EU Law in Transition: Business, Sustainability, and Climate Change

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Since the adoption of the European Green Deal in December 2019, a myriad of sustainability-related regulations and directives governing corporate behaviour have proliferated across the EU. This has produced a wide array of obligations and standards with major implications for EU businesses and their global business partners, raising several fundamental questions: What do these corporate sustainability legal instruments in EU law regulate? What types of obligations do they impose on companies, and what compliance challenges arise? What is the evolving role of businesses in the sustainability transition and climate action, and what are the consequences if they fail to fulfil this role?

Taught by legal scholars and lawyers, this summer course will equip students, practitioners, and professionals with a solid understanding of how sustainability challenges are addressed by businesses in the EU. Participants will be placed in a position to debate these challenges and gain knowledge on the obligations and legal risks faced by companies both inside and outside of the EU under the rapidly evolving EU sustainability regime. Within the context of the European Green Deal, topics covered will include: the emergence of EU corporate sustainability law, sustainable procurement and public spending, circular business models, business and human rights, EU sustainable finance, investment arbitration, and the role of businesses in climate litigation. A one-day excursion will take place on the third day of the summer school.

This course is linked to Utrecht University’s LLM in Law and Sustainability in Europe. Participants interested in a deeper and more comprehensive engagement with sustainability law are encouraged to explore the full Master’s programme. For more information, please follow this link

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