Islanders Take Concrete Giant on Over Climate Harm

Residents of the tiny Indonesian island of Pari, threatened with disappearance by rising sea levels driven by climate change, have come to Switzerland to demand compensation from cement giant Holcim.

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Geneva –

The case is part of a wider international movement seeking to assign responsibility to major companies for the climate damage hurting the livelihoods of millions of people, especially in the global south.

More than two years after four residents of Pari filed suit against the world's largest cement firm, two of them have travelled to Switzerland to take part in a preliminary hearing in the landmark case. The hearing to determine whether or not the court will consider the complaint will take place on Wednesday in Zug, where the firm is headquartered.