⚡ ⚖️ 🌍 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 #𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐧 in🇨🇭Swiss case vs. carbon major.
Judges validated legal theories underpinning the case brought by 4 Indonesian islanders against Holcim and accepted all claims as admissible, clearing path to judgment on the merits.
🧵details in thread below 👇
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A view of the Prague cathedral
While the #Omnibus proposal of the Commission may lead to a set-back, the trend towards corporate sustainability law is not reversed argues @beatesjafjell.bsky.social at @elu-society.bsky.social conference in Prague
#Sustainability is possible! Check out the programme on governing markets actors for a safe & just world. Join us in Turin 18-19 September 2025 for this #SMARTNetwork Symposium. A few physical slots still available & possible to join digitally.
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
#CorporateSustainabilityLaw is my new project, the book that I have wanted to write for years, and that I am finally ready to work on. This paper prepares the ground, as the title indicates. I welcome all feedback!
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Governments can be held legally responsible for climate inaction, the world’s highest court said in a landmark decision today, opening the door to a cascade of lawsuits.
The EU is fueling Israel's genocide and occupation in Palestine🚨
As EU foreign ministers meet to decide on sanctions against Israel, our new analysis reveals that the EU is pumping billions of euros into Israel’s economy.
🔴 It's time to stop business as usual.
www.somo.nl/economic-san...
Think how much you pay in taxes. Now think about this: The ultra-wealthy pay between 0% and 0.6% of their wealth in individual income tax – around 0.6% in a country like the United States and 0.1% in a country like France.
We wrote about it in @lemonde.fr www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/a...
Oxford Law Pro brings together thousands of experts, including @mahonen.bsky.social and @beatesjafjell.bsky.social, to give you easy access to the knowledge that will drive your thinking into the future.
Take a look and let us know what you think 👇
The Sustainability Law PhD Seminar 2025: Hope in Times of Uncertainty, be held in Oslo, 13-17 October 2025, with possibility for digital participation. We encourage PhD candidates to register early, especially those who wish to present! www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
Whether we can think and act as Europeans - not as Germans, Poles, Italians or Irish etc - remains the critical question of our time.
It’s a question I’ve been deeply committed to - for over 30 years.
www.socialeurope.eu/europes-awak...
I'm honoured that the Frankly Speaking responsible business podcast which I host for Responsible Companies Frank Bold, now has 40,000 unique listeners.
77 episodes bi-weekly in 3 years on corporate sustainability, business & human rights.
Listen and subscribe!
www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Corporate Boards under the Omnibus Proposals. #BloggingforSustainability
Thanks to editors @charlottevilliers.bsky.social and @mahonen.bsky.social for insightful comments!
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
The new Centre for Global Sustainability at @uio.no is now open!
Happy to see @beatesjafjell.bsky.social as a member! Great that sustainability has through her an important role at the Centre.
www.globe.uio.no/english/
Great fun to write with @beatesjafjell.bsky.social of a serious and important topic, 'Sustainable corporate governance for boards and their lawyers', included in the launch of @oxfordacademic.bsky.social new online publication Expert Essentials!
academic.oup.com/oxford-law-p...
Possible ways forward when legislators don't follow up: 'Integrating Sustainable Value Creation in Corporate Governance: Company Law, Corporate Governance Codes and the Constitution of the Company', written with Georgina Tsagas, now in full text on @ssrn.bsky.social papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
In the «Dean’s Corner» I share the latest developments from the @circleu.bsky.social Open Campus @kevinguillaume.bsky.social @danbanik.bsky.social @beatesjafjell.bsky.social #AcademicSky
www.circle-u.eu/news/2025/th...
What can corporate boards do to get out of the squeeze between a rock and a hard place in these uncertain times?
- Quite a lot, actually!
#CorporateSustainability #SafeandJust #EUlaw #CorporateGovernance #GlobalValueChains #DueDiligence
youtu.be/uaTcaL2nWq0
In 'Reimagining Corporate Purpose for a Safe and Just World', a new piece of research from the marvelous @beatesjafjell.bsky.social and myself, we elaborate our approach to corporate purpose for a safe and just world.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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I can't even stomach this right now. Water offsetting for AI data centers?? Like, of course that's a thing.
"Microsoft and Google have also pledged to become 'water positive' by 2030 through water offsetting"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
🚨 A little more than a week to submit your papers and panels!
The submission deadline for the ELU-S Inaugural Conference is April 15th!
For more information: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
Quote: “Now, we will see if the Anti-SLAPP Directive is robust enough to protect European civil society actors from abusive lawsuits.”
"Silencing Greenpeace"
A North Dakota jury has ruled that Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions of dollars over pipeline protests.
CHRISTINA ECKES and PHILLIP PAIEMENT argue: The Greenpeace case is a significant test for the EU's Anti-SLAPP Directive.
verfassungsblog.de/greenpeace-s...
Pushing back against the pushback: check out the latest edition of our #SustainabilityLaw Newsletter!
www.jus.uio.no/english/rese...
Helping women isn't enough. @ipbes.net report recognises the problem with the prioritisation of short-term financial returns. Yet the agency of business and how to ensure that business shifts away from its unsustainable activities is barely touched upon. #Business #SustainabilityLaw #WordlHealthDay
🚨Are you a PhD researcher working on law in Europe, and do you want to attend the ELU-S inaugural conference? You can apply for a conference fee waiver if you cannot obtain sufficient financial support from your own institution.
More information here: europeanlawunbound.eu/call-for-pan...
Read about our interdisciplinary sustainability modules for undergraduates across @circleu.bsky.social - incl. @beatesjafjell.bsky.social 's excellent course on Corporate Sustainability Law @kevinguillaume.bsky.social
www.circle-u.eu/news/2025/de...
It’s #GlobalRecyclingDay, and while Industry pushes false solutions like plastic recycling, it’s important to highlight WHY it’s not working so that we can all focus our efforts on real solutions. Read our updated blog that reflects new research and data on plastic #recycling. #PlasticPollutes
En av Equinors største investorer har nå solgt seg helt ut av selskapet, og peker på Equinors manglende evne til å tilpasse seg verdens mål om å begrense den globale oppvarmingen.
Det er en flau dag for Norges største selskap, og nå må staten som største eier rydde opp. www.dn.no/investor/nyh...
Join @uio.no #SustainabilityLaw research group's seminar today at 4:00 pm CET. Under leadership of @beatesjafjell.bsky.social the group discusses the #Omnibus proposal, with introduction from Klaas Eller and Jaakko Salminen!