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.

Events

30.04.2021
 

The European Union as a Circular Economy: Command & Control?

ELI Environmental Law SIG supports the online Conference organised by Utrecht University that aims to evaluate and discuss two particular paradigm shifts, namely the changing role of EU public...

29.04.2021
 

Seminar on ‘Greening’ of e-commerce

The ELI Environmental Law SIG organised an online seminar on ‘Greening’ of e-commerce.

23.04.2021
 

Environmental Law SIG Co-Organises Webinar on EU Trade Agreements

On 23 April 2021, 10:00–12:00 (CET), ELI’s Environmental Law SIG together with the Association for Environmental Law (Vereniging Voor Milieurecht) organises a webinar on ‘CETA and its investor-state...

21.04.2021
 

ELI Environmental Law SIG supports the online Conference on 'Sustainability. Consumption'

The Conference is organised by Nova University, Lisbon on 21 and 22 April and will aim to evaluate and discuss: Circular Economy, Consumer Law and Sustainability, Sustainable Consumption of Energy,...

08.04.2021
 

2021 Environmental Law SIG Seminar Series

The series of seminars, held online, started on 8 April 2021.

08.04.2021
 

Seminar on Nudging and other behaviourally - based policies as enablers for environmental sustainability

The ELI Environmental Law SIG organises an online seminar on Nudging and other behaviourally - based policies as enablers for environmental sustainability.