Sustainability and Environmental Law SIG
Sustainability and Environmental Law SIG
The Sustainability and Environmental Law SIG, established in mid-2020 and co-chaired by Alberto De Franceschi and William Boyd, aims at bringing together experts from Europe and beyond, reshaping existing legal instruments and creating new ones so as to achieve environmental sustainability and a circular economy thus making Europe a standard setter in this field.
For this purpose, the SIG aims to implement new strategies for regulation and standardisation, enhancing dialogue with social partners and international cooperation. The SIG would rethink in particular: (a) production and sales law; (b) legislation on waste and circular materials; (c) instruments for enhancing smart mobility and the sharing economy; (d) the introduction of rules on green finance and investment; (e) policies for clean energy supply; (f) rules on large-scale infrastructure and construction; and (g) taxation and social benefits.
In particular, the SIG aims at addressing and enhancing the synergy between the green and the digital transformation, by exploring measures to ensure that digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud and edge computing and the internet of things can accelerate and maximise the impact of policies to deal with climate change and protect the environment.
2023 Seminar Series
2022 Seminar Series
2021 Seminar Series
Currently, the following research topics were identified and respective sub-groups created:
- Access to Justice and Climate Change
- Data Economy and the European Green Deal
- Green Claims
- Nudging and other Behaviorally-based Policies as Enablers for Environmental Sustainability
- Sustainability in Banking and Financial System
- Sustainable Consumption
- Sustainable Corporate Governance and Sustainable Supply Chains
- Sustainable Public Procurement
- Tax Law Aspects of Sustainable Development
Should you be interested in participating in this award winning SIG, please contact the ELI Secretariat.
For the list of SIG's Members, please click here.