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Officer of the Commissions Goals
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Officer of the Commissions Committee projects
By way of example, our initiatives include:
- ESG Exposure of Young Lawyers - AIJA has partnered with EFFAS - The European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies, with the aim of fostering cross-cultural understanding and supporting the professional development of young lawyers. This partnership offers access to an ESG certificate course.
- Purchase of sustainable aviation fuel for offsetting GHG emissions at the Gothenburg Half-Year Conference.
- Carbon offsetting donation included in the registration fee of our Annual Congress in Singapore.
Upcoming Events
There are no Officer of the Commissions events planned at the moment.
Please check the Upcoming Events section to join other AIJA events.
Videos
12.04.2023
Green shipping and sustainable businesses
20.05.2022
Sustainability Talk
07.04.2022
AIJA Toolkit for Change – The Journey towards a Sustainable Law Firm
10.05.2021
New frontiers of energy transition: Environmental regulation and technology
23.11.2020
Webinar discussing Circular Economy policies across regions
Podcast
Oliver Hunt, Roberto Randazzo, Emiliano Giovine and Hugo Teixeira speak about how sustainability and ESG impact our legal practice and the future of the legal profession.
In this episode we cover:
- What are the “ESG-oriented” services currently offered to clients?
- What transformations regarding sustainability our guest expect to see in the legal practice as we traditionally know it?
- What is changing in the training and education of lawyers who provide legal practices?
About the guests:
- Oliver Hunt, Senior associate and member of the Impact Economy group at UK firm Bates Wells
- Roberto Randazzo, Adjunct Professor of TIRESIA research centre (Polytechnic University of Milan), Chair at ESELA – The legal network for social impact and Advisor of the OECD
- Emiliano Giovine, Senior associate at RP Legal & Tax, member of the impact economy, international cooperation, sustainability and human rights practices at his firm
- Hugo Teixeira, Vice-President of the AIJA Corporate and M&A Commission, Professional Partner at the Abreu Advogados, focused on mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and commercial contracts
Get involved
Membership is open to AIJA members only.
If you’d like to become a partner or have an idea of a project, please contact the co-chairs of the AIJA Academic Programme Committee.
Contact the Co-chairs
Timothée GIARD
Co-Chair
GATE AVOCATS
11, rue de Téhéran75008 Paris
FRANCE
Nicholas RUETER
Co-Chair
Reed Smith LLP
999 Peachtree Street, NE30309 Atlanta
UNITED STATES
Sandra WONG
Co-Chair
Browne Jacobson LLP
6 Bevis Marks- London
UNITED KINGDOM