banner links to more information about the campaign on CNCA’s website: https://cnca-rcrce.ca/2025/10/22/why-is-CORE-vacant
ORCIE joined Development & Peace “Rally to End Corporate Abuse”
On September 26, ORCIE staff and an Executive member joined hundreds gathered on Parliament Hill to call for strong Corporate Due Diligence Legislation. Standing alongside faith-based and civil society partners, they raised their voices for communities affected by Canadian corporate practices around the world. ORCIE’s presence reflected our ongoing commitment to accountability, justice, and solidarity with partners in the Global South.
ORCIE Endorses Open Letter by Faith Organizations in Support of Preserving El Salvador’s Historic Ban on Metals Mining
The Office of Religious Congregations for Integral Ecology (ORCIE) is pleased to share that we have officially endorsed the Open Letter by Faith Organizations in Support of Preserving El Salvador’s Historic Ban on Metals Mining. This collective statement urges governments to uphold the decision of the people of El Salvador and their church institutions to protect their land, water, and communities from the devastating impacts of metallic mining.
We, the undersigned, from a diversity of church structures(representing local, regional, and national expressions of churches and related agencies),express our steadfast support for the people of El Salvador and their religious institutions and leaders who are struggling to maintain their country’s historic ban on metal mining –in place from 2017 to 2024 — so all Salvadorans can enjoy their God-given right to clean water. We stand in solidarity with civic and religious leaders who are being persecuted and imprisoned for working against injustices, including the devastation that metals mining would cause their communities…”
We encourage our members to join us in this important initiative by signing on behalf of your congregation. Adding your voice amplifies the call from people of faith who are advocating for ecological justice and the defense of communities most at risk.
📅 Deadline to sign: September 1, 2025
👉 Read and sign the open letter here
Together, our collective witness can amplify the moral voice of the people of El Salvador in their call for justice and the care for creation.